I’m struggling with how much unpaid prep is expected now. Between internal meetings, deal strategy, and custom demos, my actual selling time keeps shrinking. My numbers are fine but the pace feels unsustainable. How do people protect selling time without looking disengaged?

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Unpaid prep? Are you 100% commission? If not, news flash, you’re paid for all of that work.

Jesus.

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