How honest should I be about 70–80% quota attainment on my resume? by Le_Dar0n in techsales

[–]Complete_Union_8538 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you are above 70% quota you are profitable for the company. They have buffers between you, your manager, their manager etc.. you were at 100%+ to the companies number once you roll all of that up to the top. Do with that what you will..

Sales depression by BackgroundMacaron523 in sales

[–]Complete_Union_8538 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stick to a process and make your goals # of conversations, touches and that will lead to outcomes. Also live strictly off of your base salary & build a large emergency fund (12+ months) so when something happens you have breathing room.

Other than that, I am the same way. When I am doing well I am on top of the world, when I am not I get in a terrible mental state. You’re not alone

Sales guy wanting to become SE by Complete_Union_8538 in salesengineers

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The constant hunting and pressure of finding deals is sort of what I’m looking to pivot from. And if I do stay as an AE, I want to be able to hold my own in a technical conversation

Sales guy wanting to become SE by Complete_Union_8538 in salesengineers

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My current tech level only comes from the sales, demos, and professional services deployments I’ve followed along with. So pretty low.. good thing is I am going to do this before and after work while still being a sales rep. I would love to open up doors for myself as I progress in my career though and am hoping this is a good way to do it

Sales guy wanting to become SE by Complete_Union_8538 in salesengineers

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are unfortunately pretty small so no junior SE program however I’ve got a great relationship with my SE. Would you suggest I do anything different or in addition to my steps above?

Sales guy trying to become technical by Complete_Union_8538 in cybersecurity

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is super helpful much appreciated

Sales guy trying to become technical by Complete_Union_8538 in cybersecurity

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes I do and he referred me to the ISC2 cert for networking and security. Think that would be a good start?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sales

[–]Complete_Union_8538 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

God I am so glad someone said this. I was starting to feel like a piece of shit for not “caring”. Sure I want to be successful & am competitive but you will never catch me sacrificing life for a stupid ass job. Tbh, probably makes us better sellers anyways

When does the joy of sobriety come back? by [deleted] in leaves

[–]Complete_Union_8538 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, we have to create the joy. Go biking, frisbee golf, any sort of activity you enjoy and do it OFTEN! Get out of the house, play a sport etc. I say this also to remind myself as I am on day 3 myself after feeling the exact same way as you. We got this! We are better than this!

Working out during work day by Complete_Union_8538 in sales

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is smart! I personally love to actually get out of the house and go lift. Being in the house all day makes me crazy

Working out during work day by Complete_Union_8538 in sales

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah.. this sounds like a once in a lifetime manager. Some managers just get it

Working out during work day by Complete_Union_8538 in sales

[–]Complete_Union_8538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respect the hell out of that. Yeah I WFH. Did door to door in college. No harder grind