So very true. Residents, employees, and communities are all very different. We, as managers, must find or set the boundaries that suit our communities and our personal lives. What works for one will not work for everyone.
Here in Oregon, property management used to be the career of choice for many parents. Changes in our state labor laws now prevent that. :huh:
One of the job requirements of every property manager I know is that someone must be on call 24/7. It's just the nature of this business. Sometimes that means my personal life has to go on hold for a few hours. The fact that I love my community and the industry makes this easy for me to accept. I love being needed and useful. :kiss:
We do try to have flexible office hours, but I try not to work 12 hour days. :side: Fortunately those days are fairly rare. And I have an assistant to help out on the weekends. :)
I tell my residents with preschoolers "don't blink, because if you do, your children will be grown and gone away before you know it." I tell my children, "I'm not old enough to have grown-ups" (but I don't think they believe me.) Fortunately, I have 150 replacements (my residents,) so my children visit frequently. ;)
For me, the rewards are worth going the extra mile. :)