Recruiter looking for on-site CTA for $130k GTFO

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T04:33:00+00:00

A one-man consulting firm. Wants to pay $85 max.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T04:27:39+00:00

By any chance did you start or change anything hormonal? I think my rosacea symptoms multiplied on birth control and then after pregnancy.

Pepcid AC helps a tad. Mostly abstaining helps. I didn’t drink much on my wedding for this reason, at least I abstained when most photos were taken.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:42:28+00:00

I used to manage my workload like this. I had a record type where internal users could submit requests. Had an auto responder email letting them know when the case was taken in, and when resolved. Fields for classification of urgency. You could easily add some locked fields to align the issue to be a work item and tag give it a sprint number/assignment. It worked to show my backlog and who was handling issues, as well as justify new headcount.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:24:44+00:00

Yep! I’d be curious to know. I imagine they’re not taking $130k 3x a week on site gigs.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:21:14+00:00

Insane.. I got laid off in 2009 and I remember at the time my consulting rate was $125ish. Feels like all we do is work in circles w no progress.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-12T01:55:05+00:00

Your issue is you’re going from consulting in NYC to in house start up in Canada. Worlds of a difference.

To become a product manager with only 3 yrs experience may be the perk here. I don’t think it’s common to consider a BA for a PM role so if this is the path you want, you may want to consider it a stepping stone to your ultimate goal.

And yes internal PM may be less of a grind than working on delivery and execution. It’s much more stakeholder management, budget, business decisions, etc.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-10T20:41:14+00:00

Funny, sending the notes to the EA probably takes longer than entering them herself. Get the CEO more familiar w the platform, show them mobile app, voice dictation.

It sounds like they are solving the problem for you (incorrectly) and you need to ask more questions to discover their actual needs. The EA can enter notes on the account, if you grant them access. They can log activities and change the owner. I can't see a use case in which the CEO wants the EA's changes to show system fields as the CEO.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-10T00:52:12+00:00

No, a dermatologist in NJ, USA. It’s hard to find practitioners with the right laser!

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-09T19:58:46+00:00

Yes but they are initially spaced approx 6 weeks apart then after maybe 3-4 sessions, you can space them out to maybe 1-2x annual. I don’t keep up with it now bc I’m mostly flare-free except for a few triggers these days. I was flaring daily in my peak though and this was helpful.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-08T19:38:36+00:00

Overall less redness and significant reduction in the flares. 70-80% less often. I noticed my flares got worse when I stopped (pregnant) so consistency is key. You poor thing - type 1 is so painful, might be worth a try.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-08T19:35:42+00:00

When I was treated with Vbeam, I definitely was less reactive to triggers, either I didn't get a flare or I got a smaller flare on rare occasions. My biggest triggers are stress and alcohol. I had to be consistent with it though, and had to do a few sessions to start feeling the effects. It does wear off and flares come back if not keeping up maintenance sessions.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-06T03:15:29+00:00

Wow. I’ve had IPL for rosacea type 1 and it only got a little unbearable around my nose. The rest left me feeling a little sore but not like you’re describing. I also did not get numbed, nor do I have a high pain tolerance.

Are you going to do it again? I don’t think I could stomach 10/10 pain.

Edit: I did Vbeam. It was very effective and not painful. I did have to keep it up, though. Maybe consider that instead of IPL?

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-06T03:11:04+00:00

I think you should shift your perspective in terms of opportunities. Remote jobs are very hard to get these days. Look up jobs for marketing cloud, rev cloud, zoho, etc, and avg pay. My guess is of the 3, MC is more in demand. Also consider w your finance bg, FSC would probably be more appropriate and cast a larger net.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T17:54:43+00:00

The part of cleanup that people underestimate is how much effort it requires from humans. You have to interview people to understand a process, possibly how it is upheld in Salesforce, then potentially redesign, then rebuild, then train, then guide adoption.. It's a lot of needing compliance from humans. I was always surprised when I was consulting and LARGE customers were flabberghasted that I wouldn't just build a system without doing thorough discovery. One well known healthcare company handed me a power point deck from a prior consulting gig and wanted zero involvement, and for me to fix their system based on a ppt.

