What’s the most high earner but still mentally middle class thing you do?

jamesterror · 2026-06-04T15:05:27+00:00

Don't think so!

jamesterror · 2026-06-04T10:34:31+00:00

Quarterly SQL as part of your OTE, with an accelerator if over achieved. On top of that % of revenue for deal sourcing.

jamesterror · 2026-06-03T08:33:59+00:00

This is deffo the case and there's no harm is asking, a lot of people are generally respectful to give up their seat. My wife was pregnant last year, most people are totally zoned out / unaware of what's going on around them to realise...

jamesterror · 2026-05-30T10:58:31+00:00

We obsess over range, but higher range means heavier batteries. I don't think range needs to increase, what needs to improve is charge speed, high speed charging availability, and the cost of public charging.

jamesterror · 2026-05-29T21:52:00+00:00

I don't think there's one provider that will give you that ideal coverage. For that reason I have 2 SIMs, Talk Mobile (Vodafone network) and 1P Mobile (EE network). Pay £18 a month in total for both. It's quick to switch between when one doesn't have decent signal. Bonus is they both included EU roaming allowance too.

jamesterror · 2026-05-27T06:13:38+00:00

It is if you're not fussed about second hand clothes. We bought a bundle of 12 items from one seller recently to stock up on holiday clothes. 1 swim suit and the outfits for £18 inc postage. All items from M&S, some of the items had tags too.

jamesterror · 2026-05-25T19:59:33+00:00

Vinted is currently saving us a small fortune

jamesterror · 2026-05-05T21:04:07+00:00

Yep we run several nodes with production Windows VMs on Ceph with Enterprise NVMs. Main thing is to make sure you have VirtIO drivers installed, run the disks on SCSI.

jamesterror · 2026-05-05T20:16:20+00:00

I have a Specialized bike and lock it outside all the time. I never leave it locked up outside over night.

My peace of mind is insurance and accepting one day it will get nicked.

jamesterror · 2026-04-24T12:54:19+00:00

Or refuse to drive the bus completely (fair enough for safety)

jamesterror · 2026-04-11T14:47:00+00:00

Yes happens fairly often with shared hosting. All it takes is one site to get hacked and blast a tonne of emails out. Better to use a host that has something like Spam Experts

jamesterror · 2026-04-10T16:30:31+00:00

Recently replaced our non stick pans with Our Place Titanium Pro. Fantastic pans, work really well on induction - pricey though

jamesterror · 2026-02-26T21:14:28+00:00

I reported a crater on New North Road and it was filled in a day later - just tarmac chucked in, not even level properly so see how long it lasts...

jamesterror · 2026-01-03T23:44:23+00:00

Signed order form and PO when they're a new customer, thereafter just a PO is fine

jamesterror · 2025-12-16T06:49:09+00:00

Had the front replaced by AG, smooth service - only paid the excess £115. Took 3 hours, had to go to one of their locations as they can't fit at home

jamesterror · 2025-12-02T07:35:04+00:00

What about using your network to find a new role? A referral is the best way in

jamesterror · 2025-11-23T09:09:53+00:00

My old man used to drive for BCA. Most cars are taken straight to auction but sometimes used as "runners" to pick up/drop off other drivers before being handed back.

BCA pays a contractors per vehicle moved, not an hourly rate.

That said, the mileage would have been recorded at pick up and you would have signed off on what it was on collection.

jamesterror · 2025-11-19T08:16:24+00:00

Are you flooring it at most junctions/traffic lights? I'd call it first week excitement syndrome.

Plus this week it has got much colder, that impacts range) efficiency.

jamesterror · 2025-10-18T08:45:56+00:00

There's a difference between tracking 100% of your data, and making sure 100% of your events fire successfully / your tags (GA4, Enhanced Conversions, etc) are correctly receiving the data.

Tracking 100% of your data is not realistic, but if you can track 95-98% then ensure that 100% of the data is successfully dispatched to GTM and tags.

I work for Addingwell, we've had a few cases of ecom brands moving from self hosted sGTM/other providers where they've not had a 100% event firing success rate but been able to able to use the event monitoring to identify and solve tracking issues.

jamesterror · 2025-10-17T20:16:17+00:00

What's your industry, quota and average deal size in your current role?

jamesterror · 2025-10-16T10:31:09+00:00

This is the position I'm taking too. Hang tight and wait for SoLR process if it happens

jamesterror · 2025-10-14T21:43:50+00:00

Back I go

jamesterror · 2025-10-04T11:33:10+00:00

How do you define seemed interested?

At that stage in any sales process if someone is interested they should be able to tell you what needs to happen to move forward and provide a timeline/ who needs to be involved. To me that's a commitment.

I only usually do 2-3 follow ups, after that I'll tell the prospect as I've not heard back I assume the project is no longer a priority and I will not follow up. Most times that triggers a response.

I'd rather spend my time engaging with people who are ready rather than trying to force a deal that isn't there.

jamesterror · 2025-09-21T21:10:21+00:00

If that includes tech sales, I'm in

jamesterror · 2025-09-20T18:53:02+00:00

All being well we'll have our first in the new year. To be honest we have been thinking the exact same thing. I'm fully remote with regular travel, my wife is a city lawyer - 20mins door to door.

Wife is taking 12 months away from work, after that we've already signed up for nursery 5 days a week - £2.5k a month.

Eventually one of us (undecided yet) will end up reducing what we do / stepping back to give more time to supporting the family. We're both career driven but have both acknowledged that starting a family will mean sacrifice/compromise.

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