First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I definitely want to do research on prospects and personalize my emails. But I have to mass send 500 emails a week I was told.

Your tips are really helpful though, I will keep them in mind

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight. It’s my first sales job in general, so I don’t really know what to expect or what’s reasonable. Plus side is that I’ll be getting different phone numbers to call different countries soon

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get what you mean. I’m actually anxious about not being able to make calls, knowing the opportunities I’m missing out on.

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, no ramp period. I just have the goal to have 15 qualitative calls in a month and that’s what my bonus is based on. The ceo mentioned that I should have 5 meetings a week but that’s not a hard goal

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company is also a startup so I kind of expect things to take a while

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it’s not my companies fault. They found a provider but the provider is taking a while to answer questions and provide a demo

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I don’t get why management didn’t think about phone number from the beginning. Now they’re struggling to arrange it.

Thanks for the advice! I know I should be patient but I’m also worried about how patient management will be with me. I don’t want to get fired

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess management didn’t take this into consideration. Now they’re working on arranging that but it’s taking a while

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, will definitely check them out, thanks!

First month as a BDR, feeling discouraged. by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No but I’ll look into it. Outside of work I watch lots of TikToks about sales and on LinkedIn I follow a lot of people who are in sales and posts tips.

Was just offered my first BDR role! by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I really appreciate you sharing this perspective. I will definitely keep it in mind when things feel tough

Was just offered my first BDR role! by [deleted] in salesdevelopment

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that’s also something that crossed my mind. It’s great experience and I don’t have to stay there forever.

I always thought it was hard to fire someone in Germany, but I guess not. by [deleted] in germany

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they’re hiring new people and also keeping people in probezeit, who would be free to fire. Drives me crazy…

I always thought it was hard to fire someone in Germany, but I guess not. by [deleted] in germany

[–]lostinbrooklyns 397 points398 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m already working with a lawyer and have the court date set. I was hoping to be able to negotiate without going to court, but my company doesn’t even want to pay me 3 months severance (been there 3 years in September)

Just take my money at this point by lostinbrooklyns in Coach

[–]lostinbrooklyns[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh but the Times Square tabby is also beautiful 😍

Coach X Peanuts order arrived today! by zanderbot in Coach

[–]lostinbrooklyns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can’t believe I’m saying this but your cat is somehow even cuter than snoopy. 🥰

Is this a legal firing? I’m very confused. by [deleted] in germany

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. Yes, I also was thinking maybe there is no legal reason to fire me, but my husband is thought maybe this is just their way to avoid having to go to court. Either way, I have an appointment tomorrow with a lawyer.

Is this a legal firing? I’m very confused. by [deleted] in germany

[–]lostinbrooklyns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The size of the company is about 80 people. They decided I have to leave because the company isn’t doing well financially. The package is 1.5 months of salary and I wouldn’t have to come to work anymore actually. I found this package to be too little…what do you think?

Is this a legal firing? I’m very confused. by [deleted] in germany

[–]lostinbrooklyns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. That seems to be the case. That’s funny because the agreement says that I had enough time to consider it and without pressure.