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Older generations seem to prefer the office environment. Our Gen Z crowd is all about WFH life. Can these preferences ever truly co-exist in a team?

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Does a lack of industry experience hurt your credibility as a sales engineer? I’ve noticed some people immediately dismissing claims from authors with 20 YOE since they didn’t spend a long time in ind… more

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How do you stop scope creep in its tracks? It feels like projects expand infinitely, especially if the client senses you're willing to go above and beyond.

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I wish I get to go to more conference such as AWS reinvent etc…
Do you think SE should go or we should stay put to close more deal instead of going.

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Base salary looks decent, but PTO is stingy, no 401k match... it adds up. Am I naive for focusing only on the main number?

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What is the most expensive gift you got from an AE. I have only received gift card

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What roles have SEs grown into? Curious about the career progression different SEs followed. Did you stay in presales or move into something different using the skills you learned from being an SE?

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Has anyone worked with product team so closely that they added you to their sprint call 😂

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When you're feeling stuck, the doubt creeps in. Am I actually good at this job anymore, or am I just coasting? How do you push past that fear when you're not feeling challenged?

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My sales rep’s manager asked me if I wanted to go into management because they thought I would be really good at it 🥺🥹

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Have anyone called out their management/coworker right before they quit? What happen and how? Share your story here!

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Killed it in a big demo today.
Lunch and drinks after with the rest of the day off.
Definitely the best kind of days in this gig.

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The client says one thing, the sales rep tells me another, product documentation is outdated... feels like I'm always sorting through conflicting info. How do you find the real source of truth?

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Random thought - I feel like SE role is not very well known and whenever you’d see those “day in the life of” videos online, it always the big tech Google Apple meta dev or engineers. I think there’s … more

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Friends all say "a company that ghosts you isn't a company you'd want to work for anyway". Easy for them to say! But honestly, does that make it sting any less?

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Leadership roles

How would you help define product market fit and a corollary GTM strategy at an early stage startup?

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When do you decide to escalate things to your manager or your reps manager, and how do you approach it? I’m struggling with a rough rep

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Does anybody use job scan to tailor your resume for each job ?

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I am a licensed professional engineer in a director of operations role currently. My entire compensation is salary but I am interviewing for a new role at a different company with a significant amount… more

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So I got an interview scheduled with a recruiter from Smartsheet last week for today at 10:30 CST, and did not get a call from the recruiter. I emailed her and reached out via LinkedIn, but still no a… more

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Folks remember to mute notification properly. Anyone got funny story on notification pop up during demo 😂

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Switching reps has been a breath of relief. Do you enjoy the rep(s) that you work with?

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Are you guys close with your teammate given that this digital age of work. No more after hour HH. How do you guys stay close or you don’t?

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Zoom UK pay - Hello everyone,
Does anyone have an idea of what a Sales Engineer gets paid at Zoom UK? I’ll also like to know number of years of experience.

I'd like to get an idea before my call with them.

Additionally, ho… more

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I wish I had someone more senior to bounce ideas off of, explore possible career paths... but everyone seems too busy. How do you find mentorship if your own company isn't providing it?

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Had a great interview, recruiter seemed super enthusiastic... and then silence. Not even a generic rejection email. Feels worse than a breakup – at least then you get some closure.

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How technical do you need to be to land a job as an SE at Snowflake?

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I’m interviewing for Senior Sales Engineer role at Snowflake Inc. London. Would love to know:
- base pay to commission ratio
- what a good TC look like
- work life balance
- WFH/back to office trends

All the informat… more

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Those of you who have hit $100k in your salary... what did your path look like? How many YOE did you have?

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Nothing pains me more than seeing a good teammate leaving. He told me about a better offer and how’s he’s under pay, what would you guys do in this case to keep him?

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Currently a sales engineer at a tech company. We went through multiple reorgs and the job responsibilities changed from presales to all around pre & post sales. Trying to gauge whether the workload is typical

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What day-to-day tasks do you struggle with the most doing your work?

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🏆 Goal Setting Thread 🏆 A thread for setting goals for the week or month - drop yours for accountability, inspire others with what you'll conquer!

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Hi guys I am a scrum master trying to pivot my career to sales engineering I am currently enrolled in a boot Camp program. Please do you have any advice for me as I make this big change

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Hi everyone! I'm in presales myself and am looking for any resources or info anyone can provide on average SE compensation in Australia. Would love any and all help!

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Wanna do a quick comp check to see if I am being paid fairly. I am a Senior SC with 9 years of presales experience + 3 years management consulting experience. About 12 yrs work experience total. Making 228 OTE (1… more

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Startup offer check

Stage: seed
Role: solutions architect, first hire for GTM outside of VP
Title: tbd, principal <> director
Cash comp: 180k base, 20% MBO annual bonus goal
Equity: .35%

Current TC: 185k OTE 70/30, 2… more

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How does your company handle communication between customers and sales engineers during implementations? Do you use Slack, Teams, Jira, etc.?

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How much of your week is solo heads down work vs meetings where you’re the main talker vs meetings you can tune out?

I switched from SDE to Sales eng last year, my calendar is packed with back to back meetings wh… more

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I’m a SE at a cybersecurity Start up. I have 2 year of experience and I’m 135K OTE ($115 base). I’m learning a lot and like the people I work with. It’s also 100% remote with occasional travel. What w… more

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