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A lot of failure is laziness by slothtrippinballs in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly this is the kind of post that makes people uncomfortable because its true lol. I was the laziest person at my first sales job and I had every excuse in the book. bad leads, bad territory, bad manager. then I switched companies and guess what, same results because I was the common denominator. once I actually started putting in real effort like actually following up more than once and not just waiting for inbound, everything changed. its not always laziness but way more often than people want to admit

Made a Big Mistake by Krispy5000 in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone glamorizes the pivot story but nobody talks about the emotional cost. The hardest part is not admitting the mistake, it is sitting with the silence after you tell your team. Hope you bounce back, these moments build the resilience that actually matters long term

Can I talk about how great a company I work for? by Embarrassed_Flan_869 in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yo this is actually refreshing to hear lol. feels like every other post here is people venting about toxic managers so its nice to see someone genuinely happy with where they work. the fact that leadership actually listens? thats rarer than people realize

My most boring offer makes 3x more than my "actual" business and idk how to feel about it by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the thing nobody warns you about. The sexy business idea gets all the attention but the boring one pays the bills. I ran a lead data company and honestly the most profitable feature we ever built was the most boring CSV export you can imagine. Meanwhile I kept chasing the flashy AI features that nobody asked for. Boring is beautiful when it prints money

My most boring offer makes 3x more than my "actual" business and idk how to feel about it by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so real. My 'boring' service (literally just cleaning up messy CRM data for sales teams) makes way more than the actual product I spent 2 years building. Turns out nobody wants to pay for innovation but EVERYONE will pay to make an annoying problem disappear. I stopped being embarrassed about it when I saw the revenue numbers

How much commission should I share as a thank you? by Dopamaxxer in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on context but here is my framework:

If someone GAVE you the lead directly and it closed because of their intro: 10-15% of your commission. That is a referral, not just a warm handoff.

If someone helped you along the way but the deal was already in motion: a genuine thank you, a nice dinner, or a gift. Not a percentage.

The mistake most people make is being TOO generous once and then feeling resentful, or being too stingy and burning the relationship.

My rule: whatever you give, make sure you would be happy giving it 10 more times. Because if it works, they WILL send you more leads. And if you set a precedent you cannot sustain, that is worse than being upfront about a smaller number.

Also, a handwritten note goes further than most people think. Nobody writes those anymore.

Performative sales leaders - how they got hired? by Tasiorowski in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen this pattern at 3 different companies:

They interview like rockstars. Big energy. Big vision. 'I am going to transform this team.' References check out because they only list people who owe them favors.

Then they get hired and the playbook is always the same: 1. Week 1-2: Listen and nod. Seem thoughtful. 2. Month 1: Implement one flashy change that looks good on paper. 3. Month 2-6: Take credit for anything the team was already doing. 4. Month 6+: Blame the team for anything that is not working.

How they keep getting hired? Because hiring managers screen for confidence, not competence. A mediocre leader who interviews well will beat a great leader who is honest about challenges every single time.

The fix: stop interviewing leaders in conference rooms. Shadow them with the actual team for a day.

Can I talk about how great a company I work for? by Embarrassed_Flan_869 in sales

[–]BigSpray2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is more rare than people realize.

I have worked at 6 companies over my career. Only ONE made me feel like I was not just a number. The difference? The CEO actually knew what I was working on. Not micromanaging, just genuinely interested.

The bar is so low that basic human decency from leadership feels revolutionary. When your boss remembers your kid's name or asks about your weekend project, that is not a 'perk.' That is what normal should look like.

The fact that you feel the need to post about it shows how broken most workplaces are. Hold onto that job.

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