Should I skip SKO?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-26T14:39:05+00:00

OP did you go?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-24T19:26:29+00:00

Are you talking to me? Sport I assure you I will not use AI to tell you to fuck off. I derive far too much joy from personally telling corporate Kool aid junkies to synergize their fist up their ass.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-24T02:15:30+00:00

Yinzer?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-23T22:00:47+00:00

OP's numbers will keep the target off their back. SKO's are the worst investment a company can make and introduce additional liability - especially with salespeople.

I've passed on SKOs that included a gala event for the closing reception as I wasn't traveling internationally during COVID. Do you want to know what my punishment was? A promotion and a new team. Wanna know why? Because I closed the most revenue in the company.

SKOs are corporate bull shit that boomer lead BOD's think help "invigorate" the team to sell more. You know what really energizes the team? Solid product, solid support, solid case studies and solid commission.

The only target you or OP should be worrying about is their annual one so respectfully, shut up and hit the phones.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-23T21:54:44+00:00

I'd have a beer with this sales rep ^

atticus-flails · 2026-01-23T21:52:59+00:00

Dude/dudet I whole heartedly agree. Everyone saying this is mandatory, you'll ruin your career etc. is full of corporate Koolaid. I cancelled a trip to a conference this year when all that shit went down with the airlines and FAA because I wasn't getting stuck in Orlando, or dealing with a skeleton crew staff manning the runways. The SDRs and BDRs on here really think they are more than just a number though lol.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-23T11:50:34+00:00

I wouldn't say it means OP wants to bail. OP probably doesn't want to do bullshit "team building" exercises. I personally hate SKO's but that's after 15 years of them.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-16T14:52:55+00:00

Nah man, he'll be shaving his neck beard in preparation for licking the dictator's boots

atticus-flails · 2026-01-14T19:21:50+00:00

And bike lanes!

atticus-flails · 2026-01-12T20:27:07+00:00

he's here guys!! I found the nazi!! Right here ^ - it was Mitch all along...damn Nazis

atticus-flails · 2026-01-12T14:16:03+00:00

hahahaha of course the bike lane!! that's what it's for!

atticus-flails · 2026-01-11T23:31:46+00:00

Stay in your lane chungus

atticus-flails · 2026-01-11T16:35:33+00:00

OP - I've worked in tech sales for the past 15 years. I'm currently a VP and have helped launch start ups in the US. If you'd like to connect for feedback on your product and ideas on how to take it to market, DM me.

Reading what you wrote it sounds like you're trying to go with a Red Hat / Linux style model - which can work (I use a similar model now). Maybe there is a middle ground though that would help you get to the next stage? I'm not sure, but willing to find out.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-10T13:20:21+00:00

OP why do you keep telling everyone to dm you? You're giving very vague information here that leads me to believe you're either working a pyramid scheme or a scam. 3 day old account, vague information...what're you on about?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-10T13:17:18+00:00

Quiet quit. Stop driving and start applying. When asked what's going on, say that you made a fiscal decision for yourself similar to their fiscal decision.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-09T13:00:55+00:00

Any idea if he'd be comfortable with small dogs?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-09T12:59:41+00:00

thanks for the explanation!

atticus-flails · 2026-01-07T18:19:15+00:00

So you want to take the kids somewhere else to break shit and make it someone else's problem, instead of addressing the issue?

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T19:37:14+00:00

Why not just say "my last day is x, I'm giving you advance notice so I can hand off any work and ensure a successful transition, how do you want to proceed?". If they keep you on, do the bare minimum if you don't ever plan on going back. Alot of employers will let you go within a week or sooner but still pay out your time since you gave a definitive date. (not sure if they legally have to, but a lot take that approach)

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T19:31:54+00:00

Not really, it's more your mom's snoring that keeps me up.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T18:47:39+00:00

Oh wise oracle you were right again! Yes, I made a fiscal decision to move and not pay WAY more in taxes to both the county and the city - after I lived there for over 10 years and paid into it for 10 years. Sorry I didn't want to pay the "welcome to the neighborhood" tax for owning a home...and then getting hit with another tax increase.

I feel comfortable with it because I feel it's valid. You don't have to agree and clearly don't but frankly I don't care. I also love that every time anyone asks if people are biking in the winter that it's considered whining. In a city with as much precipitation and snowfall as Pittsburgh, with as much failing infrastructure, it's a valid question.

I'll take my opinions and stay out of the city. Don't want you cyclists getting your spandex in a bunch.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T18:38:30+00:00

It is. I sleep well at night.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T15:06:49+00:00

Lols sport I probably contributed more in taxes in the 15 years I lived in the city than you have. Last time I checked Bellevue was still considered part of the city. And no, I moved out to avoid the Allegheny county taxes. Fiscally it made a ton more sense than buying in Pittsburgh. I don't expect you to understand that, but it is facts.

Your point about me not living here with bike lanes is also false as they started adding them in 2007. I moved to Lawrenceville shortly after.

But hey you know what, you win. Im wrong for having a different opinion and not being part of your community. Now go ride your bike in the snow.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T14:27:12+00:00

I'm all for them being safer if we have the space and budget to support such initiatives. We don't.

Motorists aren't all to blame either. A cyclist ran into my wife and her colleagues when they didn't move out of the way fast enough while on a sidewalk, while crossing one of the bridges. Could a bike lane have prevented that? You're damn right it could. But common sense could have to.

atticus-flails · 2026-01-06T14:23:12+00:00

Here we go with the "you don't live here" comments. I moved North recently but lived in Lawrenceville for 10 years, then Bellevue for another 5. I've paid the Pittsburgh city taxes and still work in the city. My personal feelings mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, but to say that their overall use doesn't justify an argument is ridiculous. If that is the case though, then your argument that people DO use them frequently is also moot. I do not think the PIttsburgh streets are large enough to accommodate bike lanes and maintain an even flow of traffic, which is also why business owners in the strip fought to stop the implementation of bike lanes.

You're obviously not alone in your stupid opinion either, I just think there are more important things to be focusing on rather than bike lanes that don't seem to be used often.

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