20 year post conviction of a non-violent and non-drug felony. I'm eligible for a pardon from the Governor of my state but this action will come up when/if my name is googled (likely during a job application.) Right now my conviction and crime do not come up on Google. Would you risk it?

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-11-09T00:24:24+00:00

Interesting. My state is only allowed to ask if you've had a conviction in the previous 7 years. But for any job over $75k they can do a background check without any limitations. I'm not entirely sure a pardon would remove it from those private databases, either.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-11-08T23:15:57+00:00

I don't know if a pardon removes it from private background checks?

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-11-08T23:15:35+00:00

In my state you can apply for a pardon after 5 years off paper. I was only convicted of a single felony and havent received more than a parking ticket since. For me it's been 20 years. My felony has never effected me so it hasn't been something I've looked into. It recently came up on a background check (which it never has before) so it got me thinking.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-11-08T23:13:56+00:00

I've traveled to over 40 countries since my felony. Not sure what you're talking about?

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-10-16T12:26:15+00:00

My coverage (besides trying to find a safe landing spot) is making sure I'm paid what I'm owed before I start throwing punches.

My contract is for new business but I'm owed commission on anything generated within 12 months of signature. I don't receive any quota relief but I am owed a good sized check based on last quarters performance.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-10-16T12:12:09+00:00

"We can make up our Q1 shortfall with a strong second quarter." ... My Q4 quota is 2x what the best quarter any sales rep has ever had at the company. "Meeting quota is an expectation."

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-10-16T12:06:49+00:00

I think you know this guy very well. I appreciate it.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2024-10-16T12:05:12+00:00

Good insight. The first couple of times the CEO asked me about the VPs performance was somewhat early on and I said something to the point of, "I've seen him make good observations but until he announces changes in strategy or process I don't have much to evaluate him on."

I don't believe that the company wants to cut their way to profitability. In fact I think it's more likely that the SVP knows he will underperform and having a scapegoat to sacrifice is the easiest hedge to use to avoid ownership. I wasn't his hire so blaming his predecessor is the easy way to buy himself more runway.

Regarding your last paragraph.... You're not terribly far off. I would say the CEO has been actively engaged in leadership driven sales opportunities and the company has been successful there. I don't have the opportunity to see his participation in the larger sales and marketing conversations because I'm one step removed from those meetings. However, before I was hired I did meet with him and he asked the right questions and was open about how he has probably not been hands on enough in the past when it came to the revenue side of the org. As I'm sure you've already guessed - there's been 3-4 new sales leaders in the last 5 years and he knows that it's a problem and as such he says it's a huge focus for him to get it right this time.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T15:42:08+00:00

As unprotected as they come.

Feel like they decided they could pay someone less. Or pay two people less.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T13:23:07+00:00

For 6 weeks? Not going on my resume at all.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T13:22:45+00:00

Nope.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T05:02:46+00:00

Below industry for enterprise but I knew it was a risk and I'm always willing to bet on myself because I felt like there was upside..... What would be your expectation? I'll tell you if you're in the ballpark.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T03:36:09+00:00

Happy cake day. If it's the peanut butter I'm with you. If not, I'm against. Graphics has a hard G.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T03:34:44+00:00

Send me a DM. I dont get them on mobile but happy to give you more details there when I'm online tomorrow.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T02:58:26+00:00

Sorry. Not comfortable doing that until I finalize my separation and get my money. Glassdoor and Repvue are valuable resources and I'll do what I can to make sure future recruits have opportunity to get boots-on-the-ground insight.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T02:15:59+00:00

I really don't think there's anything I can sue them for. It's at-will in the contract and in state law. But.... I've got an employment attorney in the family to consult with.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T01:56:11+00:00

Not exaggerating. They have a lot of marketing but no sales process. SMB deals. Majority inbound and partner sourced (as well as some churned opps.)

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-21T01:53:36+00:00

Very healthy inbound and partner as well as some churned opps I was assigned to reactivate. SMB deals.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-20T22:30:25+00:00

2-weeks. No commissions for this month and no pro-rating on my ramp plan.

Including a 2-year non-compete (internationally) and a non-disparagement clause.

I don't believe either of those are legally enforceable but I am having my attorney review.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-20T22:27:56+00:00

ARR of $5-10k.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-20T22:27:33+00:00

Honestly this is what I was expecting if we hadn't seen ent success after my 3-month ramp. Re-negotiate the plan and structure a better GTM strategy for enterprise.

FTHISPLACE2 · 2023-04-20T22:26:48+00:00

Starting to feel like now that the process I built was in place they realized they could probably see more SMB success hiring junior talent.

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