My AE is a workaholic. He ruined my performance review last cycle by saying that I have calendar blocks and it's hard to get time on my calendar. I have tried to free up my calendar as much as I can. Now I asked him for feedback one on one so that the next review is not ruined. He doesn't like something else now. How to address this? Is the only way to solve this is to change account? I have talked to my manager and he can't say anything in the review. It's a weird situation. Please help

Do you guys respond to emails and phone calls over the weekend or have you been able to put boundaries in place wit your boss?

What to do when you have a crush on your team lead?

Going through personally traumatic phase where the partner has some personal axe to grind. Client, others are happy but the partner is just out to humiliate me.

It’s 2020. Is a small dainty nose ring still perceived as unprofessional in the workplace? I work in the finance industry.

I am so sick and fed up with some of the older clients at my job. I know it's my responsibility to take care of them, but they're just so sexist sometimes.

I will say this I love working with the students . I love getting to know them . I smile to myself when I go to work . I still feel this way after last week being asked my three different people about doing something where I told them that I was not going to do. following day I was then ambushed by admin (where I have never felt more like nothing. Following this encounter with people in charge I had an anxiety attack. This was terrible and I have no trust . TAs are mistreated. Similar story?

Attending a company holiday party where they're doing a white elephant gift exchange. I barely know anyone except through emails and IMs given that most of us WFH. Fun but office appropriate gift ideas $30 or under?

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

I’m have a new theory about why juniors always feel like idiots and wanted to see if anyone else thinks this makes sense. I’m a third year, and am the most junior person all of my teams (generally me, a senior or two, and a partner or two), and I always feel like I’m messing something up. Is this just because I never get to work with other juniors and don’t see the mistakes they make, and that it’s relatively normal? And FWIW I went to HYS and I’ve had a clerkship so it’s not like I’m not smart

How do I leave my role as someone on the talent team. I am on a small recruitment team of only a few people, who connect daily. I am also responsible for sending out updates tracking new hires and upcoming leavers (aka I would be on this list if i decide to leave). If I am looking to leave my company, considering all of these things, how do I do it in the least awkward, most professional way possible? I want to put in at least a two week notice, but will continuing my work after that be weird?

Since we returned to office in October, is it appropriate to give holiday gifts to team members?

Do you give the office manager (who does assist you with admin tasks from time to time) a christmas present (aka cash)? I have an admin assistant so that's an obvious yes but I don't know how to handle the office manager or receptionist!

I wish I could tell my lead how much i like him.

PS: He's engaged.

Have you ever actually let loose on a customer? I think about it almost on a daily basis but I’ve managed to keep my cool so far

How do you deal with references as a freelancer? Most of my past gigs - I had managers on paper but it was a formality as I led my own work so don't feel comfortable asking them to be a reference.

The head of the floor is sitting right before me. Every day he passes by me.. Not a single word..not even answering to other people's greetings... 100% sure the guy hates my guts - how to change this?

I’m a firm believer that a manager should develop a positive relationship with employees, but I don’t want that to be an invitation to disrespect my authority. How do you know where to draw the line to make this distinction clear?

Has anyone received negative feedback after a performance review cycle? I mean everything negative. I feel completely blindsided by my Director. Thinking of setting up a call to refute his feedback. Advice?

Welp! Finally got the axe today too. I didn’t even get to talk to my manager. One of the execs I support told me he’s very sorry and I was great, etc etc, but it couldn’t be avoided. Whatever. I kind of never want to work again. I’m heartbroken.

Hi fishies - Have a call with EY HR to discuss salary and next steps for an advisory manager position (HCOL area). Any thoughts on valid ranges to propose?

I had customers tell me how amazing the salads I make for them. It’s great that I can make salads that good!

Do firms ever rescind offers if you slack of and end up with a poor G.P.A.? I’m talking full time offers after graduation.

After joining with Barclays does it provide an Appointment letter? I joined 2 weeks back but i didn't receive it yet.

Had feedback our decks are not the most attractive, what are you seeing that stands out?
(For context we look very similar to typical T2 consulting at the moment )

Any Benefits Analysts out there willing to share salaries? I am a remote employee but also looking in the Atlanta area. About 7 yoe and wondering if I’m cheating myself to ask for max $80k.

Where the SNES players at?

If I leave big law for ADA will I get canceled?

Is there anyway to tell if your work product isn’t measuring up? Would the partner straight up tell you that your work sucks? This is me running on the assumption that some comments are normal...

Those who have moved from development into SE, do you have a desire to move into full sales or are you happy with SE and the career path it provides?

December is typically slow due to EOY/holidays. How to maintain momentum when losing motivation and don’t want to stall until Jan?

heyy could you please help me with this question:

why does cap structure not influence firm value?
❤️

Is it just me or is the YouGov Profiles tool completely unintuitive to use?

