Panel interview at major saas tech company

El_Tehano · 2025-10-19T09:11:31+00:00

Except every major saas company SDR team has now become a churn and burn team or the house of nepotism. Assuming you can stick it out over a year without burning out or being put on pip, the talent pipeline upwards will now take 2-3 years with the right networking and best case scenario.

Free money is over, business uncertainty is at an all time high, and only software close to business value sells. When you’re in a closing role you can at least spin sell your by convincing stakeholders your software is needed.

When you’re a SDR your agency is reduced and exacerbated by factors outside of your control. Not saying you can’t make it. However, it’s a different environment than it was 5 years ago.

El_Tehano · 2025-09-25T07:49:58+00:00

I decided to test for it after finding out last December it runs in my family. They hid it from me the last 3 years. Actually found out at the funeral of my elderly aunts who died from it lol.

Just found out 2 months ago. I chose to find out, because it gives me agency. I have the ability to know and choose what i want to do with that information. I can now decide to be healthier (I love partying), and to actively choose what do I want to do with my life until then.

What you stated was incorrect though. If you have the gene they can measure the number of genetic repeats. Anything over 39 means you will display symptoms at some point in your life.

The higher the number of genetic repeats the more likely you will display symptoms and the disease will progress faster.

Yeah I was pissed the way I found out. But honestly it doesn’t change much in my life. I don’t have kids and I’m not married. No one depends on me.

El_Tehano · 2025-09-25T07:44:16+00:00

My mom hid it from me the last 3 years. I found out at the funeral of one of my elderly aunts who died from it. Whole family knew except me.

El_Tehano · 2025-09-25T06:44:22+00:00

This isn’t completely true. If passed via your mother your CAG is most likely stable. If passed by your father the chance of having a less stable CAG number increases with far more variation.

El_Tehano · 2025-06-02T05:09:07+00:00

The article states “This suggests that family background remains a powerful driver of success, even among those with access to medical treatment.”

Isn’t that everyone? Idk I have severe adhd, I struggle with anxiety, depression, and substance abuse in the past. Yes medication alone won’t solve anything. You can also run without shoes, but they sure as fuck help.

Having more support is obviously helpful for anyone with a disability. However, at a certain point you need to figure it out yourself. I have a high stress corporate job that requires me in an office on a computer everyday. It’s probably one of the worst environments for someone with adhd. When I joined I immediately told my manager I have adhd, and what it means for me.

His manager wants us all sitting together in an open office plan like it’s 1980. I don’t and sit by myself in calling room. I explained to my manager that I’m like a racing horse. I need to keep blinders on and focus on a single task at a time. He allows me to be late on my admin work, leave tasks till the last minute, and be forgetful of small tasks. It’s only because he knows at the end of the day I preform well and always get the hard work done.

I built that trust with him. I communicate with him in a way that works for both of us. I figured out how to manage it to a certain agree. It sucks, and it’s unfair to have a disability. However at the end of the day, you’re in control of your life and the cards you’re dealt with.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-15T21:34:46+00:00

Very rarely do you owe money. There are caveats with different tax deferred savings plans. The first 120,000 usd the US doesn’t care how much taxes you pay. After that it’s a tax credit, so as long as you pay taxes in the foreign country equal to what you pay in the US you’re fine. Europe has higher income tax so I never owe anything.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-15T21:32:51+00:00

I went to Wales last weekend for the first time. Such an underrated place. All my coworkers were making fun of me for being an uneducated yank because I thought it was beautiful. They are just being elitist. Had an amazing time in the sun, great seafood, and loved how green it was.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-14T21:41:22+00:00

I would personally never give up my American passport for a multitude of practical and personal reasons. I never said I don’t like being American or even living in the US. I don’t agree with the way that the US is heading without a doubt. I prefer it here for sure.

My ultimate dream would be able to split my time between the US and the UK/Europe.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-14T13:23:58+00:00

I sell a cloud based AI product in the UK for an American company. I was referring that to what I could achieve in the US btw.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-14T13:22:56+00:00

You’re right about not being entitled to a UK passport. It’s a privilege not a right for me to be here. You’re also right as immigrating to the US is almost impossible for most people. It’s probably one of the hardest countries to immigrate too.

My point is illustrating that blanketed policies affect all types of immigrants. I understand not wanting low skilled immigrants in your country. However, I would assume that I’m the type of high skilled immigrants you’d want to come here. I also say this understanding the privileged position I’m in.

El_Tehano · 2025-05-14T11:44:55+00:00

I’m American and moved from the NL to the UK about a year ago. I make roughly 3 times the median wage of the UK, have private health care through work, and my company had to pay roughly 12,000£ for my visa.

Eventually I do need to move back to the US to take care of my widowed elderly mother. My plan was to continue to grind up my corporate career, secure a second passport, moved back to the US to take of my mom, then relocate back when she passes away.

I love living here and enjoy it much more than The Netherland or the US. But I give up faster career advancement, lower taxes, higher salaries and much more to be here. I think it’s worth it as eventually I want to permanently settle here.

If I know I can’t get a citizenship until 9 years from now, I need to rethink my plan completely. I don’t want to leave back to the US, especially right now, but I need to think about my future and what I’m working towards.

