How do customers generally treat SEs? I’ve in post sale customer facing roles and feel like I was always the puppet for the customer. Very little respect overall.

I’m considering a move to SE but want to hear your experience with customers? Honestly considering going back to an internal position if SE isn’t much better.

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Being an SE is like dressing up as Mickey Mouse outside Disneyland to lure you into spend thousands. In that better for you?

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You go pony

Can you elaborate on what you mean by “puppet for the customer?”

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