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Has anyone sold at IQVIA? What’s comp like?
Got an offer for a sales applications manager role at Cisco and a Strategic AE role at Amazon - both are basically the same pay (130~ base, 220 OTE)
I don’t have any friends at either company so I was curious if anyone has experience and can shed some light on culture/ work life balance to help me make a decision? Thanks for the help guys!
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I have colleagues that we both unload some of our frustrations onto each other because of the familiarity with our struggles and the organization. It is a mutual understanding and it happens maybe 10% of our calls. The rest is helping each other succeed.
That said, I’ve got colleagues who do that on every call and are mostly calling for a one sided complaining sesh. I stopped answering their calls. Especially when they ask what I’m doing and I tell them I’m knee deep in work and they still think it’s ok to go on a 30 minute rant about their problems.
Once I get going on my day, I’m positive and confident and set on kicking a$$. I’m not interested in having my momentum derailed by their boohooing.
You might want to consider how you are treating that relationship. If you’re a nonstop source of complaints and negativity, she may not view you in the same light that you view her.
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Oh I would never waste all day complaining, more like a vent and coaching buddy like you mentioned. Someone i will speak to while working on notes or data entry part of my day so I can multitask while having a conversation.
I am the same exact way with one of my coworkers. Every year she takes a week off for a cruise, and every year I dread it. Colleagues who you have a good relationship with can really make a difference.
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And then when they return it a breath of fresh air.
These days I have a few colleagues I will commiserate with, but I don't have one solid confidante. At an earlier job I bonded with someone just because we had the same sense of humor. We still talk sometimes and share war stories. Bonds like that can last a long time.
I have a variety in case the others dont show up lol