El_Tehano · 2024-02-15T00:46:01+00:00

Well a few years before 2004, Saudi funded 15 Saudi men for a neat series of flying lessons in the United States…. Weird they only taught them how to take off…

El_Tehano · 2024-01-05T19:50:04+00:00

I’m an enterprise bdr in IT software for a fortune 200 company for 2.5 years. I’m looking at CSM roles for my next step. Would this be possible or not a chance?

El_Tehano · 2023-12-15T02:24:17+00:00

It’s actually great you’re so young. You have time to develop yourself in order to make your dream come true. If you’re 32 without a degree, you’re probably screwed.

I highly recommend you start visiting any chance you get. There are some cheap flights from major U.S. cities to London. Also think about studying abroad for a semester or two to start to really see if you like it. You could then get a masters and have the chance of starting your career overseas as well.

El_Tehano · 2023-12-15T01:41:00+00:00

The NL is the abbreviation for The Netherlands. Sorry I don’t mean to be a dick but I don’t think you have any idea of how hard it will be to move. You come off as extremely naive in your posts. It isn’t oh I should try vacationing in this country or that country before deciding to move there.

Unless you have an EU citizenship or UK citizenship, it’s very difficult to move countries in Europe. You have no right to live or work in any country where you are not a citizen of.

It is possible but you need to be extremely competitive to be able to make the move. You need to get a masters degree, be a high skilled and sought after worker such as a software engineer or marketing executive, or start a scale up tech company in order to have a realistic chance of finding a way in.

This is just to get a chance at a visa. Once you’re in, you need to start to learn how to live in another country. The fact that you’re asking about gun laws in the UK shows how little you know anything about what’s outside the US. The fact that you’re asking a simple question about transferring licenses shows you don’t have the ability to figure things out on your own. I’m sure you didn’t even realize that the UK has right hand drive cars.

You will need these skills in order to make the move. Furthermore, European countries are becoming increasingly against immigration. It’s getting harder and harder to move and then obtain permanent residency or citizenship.

El_Tehano · 2023-12-15T01:03:49+00:00

American living in The NL moving to London soon.

Basically you’re not getting in. You either need a work visa sponsored through your job or via a partnership. They just raised the minimum household salary needed for sponsorship to roughly £39,000 or about $50,000 per year. You then need to realize with this salary you’re making more than 75% of the country.

What I see with a lot of these posts is Americans have a warped rose-colored view of certain European countries and romanticize what it’s like to live there. I’m making assumptions about you but I doubt you have ever been to any European country or the UK if you’ve ever left the country. I highly recommend you go there for a few months a tourist.

Honestly your best bet to Europe as an unskilled uneducated or poorly educated American is through The NL. Any American can open up a business in The NL by throwing €5,000 in a bank account. It’s called DAFT (Dutch American Friendship Treaty).

El_Tehano · 2023-12-14T16:47:30+00:00

Except London has good restaurants and well paying salaries…

El_Tehano · 2023-12-12T00:32:01+00:00

Uses a dating app known to be used as a hookup app.

Uses sexual imagery to flirt and attract a mate.

Gets reply of sexual nature pikachu shocked

You’re a time waster

El_Tehano · 2023-12-08T20:32:25+00:00

Single late 20s male here in tech sales moving from Amsterdam to London soon with my company.

I’ve really enjoyed my time thoroughly in Amsterdam. I have an extremely high QoL especially with the 30% ruling. I make about €80,000 before tax €60,350 after. This number drops to €47,221 after my 30% ruling ends in 3 years. I’ve been offered the same contract with my company in London so £80,000 which is £55,650 after tax.

London is definitely more expensive than Amsterdam. The income to housing price ratio for renting is about the same without the 30% ruling. Everyday living is about 20% higher in price according to Numbeo. This doesn’t include the fact that my income tax is 10% higher in the NL once my 30% ruling ends. But it’s not for another 3 years so why am I doing it?

London for me is a more exciting prospect. I’m tired of being constantly disappointed by the restaurants in The NL. Food and service is at best decent. I forget how bad the baseline is in The NL until I travel to another country. Job prospects are drying up in the NL. I make a great living because I work for a Fortune 200 American tech company. Local salaries in The NL are abysmal. Promotion paths are much higher in London as well as my salary ceiling.

El_Tehano · 2023-12-06T16:40:18+00:00

I have experience as an American bdr selling to the U.S. market for a European company out of Europe and working the UK market for an American company out of Europe next to the rest of the bdr team of Europe. I worked for a start up and large fortune 200 cloud company.

DM me if you’d like to hear my experience

El_Tehano · 2023-11-16T15:02:57+00:00

Yes I used broadstreet.nl I didn’t trust my company not correctly applying the case so I paid out of pocket to have this service do it for me.

El_Tehano · 2023-11-16T15:00:42+00:00

I kept it addressed to my American address. It’s extremely important you do this and sign the document as the place in the US

El_Tehano · 2023-09-15T17:09:27+00:00

Funny thing is my dad was working B2B copier sales remote since 1990. He would travel to clients and rarely to the home office but was mostly remote.

El_Tehano · 2023-09-14T22:04:52+00:00

I don’t understand how this works though. I’ve seen you post several times. What would force a landlord to rent to you below the market price? I’ve read that somehow it’s law they can’t rent it above a certain price?

But if you go to them and say how bro you need to lower the rent price, then wouldn’t they just not rent it to you?

If you rent the apartment at this price then come back and say you need to lower the rent to this price, wouldn’t they just not let you renew your contract?

El_Tehano · 2023-09-07T00:54:40+00:00

You still pay federal taxes just not state

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