Reality Felon: The Lock Up & Dry Out of Real Estate Booze Culture
- Real Estate Veteran, Rachael Hite, calls time on the industry’s drunken shenanigans in an explosive exposé.
- In-depth interviews with Glennda Baker, who candidly shares her decision to swap free-flowing fizz for the sobriety circuit.
- Sparking industry-wide shockwaves, Hite points at the harmful effects of booze especially on women, questioning the pressure to party hard.
- Baker lays bare the ugly side of industry glitz and glamour, charging the culture with creating a hazardous work environment.
- Both Hite and Baker champion a drive for sobriety across the real estate sector to earn back its credibility.
The Real ‘Deal’ and Real-estate Regrets
- Interview reveals high pressure to fit into the industry’s picture perfect and cocktail-stoked events is taking a heavy toll on professionals.
- Baker confesses to years of battling with the bottle, blaming the industry’s drinking culture as a major trigger.
- The report exposes an increased vulnerability to alcohol-related issues among women due to biological factors and the industry’s push to be one of the boys.
- Baker, now sober, speaks up about the need for a major culture shift away from perpetuating harmful habits and environments.
In Vino Veritas: The Truth in the Bottle
- Baker and Hite are advocating positively about pledging for a more sober, yet more fulfilling and productive career path for real estate professionals.
- The duo is not just challenging industry practices but spearheading a robust conversation to make the sector more inclusive and safer.
- Hite calls for the acknowledgement of the problem and implementation of better support systems to ensure the industry doesn’t lose its pros to Prosecco.
Gather around kiddos, let’s toast a water to sober reality. The glamorous and ‘googly-eyed-panda-at-happy-hour’ side of the real estate industry has taken a hit as Rachael Hite sheds light on the dark, whiskey-soaked corners. Our lovable junky of truth, Hite, and Real Estate’s very own sober-superwoman, Baker, are ready with their capes to save us from the villainous Cocktail Culture. They aren’t just staking a For Sale sign on the free-flowing industry’s lawn, but nailing down a serious conversation starter about habitual harm, especially for women, and the need for a teetotaler transformation. So, ready for some wheelin’ and dealin’? Let’s trade those margaritas for lemonade, and remember – the only ‘shot’ you should be taking at work is your shot at success. Clearly, the best way to close deals is with sharp minds, not with blurry vision. Bottoms up to that… of water, not whiskey, folks!
Original article: https://www.inman.com/2024/01/05/why-drinking-harms-women-in-real-estate-more-than-you-think/
