I am working as a sales person,The work environment is toxic and micro managing.

When issues arise, blame and finger-pointing come before
problem-solving.As a fresh graduate experiencing my first job overseas,this has been emotionally exhausting.

Sales staff are blamed when performance is low,even though sales are affected by seasonality.
This has impacted my mental health,motivation,and sleep and made me hesitant to continue in sales roles.

I am sharing this to seek opinions.
Thank you

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I’m sorry you’re going through this. I think it’s a universal problem of blaming others. Very few ppl have the integrity to be up front and honest. No suggestions just solidarity

Sales is such an interesting career because when you really get down to it, your success is based on something totally out of your control — if someone else decides to purchase. So it’s often a stressful career path. However, your team environment definitely sounds toxic. Unfortunately, from my experience, sales tends to have more toxic leaders since they will always value quota attainment over other factors.
Since you’re early in your career, it’s a good time to jump to a new company or position and experiment with what you like. If you’re technically minded, maybe look into pre-sales roles which tend to be less stressful.

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