How fulfilling is your job? Especially in sales when you're putting up good numbers, you could be number one, and they still like to point out where you could've done better. Don't get me wrong, you can always do better, but when can we just take a step back and appreciate what we've done without finding something to be negative about?

Have you ever regretted taking a manager role? The pay increase is tempting but I just love my job so much I’m not sure if it’s worth giving it up

My heart goes out to all the people who were laid off today.

This is my 3rd busy szn doing FS audits (private company only) at a regional firm. I’m trying to switch to Risk/ITA but feel like the firm won’t make it happen. I’ll take my CISA in a few months &

Hello Fishes,

I am looking for suggestions how to negotiate position and Salary,

I am scheduled for Salary Negotiation interview in Johnson controls.
They are offering me Deputy Manager however I want Manager in Accounts and Finance - AR

YOE 11 in OTC - AR Finance
Current Role - AM
Current CTC 6.8Lac (Under Paid)

Are there any incentives to being in the military beyond veteran benefits?

Although summer vacation is about over for some of us, what do you do as summer jobs (to get by when school is out)?

Would it be way out of line to ask the landlord to allow me to Airbnb one of the rooms? I'm renting a 3 beds duplex in the suburb.

Nowadays it's easier than ever to create a successful marketing campaign. There are tons of great tools out there like TikTok that help you connect with your customers on an emotional level. Is the market going to become too saturated?

I’m a felony prosecutor and have never worked in the private sector (both before and since becoming an attorney). I’m considering switching to a private firm, but don’t know where to start. My private law friends have recruiters reaching out to them based on where they work. How do I get recruiters to notice me? Should I be hiring a recruiter? (Is that even a thing?)

— realizing I have a few blind spots!

Mid-level associate in top 50 ALM. I’m exhausted. My client got a new contact, and I now dislike the client. I have had maybe three days off this entire year. I’m in a niche market, so it’ll be so difficult — if not impossible — to find another job. I should be happy: My firm loves me, they want me to be partner (so they say), manage a large book, well-paid, etc. Anyone else going through the emotions? How are you getting through it?

What is life like as 1) an expat 2) a consultant in Dubai and the differences from London? Favourite and least favourite things?

Got a verbal offer from a big agency a week ago and HR said written offer will come by EOD but no email. They did background check last week. Followed up last week no response, what would you do?

Thank you Fishbowl - 👁 ❤️ 🐠

What is the infosys bangalore location?

Hi Fishes,
How is the Annual hike in Bristlecone?

Any example on case studies asked during interview for operations role in KGS?

Hi Fishes,

I'm thinking of moving out of risk consulting to a pm role in a product start up (preferably in the payments space). Do you think that's a wise career move?

Would selling Data Analytic software as an AE be a good stepping stone to eventually become an AE for cyber security?

Looking for a recommendation for books, courses, or podcasts that will help me learn the Data Center. First, I’d like to understand the foundations of a data center (how storage, servers, networking, Vmware works). Then learn about vendors, manufactures their products and etc. TY

My manager casually threw out that she had an exec tell her it’s fine if she wants to close my division down next year. We are a niche team in a large company. I asked her to clarify as I am worried about my team (and me) she said we would be “well taken care of” as in receive severance…she was so casual about it and said she didn’t know what she would do - we’re performing well, but it’s a small market. What do I do? Warn my team? Look for jobs? I have been here for 20 years w/niche skills…

Coming with 8 years of international sales, account management & shopper marketing experience, I’m getting Retail Associate/Sales Associate offers by CPG companies with as low as $18/hr and $0.46 per km fuel.

While I think it’s a great opportunity to learn about the Canadian market as a new resident, it would break my bank and I would have to buy the car for this roles while living in Midtown Toronto. It doesn’t make financial sense to me.

