Been at my company for 3 years, currently leading 5-8 demos a week (average POC is about 4-6 weeks) that involves a live POC + custom built report.
I’m also managing 45 accounts as the current space does not have dedicated TAMs.

The whole team is going through the same motion and are mentally burnt out.
Fellow SEs, please tell me this isn’t normal in tech sales?!

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I average 1-2 demos per week and POC usually takes about 1-2 weeks of work.
Average deal size $250k.

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My company/SE team was going through a similar period up until this calendar year (though the load on us is still kinda crazy)- I can’t imagine managing 45 accounts on top of that as a TAM though. That’s insane.

So, yeah. Sounds very familiar unfortunately. 😒. Companies tend to hire AEs more aggressively than SEs from what I’ve seen.

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Yeah I didn’t think that was normal, looking to exit where feasible.

I’m typically doing 3-5 demos a week. POCs can vary. I just wrapped up a 7 month POC that was supposed to be 6 weeks. But I’m a specialist. Core SEs do 1-2 demos a month.

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O had this volume at one point and still haven't recovered. It's usually a sign a company is desperate (to stay afloat or maximize numbers prior to a funding/exit event)

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