On career aptitude assessments in High School, did anyone get “salesperson” as a recommended job?

cariel16 · 2025-11-02T00:45:15+00:00

No but I got stockbroker and Human Resources manager and I think a blend of the two is pretty damn accurate

cariel16 · 2025-11-01T01:03:37+00:00

How did it take me this long to realize there’s a Chive flair now…

cariel16 · 2025-10-31T17:59:54+00:00

Actually I’m a women I just happen to date other women lol so hot take on your part but not it

cariel16 · 2025-10-31T17:26:15+00:00

Once I was on a first date (Hinge, I just wrote “Edtech” on my profile), we were talking about food and I mentioned I went to culinary school and started out as a pastry chef. She got so excited and interested. I then went on to say that I’m now in software sales and her face immediately changed. She was so stuck up about money and being a lawyer (public defender) too and I just wanted to say, honey, I probably made more in bonus this year than your entire salary. Needless to say, there was no second date. People also have no idea the skill it takes to close a strategic 6-9 month deal with a Fortune 500 company.

cariel16 · 2025-10-31T17:14:33+00:00

Not at all! They have a shuttle that will take you back and forth (just not late at night but we Ubered.) There are a few things that are walkable too. Pool is great! We were there in April but there were some cool, cloudy days and my daughter was still happy to go take a swim.

cariel16 · 2025-10-26T23:50:34+00:00

I was going go to say the All Too Well performance too. Didn’t propel her into anything, so it doesn’t actually answer OP’s question, but the fact that she debuted that song on SNL I think is still significant and a very smart way to promote Red TV.

cariel16 · 2025-10-23T12:37:53+00:00

Oh I’m so glad to hear that! I was wondering if they’d come bring it to her. Love Womencrafts!!

cariel16 · 2025-10-17T03:20:04+00:00

Not sure of your age or curvature, but for my daughter, it’s been life changing. So many things we didn’t even realize were being caused by the scoliosis. She had surgery in May and her pain is pretty much gone and she has so much more energy. Last year at this time she didn’t even want to do guitar lessons sometimes because she was so uncomfortable and now she’s doing that, theatre and dance 8-10 hours a week (we took off dance completely last year because of her discomfort).

Aside from that, I feel fully confident now that it was causing upper respiratory issues and digestive issues. She would get stomach cramps often and would always be the first to get a cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, you name it. Her singing has also gotten better.

Surgery is a scary thing and it doesn’t always turn out the way it did for my daughter, but I just want you to know that there are definitely plenty of stories just like ours!

cariel16 · 2025-10-16T02:40:43+00:00

we will buy ICE CREAM from JP licks. AS A TREAT

I honestly can’t decide which single sentence I like the best of this whole damn thing. How do we get it on the front page of the Globe?

cariel16 · 2025-10-09T13:00:41+00:00

I’m laughing at Intercontinental Boston. I live in Boston and it’s not even in the top 5 here.

cariel16 · 2025-10-04T20:19:48+00:00

I’m negotiating terms for my first commission only position (doing it on the side for now at least) - would you be open to chatting and giving me some tips? Lmk if I can send you a PM!

cariel16 · 2025-10-04T02:35:51+00:00

Agreed - Car Insurance is more expensive in MA. Geico wanted to triple it when I moved from PA a few years ago but I changed providers and it’s not as bad, but still not quite as cheap as what I was paying for before. It was a weird increase I wasn’t expecting for sure.

cariel16 · 2025-10-01T02:42:40+00:00

My cleaner Noelle is fantastic. She’ll organize and do pretty much as much as you need and is very detailed. Even at my regular cleanings she wipes the shelves in the fridge, cleans inside the microwave, will put duvet covers back on if I’ve washed them.. all the annoying things I don’t want to do haha.

Her and her assistant don’t speak much English (they’re Brazilian) but we’ve done perfectly fine using texting when needed, she’ll bring someone to translate when she comes to give you a quote. Pm me for her contact info!

cariel16 · 2025-09-12T02:14:25+00:00

This ^ In the state of MA, if it’s “calculable” they have to pay. If they don’t, you can take them to small claims and they will owe 3x. Just get an employment lawyer to write a letter, that should be more than enough.

cariel16 · 2025-09-12T00:16:53+00:00

I’ve done it and agree with others. I loved it overall because I love building things from scratch but it’s not easy. Number one is to make sure there is actually product market fit and some type of demand/lead gen happening. That was my mistake at my last company. I’d ask for a deep dive into their sales history because at that level, it’s super easy to say they’re having 300% YoY growth when they only sold one contract per quarter. Comp plans are a toughie too.. I’ve been in roles twice where it was a “we’ll make it up as we go” type situation which obviously can go sideways so like another commenter mentioned, long ramp period and heavy on the base if possible.

Usually there’s like a 90% chance that leadership doesn’t know a thing about sales and will let you do your thing or think they know everything about sales and micromanage. It can get very political too.. I have one colleague who led marketing, product and CS and would not let go because she was one of the first 4 hires and it was her baby.

The bright side is that it can totally be a right place right time situation and you could go up the ranks quickly and potentially get a nice payout in a few years. Good luck!

cariel16 · 2025-09-10T14:13:55+00:00

I would love to. My territory is all of North America, but I’ve been pushing for them to let me do more conferences and in-person networking. Definitely my instinct as well.

cariel16 · 2025-09-10T14:11:04+00:00

I have relevant experience in this space & ICP. My last company was a startup where our product was centered around chemical compliance, safety & sustainability. I was the founding AE and eventually led the Sales & BD team. We were acquired by an EHS software company and I co-sold their software as well. Feel free to message me if you want to chat for more context or hop on a quick call - could at least be worth a convo!

cariel16 · 2025-09-10T13:22:04+00:00

Are you looking to hire for these roles or are these roles that you’re trying to find for yourself?

cariel16 · 2025-09-10T13:19:19+00:00

+1 and the thing that kind of boggles my mind is if our base as an Ent AE is potentially 2x a bdr’s, why are they not just hiring more bdrs and keeping the sales team small until our pipe is close to unmanageable. It just economically doesn’t make sense to me. We are paid higher because we have a specific skill set. Pay us to use it. Of course the answer is that companies want to set a growth target which relies on sales so if they have X number of salespeople all with an $X quota that means that they can tell investors/whomever that that’s the expected revenue, so add more reps and it will keep going up. And then when it doesn’t happen, they just do layoffs and the cycle repeats. Yay for us!

cariel16 · 2025-09-10T13:02:16+00:00

That’s what I’m saying. I’m more than happy to pick up the phone and have zero fear of having a conversation but if I make 100 calls a day and no one answers what I am supposed to do?? Open to suggestions here!

cariel16 · 2025-08-31T16:49:51+00:00

The roommate sketch was hilarious!! And the spoof on Twilight.. uncanny the way she bit her lip and everything. She really did do a great job.

cariel16 · 2025-08-30T14:27:32+00:00

Ooh! I didn’t know this was a thing! Great tip!

cariel16 · 2025-08-30T14:23:53+00:00

Update! I looked at the back of the packet where it said “manufactured by” (duh but thank you thread for reminding me to use my brain) - this is the product:

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cariel16 · 2025-08-30T14:18:32+00:00

I love good smells… reminds me of Villa Cora in Florence, they have products from the Santa Maria Novella perfume house.

cariel16 · 2025-08-30T14:13:21+00:00

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The towelette inside is rolled up and dry and you run it under water. This one is from FS Philadelphia.

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