I would love some thoughts & suggestions

I am evaluating the Sales org. of an Enterprise SaaS company. Any tips on how can I structure my evaluation? Also want to understand Salesforce effectiveness. Don't have a lot of company data and will have to rely on Primary interviews. Any help will be appreciated!

Hey everyone, my company is currently hiring Account Sales Managers. The company is in the Cosmetics Industry as a Suppliers selling ingredients that big brands (L'Oreal, Shiseido, etc) could use to make the cosmetic products that people love so much. DM me for more details/job posting.

Anybody out here know of any “development programs” for mid career professionals looking to transition to sales? Have a data/analytics b/g., but I’m much more social than a “typical” data/analytics person. We have a program at my company that I’m networking to get into, but believe it’s prudent to diversify options, as there is obviously no guarantee that they select me for the program.

I’m so done with sales. I’m burnt out and uninspired with my job. The pay is nice, but I need something more fulfilling and less stressful. I want to be able to keep working while I figure out my “why” but I don’t want to rip my hair out in the process. *7 YOE, 6 mid market, 1 enterprise* Any ideas for an easy transition job away from sales that isn’t a giant pay cut?

Question for Tech / SaaS Sales reps… what are people seeing for pipeline adjustments with current market conditions? Some FANG companies doing layoffs… VC money tightening… are you seeing any difference in your sales pipeline? Still growing? shrinking? pushing?

Looking to get back into SaaS sales after a few year hiatus. Any tips or recommendations to ramp myself back into SaaS sales? Any podcast or books, etc?

Hi! Hoping I can connect with a recruiter to ask some questions. I know someone who has been in sales for about 6 years and is looking for a new opportunity with better WLB but does not have a college degree.

Inflation costs are killing my pipeline. Many of my deals are scaling back greatly because of their rising operating costs.

How do we overcome the inflation objection? I mean obviously the answer is to show how much value we offer, but how do we do that when all of the companies we work with barely have enough funding?

They need our services, which is at least some job security, but their scale back is greatly affecting our projections and quota attainment.

After 5 years as an AE / Sales Manager, what are the next possible career paths?

I love sales and wish I could stay as an individual contributor, but I feel like I am not getting anywhere with the salary i want, and the job itself I feel isn't using all of my potential/skillets (plus I'd like to learn and put into practice more).

So I'm really keen to hear from others what steps they took in their career to get into roles they love doing now but still within the sales side of an organisation.

My company has always had SalesForce but it was not really a tool that we used or that anyone looked at. Over the last year my company has put more stress on growth (to be acquired or IPO) and they are now obsessed. I know it is important and necessary and my boss is clearly becoming stressed with our entire team. But I find it extremely hard to keep as up to date and in line with they new expectations, anyone have any advice on how they stay motivated with SalesForce? Thanks!

Looking for opinions on this process.

Health tech company with a semi-luxury D2C service, $1k - $3k price point. Semi Brand Recognition with FB + IG marketing to generate leads in the Bay Area.

Leads are redirected to our website, which is optimized for self-service and conversion.

After a day, unconverted leads are assigned to outbound SDR team. They’ll get around 750 leads per month, converting at a 5% conversion rate.

Is this viable? Thanks for your input! 🙏

Looking for insights from any seller at any of the hold co’s. I have an opportunity to join a new team at a hold co but I’m not sure if it will be a great move to make. I’m doing very well where I am, book of biz is thriving, but the allure of working at a larger company than my small company seems like a great resume builder. I’m not sure where I want to be in 5 years, but this seems like a good way to make myself more appealing. I’ll have to rebuild my book of biz, which means pay cut.

Hey Sales Bowl. I just wanted to give yall and update on our metrics.

We now have 5102 members.
We are 8th in terms of new joiners.

Feel free to share our join link on social media or with anyone you think might get some value out of joining our group.

I’m currently in home improvement / GC sales and I do very well.
However, the company I am at I cannot grow any farther than this position.
Any ideas on furthering my career in construction? Paths to take or avoid?