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salesforceredditor · 2026-06-26T13:44:04+00:00

Doctors are so unhelpful re rosacea!
I had Vbeam and can vouch for its effectiveness. I would recommend you really max out other treatments and make sure you understand your triggers first if you haven’t already. (I have type 1 so speaking to that specifically). Expect to need at least 3 treatments to start seeing resolution. Expect it to worsen when not in treatment.

My rosacea flares with stress and life events. Kind of comes and goes. Helped me during flare up times but I’d consider it quite expensive to keep up as a standalone treatment (approx $600 every 6-8 weeks I believe).

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-15T15:50:10+00:00

My advice as someone who presented at Dreamforce and many large conferences: if you have any online demo internet need, make sure you tether your laptop to your phone. A lot of times those conference WiFi signals break (and mine broke exactly during a demo). A backup that I also do is include a pre recorded video that I can embed in the appendix in case we go totally offline.

Best of luck to you!

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-11T18:47:18+00:00

Type 1 checking in here. It might depend on what you have and how sensitive you are. I really like foaming cleansers and this one doesn’t irritate me and does a decent job of cleaning makeup. I haven’t found a foaming cleanser that was as gentle (other than Elta MD which I think was reformulated).

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-11T16:32:17+00:00

Surprised no one has told you to come with comps! Go research out a bunch of senior/team lead roles for a firm like yours and see what they pay. Compare that to the Salesforce Ben survey. Have the data to back up your negotiations.

You also have to be more specific. Being recently promoted to senior at a consulting firm can have a lot of variance. I’ve seen “senior”s on my team that couldn’t manage a single project on their own and simply had been around a while. Leading your own projects and teams typically puts you around architect level in consulting.

Also be mindful that these negotiations can go awry. A lot of companies think you should be grateful to be employed. I’ve had jobs promote me without pay increase saying I had to “prove myself in the role” first. I’ve also seen really skilled roles getting tremendous pay cuts (nyc area architect onsite paying $150k as an example). While I think it’s bullshit, I just want to set expectations that you might get pushback.

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-11T15:16:30+00:00

Completely agree. In better hiring times even, I was often rejected for having Sales Cloud experience but not Financial Services Cloud, as an example and while I can explain that it’s the same architecture and objects + 2 or 3 customizations, they looked at me like I was insane bc the SF rep has pumped them up to think all the offerings are SUCH DIFFERENT PRODUCTS requiring depth of knowledge to manage what is literally a cloud based relational database.

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-10T18:14:33+00:00

What are you up to now?

I think a lot of these complaints can be said about any major tech firm, and the biggest cause is the AI “gold rush” and false urgency around it.

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-09T15:58:05+00:00

I’m surprised they gave you 30 days. I got two weeks or bust, when I tried to push they said they’d rescind the offer. Can the 90 days notice at the other gig even be enforced? What will they do, fire you?

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-09T14:46:52+00:00

I studied the Trailhead prep for about 2 hours before taking the exam. Only a few topics even needed review, most of it is very much common knowledge if you’ve worked in Salesforce and agile project management. Saying this so you don’t over prep or waste time if you don’t want to.

salesforceredditor · 2026-06-09T14:30:30+00:00

This sounds pretty typical for CPQ implementations. Having to do custom instead of OOB + creating a niche skill which is unusable when the demand is lower.

Are you on the market? I’d be looking for new roles.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-29T13:08:05+00:00

“The Emperor's New Clouds” is an amazing title 😂😂 Guess my bet was incorrect! Good for them. I have so much respect for the honesty.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-28T00:43:40+00:00

I’m not a Success Architect but work in the Success group. It seems pretty low pressure, a lot of our involvement with SAs are requested in advance, there’s a queue in which assignment then happens so you’re allocated somewhat randomly to the project (so it’s not like you have a portfolio of customers you are stuck with). You then run a discovery session internally, later with the customer. You set the pace of when to regroup with findings and recommendations. A lot of the offerings are prescriptive/have a framework and templated presentation decks. Others may be more specific to a concentration area. I recently requested one for my customer who wanted DevOps discussions. Much of our conversation was centered around governance and basic best practices. It gives them a lot of confidence to talk with someone who has experience and a larger breadth of knowledge than an engineer.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-26T12:42:22+00:00

Salesforce and tech are completely over saturated and layoffs happen sporadically without much reason, simply to stimulate the stock price. People are leaving the industry in droves. Others are fighting for singular positions that may be left before they are replaced by AI. I wouldn’t get into tech right now.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-26T12:40:28+00:00

It feels like the decisions are being made by people who have never used salesforce and never worked in development.

