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Who is hiring in Houston? I have 13 years of tech sales experience and was part of a workforce reduction. The process of finding a new role has been exhausting with constant rejections and ghosting. … more

Has anyone been through a divorce and still expected to perform at 100% and I just a sh*t employee for thinking about this? Ugh.

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Is everyone struggling to meet their quotas this month? Wondering if the economy slowdown is being felt across all industries

How important is flexibility to you when working in sales? Is this something you feel is worth taking a pay cut for?

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On a scale of 1 to 10 how good are your negotiation skills? How often to do you negotiate a deal on a day to day basis?

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What’s your favorite/most memorable marketing giveaways? Pens? Hand sanitizer? Calendars? Give me your best ideas with pics if it’s not a run of the mill product, please. I’ve got marketing money to s… more

Any upcoming trade shows you’re heading to?

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Is there an area you like to sell into you prefer?

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What’s the best affordable work clothes ?

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How often do you find yourself working OT?

I’ve been in an SDR role for the past two years, 11 months at a cybersecurity company, before that selling talent services, now at a TELCO corp. The parameters around promotion were clear in training … more

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Hi All,

Due to recent lay off i lost my job will appreciate if anyone helps me to find the new one in banking or finance industry.

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I have six years experience in setting up appointments for solar companies if you’re looking for an appointment center or know someone that’s hiring please send me their info or give me a call 424-275… more

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Do you always try to sell at full price first? I'm getting in trouble with my manager because he's caught me going straight to offering a discount on a couple of calls. I just find it easier than arguing back and forth and ending up at the discounted price anyway.

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I work in residential sales. We get plenty of pto imo. The problem is being in an all commission pay structure, we get paid pretty much minimum wage for days off. Is this normal?

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Anyone else in Cannabis or Cannabis related sales?

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Hurt pride has led to a microscope turned on my every move. There’s no arguing unfairness because it’s at the Sales Manager’s discretion and I just sound crazy if I escalate a complaint because of a b… more

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Like many I find it hard to find decent jobs and the ones I find generally require more qualifications than I currently possess. Is it foolish to apply anyway? What should you say when asked about the… more

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When is time to move to another role or company?

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When’s the best time to sell your company stock?

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Making $11/hr + 5% commission for 2-3 months. About to close on my first real estate deal and get $750. The way up in my company is through going to commission only roles. Are there any other options?

Experi… more

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My KPI is sell 25 units…but I only have 50 leads 😭 you won’t believe how many leads aren’t even existing business anymore. THEN 45% of my bonus is attached to a TEAM REVENUE goal🙃 it’s time to leave

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Anyone ever worked in DIS with Accenture or the Sales Division in Accenture proper?

Happy Friday! What’s planned this weekend?

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How does your life as an AE change going from selling to SMB to Mid Market to Enterprise?

How does your day-to-day change?

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For my WFH people, how much "other home duties " do you get done if possible since you are remote? Does the benefit of working from home give you an advantage in taking care of chores or get… more

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Is anyone's company using "Agentforce" yet? Saleforce's new AI bot that's supposed to make sales easier? What's the actual usability like? Is it really helpful? My job is talking about it bu… more

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Did you start in sales? Or were you like me working at McDonald's, thinking you were going to get a job in a warehouse or an office telling themselves "I could never be in sales"? If so … more

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What do you think about this? I wouldn't mind at least getting paid for work travel, and I wouldn't mind getting paid for my commute on the days when traffic is longer than usual. It's true that I would never go to my job if I wasn't working, so why shouldn't I get paid?

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What’s a sales position that isn’t client facing ?

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Looking for full time jobs, 13 years of retail experience

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I work in insurance sales and my companies compliance team is targeting high earning agents and going through months of policies trying to find things to get them on final warning or terminating them,… more

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Anyone in sales also an influencer? TikTok, Facebook or Instagram and making money? How do you get started monetizing it. I have a huge following but no clue what next?

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Hi, does Managers have company car also for private use? So it’s common that company is taking some money from salary in advance as a payment for private use. Do Lego practise the same thing?

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Any ad sellers in here? How is your pipeline/book looking?

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Anyone have experience working at Spot Freight?

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When dealing with a difficult client or situation, how do you remain calm and collected? When the other party is not listening to what you have to say to de-escalate the situation do you close the con… more

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