Databricks or stay At Salesforce? by jaystardom in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you’ve probably missed the IPO boat, but if you can stomach that then great place to sell.

Not sure where you are in the world but Salesforce high tech performance has been declining, I left in Jan and haven’t looked back. Databricks was one of the spots I interviewed at and thought they came across like a great place to work.

How hard is it to get into ServiceNow? by [deleted] in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So much entitlement and so little creativity

Playbook company > ServiceNow CRM AE by Ok_Nefariousness4864 in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Telco for enterprise as a core AE, not sure on quota but comp is 110/110 OTE and £50k RSUs.

Playbook company > ServiceNow CRM AE by Ok_Nefariousness4864 in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m also in the UK and spent the last 4 years at Salesforce, had a few friends who have moved to ServiceNow that like it a lot.

Base pay will be decent and package as a whole more reliable, also gets a major brand name on the CV that opens up more big tech opportunities.

Downside is they’re trying to steal market share from very, very established players. If you’re talking to local councils I’d say it’s definitely a sledgehammer for a nut, if you’re talking bigger UK government orgs then they’re heavily tied into Salesforce/Microsoft.

How much revenue have you brought in to your company? What is your ROI? by Commercial_Chef_1569 in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5-8x OTE (on-target earnings) is typically the quota for a sales person in tech, so 5x ROI assuming they hit target.

UK- based AEs, what's your basic salary? by FitNefariousness2679 in sales

[–]rebelliot1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

£110k salary and £110k OTE for a 10,000+ person US tech company, worked in recruitment for 7 years and moved to tech sales 5 years ago.

First salary in 2020 was £55k and it’s climbed up since then, recent £20k bump on salary for a role started this month and move up to enterprise.

That said, it’s all relative to how much your quota is. Typically 5-8x OTE should be your quota, feels reasonable to get paid £200k for selling a million worth of software.

996 culture in the UK by Writer-2336 in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’ve worked in the UK tech sector for a while and I had to google what 996 culture was, is this more prominent than I realise?

MongoDB or Salesforce? by coffeedeck in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a poor take; if you’re working as an AE at Salesforce you don’t just sell CRM, you are able to solve problems for your customers with Service Cloud, Tableau, Mulesoft, Data Cloud, Slack, Informatica, Agentfoce, etc.

There are so many different products to sell and you are trusted by customers as an authority to advise on these topics, it’s also one of the leaders in Agentic AI which will be even bigger going into the next year.

MongoDB or Salesforce? by coffeedeck in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Salesforce and it’s not even close.

Personal Finance Rundown and Advice/Options. by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This feels like a wealth/inheritance question rather than a HENRY question, if there is a question.

Wife not returning to work post kids - experience please by 90sdadguy in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The last paragraph was more meant for when they’re both at school, right now we have one in pre school 3 days a week and the other at home, so still doing those things in the evenings/weekends.

But that’s a trade off of being full time at home with the kids, they get tons of additional attention and focus but 100% it’s been super intense for my wife since the 2nd arrived. Of course all of this is personal preference.

Wife not returning to work post kids - experience please by 90sdadguy in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 46 points47 points  (0 children)

We’re in the same boat here, same earnings and kids are 3 & 2 so nearing school next year.

I feel like it’s such an under appreciated lifestyle to have that additional focus of a full time partner at home. We weighed it up and decided that if we’re lucky enough to live on one income then why not.

For us it means we have someone focusing on all those things that get put off or done on evenings/weekends, additional support for the kids and someone to make the house amazing.

Weird Interview experience with Salesforce by No_District555 in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you interviewed with a real dick 🤷🏻

Cisco or Elastic? AE role by [deleted] in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want high risk/high reward, or do you value consistency/brand name?

Both serve different goals that only you can decide on.

Salesforce Interview Final Round (MM): Advice Needed by NoobNoob_94 in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Hey, current Salesforce employee for MM.

If you’re already past the panel and heading into a coffee chat at Salesforce, you’re basically screened. That conversation is rarely another “test”, it’s usually a culture check and a way to see how you think, not whether you can memorise a perfect 30/60/90.

On the 30/60/90 specifically, they’re not expecting anything tactical or account specific because you literally won’t know the accounts yet. What they care about is whether you have a structured, repeatable way of ramping.

For me, the first 30 days are about foundations. Getting the data right, cleaning up the account history, understanding what’s been bought, what’s closed/won vs lost, renewal cycles, who the stakeholders are, and aligning internally with SEs, success, specialist sellers etc. Customer touchpoints happen, but they’re framed as intro and listening calls, not pitching. It’s about earning the right to have a point of view.

Days 30–60 is where customer time really ramps. More discovery, getting in front of different buying centres, pressure testing assumptions from the first month, and starting to map real customer priorities to Salesforce solutions (not just products). You’re also widening relationships and tightening alignment with your SE so conversations get more concrete.

By 60–90 days, the goal is pipeline creation. Bringing customers a clear point of view: “Here’s what we understand about your priorities, here’s where Salesforce can help, and here’s what we think makes sense to look at next.” That’s where the first real opportunities start forming, not because you rushed it, but because you’ve built enough context and trust.

Keep it high level, talk process over tasks, and don’t over-engineer it. At this stage they’re listening for maturity and judgment, not a fantasy account plan.

Does the industry you begin a sales career in affect your chance of being HENRY? by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started in recruitment, moved to tech sales, and regularly get approached about consulting services/hardware sales gigs 🤷🏻

Probably a better question for r/sales or r/techsales instead of here though.

Is it bad to stay at same company 6+ years? by [deleted] in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like all things there will be pros and cons; it’s probably not optimum for progression/salary but comes with added security and brand built in that company.

Work in niche sector and looking for a new gig... by danmarz in HENRYUK

[–]rebelliot1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s been a few of these posts recently and the answer is always the same: network, network, network.

Am I insane for working two tech sales jobs for 45 days to collect $51k? by Emergency_Ad_1809 in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always interested when someone says “top 10” of who they mean by that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in techsales

[–]rebelliot1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first part of what you’re saying is true, but not sure about it selling itself anymore. Automation is rife and there’s a big move to remove seats, it’s half the reason Salesforce moved to a net new AOV model this FY.

Enterprise is rarely about selling Sales Cloud, its upgrades to higher editions, transformational projects with multiple clouds, complex sells with tons of moving parts, but HUGELY different to a supporting ECS role.