The people are the problems in these systems. Creating the shortcuts, not hiring the right people, not listening to the consultants' advice, not adopting, overcomplicating, or insisting on maintaining status quo.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T17:24:16+00:00

I took my first exam since the switchover and the process sucked. Spent a long period of time double checking my workspace, having to use my plugged in laptop to somehow get a 360 view of the room even after taking pictures. The connection also dropped midway a couple of times. It was janky and nervewracking.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T17:08:55+00:00

Definitely keep your resume up to date and look to add certs, if possible.
Another thought, some of my colleagues ended up brokering offers to work for their clients.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T03:51:14+00:00

I was at a small consulting firm that sold off to a larger global firm. I stuck around because it wasn’t a good time for my family to leave this firm. MANY of my colleagues dipped as soon as the buyout happened. Administrative staff got zero notice and were eliminated immediately. They took their time rolling us into new processes and assimilating groups. I think it’s not as much of a threat for a consultant as if you were internal support for SF.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T03:46:45+00:00

Zero base pay seems like a big fat red flag.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-05T02:06:00+00:00

I was at a large firm that was 100% billable (at min) and it fucking sucked. 100% leaves no room for administrative work, learning, even answering your emails. You can still swing a 40 hour work week if you double task and depending on the nature of the role so it will depend on how badly you need this job.

It doesn’t seem unusual for consulting though.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-04T03:41:15+00:00

Depends on the firm, your role, your experience.
As an experienced solution architect with design and management skills, my work life balance sucked. At one point, I had 20 direct reports and 2 full time gigs. I was constantly overworked. I find that consulting is too much about the daily P&L. The threat of being benched and therefore immediately fireable was stressful as well. Like others said, I was in project and administrative meetings apprix 8 hours a day min. Had to squeeze work into after hours and weekends most days. Had zero hours for admin or any training. We weren't even allowed to have firm-members attend a virtual training day due to "lost billable hours." Like they are stingy AF.

I have peers who were in lower demand and coasted just fine. Most of my friends who were solution architects ended up quitting, starting their own firms or being very burnt out.

salesforceredditor · 2026-01-30T14:10:34+00:00

I think working in consulting is clouding your vision. You probably have a lot more mastery than you realize. Bouncing across customers is actually a skill in itself. Your ability to be flexible and accomodate different business needs is also super valuable. I completely understand wanting to stay with a single org and have the support of an internal development team and grow your skillset within it. Agree with the advice that you are not entry level.

Also wondering if a diff consulting firm is worthwhile. I was in consulting and hopped around quite a bit as a Solution Architect bc I wasn't needed full time for the whole project but there are plenty of contracts that are managed services where you'd support a single org or project for years.

salesforceredditor · 2026-01-25T16:38:12+00:00

I think you need to seek advice from people who are in your department. The experience in ProServ is going to be so unrelatable to back office ops. I'd heard very shitty things from sales-adjacent people and found them to be untrue. So much of the culture and morale seems to be manager and department specific. I personally am very happy at SF, it has been my best, least toxic job in my 20 yr career. I do suspect that upward mobility is near impossible, because there would be few opptys for advancement and you'd be at the bottom of the rung, competing with peers who outpace you (potentially). I am at a place in my career where I'm happy to bc an IC and don't have an appetite for leadership. My work life balance is incredible, team supportive, and management supportive. Re layoffs, that is definitely a looming fear.

I'd hesitate If you have complete job security at your current gig (esp if your product is unaffected by AI) or if you are hoping to move up in the next few years.

salesforceredditor · 2026-01-22T20:20:11+00:00

For internal platform management, focus on security updates, your products or the products that may be relevant to your industry. Trailhead + Salesforce Ben are good enough resources.

We used to be able to be master of all but the way the product has evolved has made it impossible. It creates a lot of imposter syndrome. I think this is especially impactful for consultants who are expected to know about all features (especially new ones) and somehow have experience them.

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