My favorite coworker is out on PTO this entire week and I didn't realize how much I rely on our quick Slack sidechats to keep my sanity intact after brutal rejection calls. The day just feels incredibly heavy and twice as long when you don't have that one person to instantly validate your daily frustrations. Do you have a work bestie that you rely on to survive the emotional rollercoaster of sales or do you keep your head down and stay independent?

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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

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