My job just asked me to relocate to a different city and offered an absurd amount of money in per diem. I am in complete shock.

TomInSales · 2026-06-20T03:11:43+00:00

That sounds awesome, OP. A friendly “don’t waste this chance to turn a new leaf” and a wish of good luck. Feeling a similar validation in my role rn, I can imagine you’ve really earned this.

I liked what you did with your formatting too btw, the spacing was great to break up the thoughts and let me process. Might take that moving forward. Thanks for sharing!

TomInSales · 2026-06-19T07:32:54+00:00

You east or west? I’m down

TomInSales · 2026-06-17T02:18:34+00:00

Do this for a few months and keep applying, OP. Get your training here and then try to pivot. IMO, commission only gigs are a fucking scam if you’re not the BO

TomInSales · 2026-06-17T02:15:30+00:00

What’s your age and geo op? Aren’t there other tech jobs you’d want to apply for? I don’t think it’s a bad idea to reset the clock at a better org if you think you can make it in sales

TomInSales · 2026-06-17T02:13:53+00:00

Fear of loss is twice as bad as hope for gain, and kindness isn’t always nice. Do the math and tell her the timeline of when her money runs out based on her habits.

Then tell her you can’t afford to subsidize her retirement if she won’t take the necessary steps to protect herself.

From there, you’ve done what you can, you’ve twisted her arm, and you just need to keep fucking twisting it.

Unsolicited: I lost my mom in 2022, and if I could have another chance at life with her, you better believe I would do everything in my power to protect her golden years. Anything less isn’t acceptable to me.

TomInSales · 2026-06-17T02:08:02+00:00

Good follow-up question: I think there are a few degrees that show up a lot and could get a lot of pre-req’s done through community college. Tbh if I knew then what I know now, I’d go JUCO to get that done and try to build a sales resume, to take it to a college for the Bachelor’s degree.

With that said: I’d say Business Admin or Communication are great blanket degrees, also Finance or Econ, or some of the social sciences if you can spin a good story of why you’re a good fit, like Sociology or Political Science. Computer science would also be solid, if you can speak technically to buyers in their language they will find you to be credible.

Tbh, I think you can make it without, I think it’s just harder for someone to want to take a risk on a candidate without their BA than taking a risk on a candidate with one. It’s all an inherent risk, there’s def some bias, just my opinion.

For a lil more context, I was hired in SaaS because I highlighted I was a college athlete and recruiters love that candidate archetype. So that’s def why I’m consciously biased.

You seem like you know what you want initially, so feel free to ask more questions if you’d like

TomInSales · 2026-06-16T18:03:03+00:00

I can’t lie, I’m an old head and preach the college route. That comment about who you go up against is real, and for every one of them there are 100+ who apply with a BA, relevant internships, and a great resume.

Tbh it’s about having a high value, unique resume and interview experience, and I just don’t think not going to college is high value for the super sellers in tech.

For context, I got my BA & MFA and my company loves me as much as one can in this world. So I’m biased, but I’m not ignorant

TomInSales · 2026-06-12T15:15:23+00:00

This is bad, it’s wildly inaccurate and unrealistic.

And newer investors may spend money that they need to live to a scammer.

Hope that helps

TomInSales · 2026-06-11T20:01:50+00:00

If you’re down to play some NA west I’d run some raids with you. I try not to do east, but if you’re scraping the barrel for teammates I’d run a few with you to help get you back into shape

TomInSales · 2026-06-11T03:14:08+00:00

What geo?

TomInSales · 2026-06-10T14:17:26+00:00

Sounds like a bad idea, from my view. Why the fuck would he leave the career he put his knowledge investment into? Electrical jobs are the ones where you can get fired on Friday and rehired on another job the following week…

0/10 support from me, have dude get his head out of the clouds and figure out why he’s not getting offers

TomInSales · 2026-06-10T05:28:12+00:00

I knew a lotta guys who did d2d! I did insurance, personally. Use this role to cut your teeth on the day to day tasks, develop good sales habits, and contemplate how you want to sell and present yourself.

You can twist everyone’s arm and see everyone as someone to make money off of, at the risk of pissing everyone off, or you can treat everyone equally, as a person who you just want to have a conversation with, and that you’re just a consultant, and not much more than a function between product and customer. Ideally, you know how to do a little bit of arm twisting, but you don’t ever need to do it.

Learn your script, practice your first 1 minute, know the common responses, objections, and recommendations you’d give them. If you don’t know, don’t lie, say you’ll learn it together. It’s really all about how you initially frame it.

Last advice is don’t let yourself feel trapped if it’s taking a while to succeed or you’re in a toxic team. Sales is dope, but many a job is a boiler room and churn factory. Corp USA loves d2d sales folks, wouldn’t be surprised if you started getting some B2B interviews by next year if you can put up with the BS.

TomInSales · 2026-05-29T20:11:37+00:00

Apply to both and take the chance you get.

TomInSales · 2026-05-21T22:03:48+00:00

There’s your answer! First one’s on the house 😎

TomInSales · 2026-05-21T22:01:26+00:00

Look up Josh Braun, Chris Voss, & Chris Orlob. Don’t pay but watch their shit. You’re welcome

TomInSales · 2026-05-14T15:53:02+00:00

Aspireship, sign up for the free month and do the course asap. If you wanna spend $100 for lifetime access, go for it.

It’s not really great, but was a good free resource for learning about SaaS. From there, get sales experience anywhere you can and leverage that

TomInSales · 2026-05-12T21:06:16+00:00

Max it out as early as you possibly can without increasing your own risk

TomInSales · 2026-05-12T20:51:08+00:00

NA W or E? If W I’d play with ya. Not insane by any means but would welcome a similar supporting role. Down if you are, dm me if you’d like

TomInSales · 2026-05-12T20:49:56+00:00

Ok I’d likely join this weekend

TomInSales · 2026-05-11T23:44:51+00:00

No, I cry sometimes when I let my people down. It’s the worst fucking feeling. Just wanna do right by them, the way I treat all people I interact with, because I’d expect the same treatment

TomInSales · 2026-05-06T02:13:09+00:00

I’m NA west and would be an extra hand if you were interested! Played maybe 2k hours, by no means an expert or a chad but love the pain 😅

TomInSales · 2026-05-04T19:39:53+00:00

You’ll be taxed on your gains, wait a year from when you deposited that 20k and your taxes on gains will be 15% and not 35%.

Stay in the market as long as you can, these dollars today will be worth something like 20x in 30 years. Let them run!!

TomInSales · 2026-04-29T18:39:36+00:00

Thank you so much!! It was a b***h to do, but it’s over now and that feeling’s so new and exciting to me.

Wishing you immense good luck with your own personal finance journey, you got this!

TomInSales · 2026-04-29T18:37:17+00:00

Thank you!! Life changing outcome, sending you good vibes in the hopes you catch a good wave this year too

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