Our CRO keeps saying “the market is tough” while quietly raising quotas. Morale is slipping, but leadership insists everything’s fine. I can’t tell if this is normal sales pressure or a red flag. How do you read the signs that it’s time to jump? What signals do you trust most?

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The real question isn't whether it's time to jump. It's whether you can. Have you seen this market? I'd be putting up with a lot worse than raised quotas right now.

Normal red flag sales pressure. It’s a constant disconnect between realistic and must double year over year. What happens when those quotas aren’t met across the board is what matters.

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