Is a sloped floor of 1/2” over 10’ noticeable? I have to make room for conduit and cannot trench in my current place

Have McK phone case coming up, has anyone had feedback on why you haven’t passed? Looking to avoid missteps.

It’s 2020. Is a small dainty nose ring still perceived as unprofessional in the workplace? I work in the finance industry.

Hi Fishes, i was looking for wfh and as a 8 years java developer how much need to ask? They are providing 18lpa is fixed and 1.5lpa is veriable. Current ctc is 12lpa. Appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.

Has anyone dealt with coming to terms with an emotionally abusive relationship? I struggle to admit this (because more drastic examples come to mind), but my therapist mentioned that things like yelling/throwing things/blocking me from leaving the room are also abusive traits my ex demonstrated. It makes me feel alienated from myself — like “how could I have allowed myself to be treated like that?”. Also feeling ashamed to tell anyone

My boyfriend and I are moving from Chicago and are seriously struggling to find a place in Silver Lake or Los Feliz. It seems like there just isn’t anything available. Can anyone help? We’ve check Zillow, Craigslist and even Facebook Market Place daily.

Those who have moved from development into SE, do you have a desire to move into full sales or are you happy with SE and the career path it provides?

Hi sales engineers, I’m currently a cloud security engineer with a cybersecurity background. I am pretty recent graduate and am passionate about sales engineering but have struggled to get my foot in the door in this field. Seems like every job out there is like 5+ years experience. Any advice for how to get in this field with little experience?

Has anyone moved from federal consulting to sales engineering? What was your experience in doing that?

I’m interviewing for a Director of Solutions Engineering role at Salesforce. I was wondering what the OTE looks like for that role? Any help would be appreciated

Any advice or thoughts on the experience required to get hired at Salesforce as a Solution Engineer vs Sr Solution Engineer?

Yoe: 3
Experience type: Functional Consultant

Recruiter for big tech company reached out on LinkedIn about a role. I asked about ballpark compensation numbers and they said they’re only comfortable sharing on a live call. Replied that I often receive LinkedIn offers for roles of paycuts around 30-50% so I want to make sure we’re in the same rough range. Recruiter again said she would only share via live call. Is this a red flag?

Looking for candidates for an Analytics Solution Engineer role at Salesforce. Ideal background: experience working with analytics technology (ie Tableau, Salesforce CRMA (Einstein), Qlik, Power BI), working with or in the government/military, and working in a customer facing role. Please reach out if you have interest or know someone who may be a good fit. Resumes welcome!

📚 Resource Thread 📚
Use this thread to drop your favorite books, courses, podcasts, channels, and other resources you find valuable as a Sales Engineer!

Pay progression from SE to management? Was wondering what a typical SE manager makes because it’s hard to find.

Anyone feel frustrated at times with the super aggressive sales personalities we deal with? My AE is always pushing on every ask no matter how minuscule it is. My vp is super anal about anything we do. I understand these guys pull in huge commissions and bonuses that’s why they are so motivated. However what I personally feel is they just nag us until we do the job according to their spec. Just venting……anyone else feel the same?

Hey everyone I’m a new graduate with a bs in industrial and systems engineering currently looking around for full time opportunities. One role that caught my eye is sales engineering. I wanted to ask for opinions on this career path in terms of pay and career progression. Does it have good exit opportunities? What does the career growth typically look like for this role?

I recently had an interview with a very promising pre-IPO company in the AI/ML space for a SE leadership position. The interview feedback was better than I expected, but with a twist. They have already given the offer to someone else, but they still want to bring me on board and they asked me what I would like to do. I am in the process of gathering more info, but it is tempting to ask about pivoting into product management. What would you do in this situation?

Convo about mentoring came up recently. I suggested on a whim to a SE to find a sales rep mentor to learn about the mind of a sales person. Never tried it and now I am. Has anyone tried this?

I've my own thoughts about the following topic but I want to hear what everyone has to say.

The question is: do you need to be a competent software engineer/developer in order to be a good solutions engineer/architect?

Honest advice please - do you enjoy this work, and why?

We are starting to build our SE team after a successful pilot with one person. Have you ever built a team from the ground up? How did you prove out the business case? What was most effective for building the case for more hires?

Rank: Customer Success v. Sales Engineer v. Program Manager v. Sales S&O (all non-technical roles)
Which of these FAANG positions pay the best? By a wide margin?

Never been in an SE or consulting or B2B sales role before but have a referral at Salesforce and have been in some informal conversations. I’m starting to freak out a bit now that maybe I can’t do it. I have a tech background so can handle that part, but perhaps strategy may be difficult. Anyone make the transition to an SE role that have some advice?

What’s your typical % bonus in Revenue incentive for won deals?