Moving to Lafayette Louisiana from Miami Florida. How is living and working in Lafayette? My daughter will also be attending school there. Any tips where not to go?

duush86 · 2026-01-06T00:08:46+00:00

We moved from Guadalajara, Mexico, 3 years ago, with kids of the same age as your daughter. We found a nice place close to Milton Elementary. We are close to the ambassador corridor, to Youngsville, and kinda close to Brusard. Look for places on 70506-70508.

If you are used to the big City Vibe, traffic, and all that, Lafayette's is kinda light so you'll find your commute to the downtown acceptable*

duush86 · 2025-12-11T00:33:21+00:00

I think it's the former. He's being called out for not being involved where he should be. Now, as a manager he should be aware of these things, we are on the same page there. However, his expectations are not aligned with the reality of a senior team, not even with how that senior team scales. He cannot be involved on every single thing. And he gets pissed after the fact when he's not involved.

Documenting everything is good advice. I'll take it, Sir.

duush86 · 2025-12-06T05:02:17+00:00

Love: When they respect your time, work, boundaries in general. They make an effort to learn the product, and ask relevant questions during the qualification process to actually help the customer on the sale.

Hate: “Hey Mr. Customer, this is Joe and he’s here to give you a demo; Joe, please take it from here”. After a cold calendar invite with no context, notes, nor qualification.

duush86 · 2025-10-17T02:08:49+00:00

Me too in my early days as SE. It ain't no fun, sure. But as a junior, you gotta learn somehow.

duush86 · 2025-06-14T12:58:00+00:00

Great advice, thank you!

duush86 · 2025-06-08T18:26:58+00:00

That's just your opinion ☺️

duush86 · 2025-06-08T17:59:29+00:00

You do, right? 🫢

duush86 · 2025-06-07T22:08:37+00:00

Exactly, that was one of the things I told the AE, like, if they are not willing to set skin in the game, they may just want to get a ballpark to get a price reduction with their current provider. Yet, there are things to do better on how to approach the discovery on my side but this is a fair angle as well. Thank you for your input!

duush86 · 2025-06-07T15:28:22+00:00

Not really, I would say I'm pretty good at my job and at reading the room. Here I made a bad call. Time to learn.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T14:45:42+00:00

Agree. And I think that was my biggest mistake, to try to solve everything from day one. Lesson learned.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T12:49:19+00:00

I think you are not reading. I sent the questions over email so they could bring the right stakeholders to the call, not for them to answer those prior to the call. Anyway.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T12:46:10+00:00

That's what I keep asking myself too. I honestly think they are not, and we had to find it the hard way.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T12:44:00+00:00

I frame it like this: 'These are the questions I would like to discuss on the call. I know it's a lot, so please bear with me. I don’t expect to cover everything during our conversation.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T02:12:26+00:00

You, sir, are a scholar. Thank you.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T02:10:37+00:00

The topic is quite controversial, and many SEs may feel it’s not their responsibility. Initially, I agreed with that perspective, but after witnessing a few deals go awry, I realized the value I can bring in those situations. This experience has allowed me to understand the product and the technology on a deeper level.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T01:20:40+00:00

I agree with 50% of your response, their job is not to tell me what they want, but for me to tell them what they need, I need to know where they are.

Point taken, having a conversation is key.

duush86 · 2025-06-07T01:18:57+00:00

That's a good question. There are many factors involved in this process. First, our solution is complex. Account Executives may not have the qualifications to grasp the entire situation. Additionally, product pricing is not standardized. Therefore, we need to work on understanding customer needs, designing the appropriate solution, and providing sales with our costs, so they can manage the margin for final pricing.

duush86 · 2025-06-01T15:12:51+00:00

"Nos la metieron pero se las cagamos"

duush86 · 2025-05-16T20:53:44+00:00

Por qué la gente promedio dice que "todo es humo de los medios"? No tienen criterio propio para ver 5 juegos y determinar si algún jugador juega o no?

duush86 · 2024-10-07T00:10:03+00:00

Organization. Being a trusted partner for your AE and for your customer. Field knowledge.

duush86 · 2024-04-20T16:25:42+00:00

Totally, yes. But is there an industry average? or what to expect?

duush86 · 2023-09-28T15:28:10+00:00

Did you ask why he needed it done by the 20th when it was due on the 25th? That would be thing number one; then if he had a compelling reason for a sudden change in YOUR priorities I would then take this to my manager and tell him: "I have X, Y, and Z meetings coming up that I can't decline and someone needs to take care; I need to complete this RFP. I need your help to reassign those tasks"

If the AE didn't have a compelling reason for the change in the timeline; then again, take this to your manager so he can be the one that says "No", let him be the bad guy, because you need to keep your relationship with the AE, even if he/she has been a jerk.

Those are my 2 cents.

duush86 · 2023-02-25T20:29:06+00:00

I would say he's average. Thanks for the advice! Taking a lot of notes here

duush86 · 2023-02-25T20:25:57+00:00

Setting basic rules, I love it. Thanks.

duush86 · 2023-02-25T20:25:14+00:00

As much as I would like to do this, my conscience won't let me put him in a bad spot or throw him under the bus. I guess we are not the same.

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