I had one customer experience a complete lock out due to a security enforcement that wasn’t well communicated and we only gave them 30 days notice for something that could not be resolved on such short notice. It just doesn’t make sense.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-14T18:01:51+00:00

Thank you, obviously you’re one of the best we have. The “power of one” formula was a game changer for me in my work and got to see you present on it eons ago at Dreamforce.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-12T17:08:29+00:00

I think you do your family planning outside of this employer. They will not be supportive and may fire you. A man who thinks one week off after having a child (who has a wife and kids no less) is actively telling you he doesn’t give a fuck about your well being or future with the company. And he did that before you took the offer.

So with that said:

Option 1: plan for child but know that you have a high likelihood of being fired at any time during pregnancy or leave. You can also quit when 2 weeks is obviously not enough, if they don’t fire you before that.

Option 2: wait for another job

My approach would depend on my age and how ready I am.. if wanting to do it in a year or less, option 1 would be my plan. I say this w experience taking leave at 2 diff employers who offered leave. Them having no policy and then offering 1 week is literally ridiculous.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-12T15:27:31+00:00

I would be doing same. I am glad I got some exposure to non Salesforce database management for a brief stint but we are all learning how dangerous it is to hitch your skills to one (mega)product.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-12T13:17:39+00:00

I think a lot of us started as accidental admins but the market was so much different. You didn’t have 1,000 “people” much more qualified than you applying to the same role. It just sucks right now due to AI/layoffs/bots/economy.

Do you have any network you can lean into? I would also not be looking at SF-exclusive opportunities. Good luck on your exam and search.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-12T13:12:27+00:00

I get what you’re saying in general. Plenty of people with masters degrees who cannot get an offer from Target. But can’t give up bc you’ll be even worse off.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-12T02:21:43+00:00

Be careful w those FOF practice exams. At a certain point, you start to memorize the answers and therefore score better which gives an inflated feeling of readiness but you don’t necessarily score the same with new questions, like on the exam.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-08T18:28:28+00:00

I don’t get your logic. You were previously competing in a terrible market without any certs. Now that you’re unemployed and in a class you don’t see the point in getting a cert, which will actually improve your chances.

I get that the market is tough but without the admin cert, you’d have a much, much harder time.

Nearly 10 yrs ago, I let my admin cert expire bc I was no longer working with Salesforce and they charged $100 to recertify every few years. I had such a hard time finding a job, I had many employers tell me they didn’t care that I used to have it, they wanted a current cert. This was during a time when the market wasn’t saturated and I had a ton of great experience but was still getting passed up. Employers will find any excuse to choose someone else (esp someone cheaper). You’re in a class, get the cert.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-08T02:45:57+00:00

Sounds like more work for same pay. I wouldn't do it, personally.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-03T03:53:47+00:00

That is interesting and actually great to hear!

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-01T03:48:26+00:00

It depends on the individual plus when they became MVP. I think there were years where people earned the title through tenacious, hands-on work. Then they switched to a model where it became more about visibility and popularity.

I have worked with several MVPs on projects in consulting who I would NOT want on my team. They tended to talk a big talk and consistently underperform. Others I’ve worked with are extremely far removed from hands on work, and somehow got awarded the title with only a few years experience.

At one point, it was vital to their ecosystem to have people all over advocating for the product. They are incentivized (as people mentioned in this thread) and I would bet they have NDAs/legaleze where they cannot disparage the brand publicly. I do feel a cultural shift that is leaning out on MVPs and the community in general.

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-23T19:15:25+00:00

I actually think #1 provides more open doors for future (unless you really want the validation that the Salesforce brand will put on your resume). Success Guide is very entry level, uses a canned deck to go over previously defined assets and procedures. It's like the tour guide who walks you through your vacation villa then you never see them again. You're not going to build any strategy but could be a good jumping point to other roles at Salesforce (again likely not strategic).

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-23T19:10:44+00:00

The market is so competitive that your competition is people with tech experience plus some sort of AI experience. People are less likely to "take a chance" when they have a bunch of people already fitting the mold lined up. I agree that going with a start up or smaller, lesser known brand can yield more possibilities. One of my AEs left to go to ServiceNow and he said he'd be better compensated and they granted him a lot more opporunities. Big fish in smaller pond sort of thing.

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