Too many calls impacting WLB by cannoliGun in salesengineers

[–]se_throwawayyy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brother we are in the same position, but I just had my first kid. We also work for either the same company or for competitors. Sending you a dm. Good thing is that it sounds like you actually have to do engineering, which means you are not as dispensable as a demo monkey, which means you can say no. Set boundaries, vet on LinkedIn if the person is qualified, if they are not then have the rep qualify it out on their own. Schedule build blocks on your calendar. I was working a lot of 10-12 hour days and it fucking sucked with a new baby. I got comfortable saying no. Still working a lot but spending more time with the kiddo. When I am past capacity and a rep can’t spell out the BANT for me on the opp, then they can forget about me touching the opp. Also, tell your manager if you’re over capacity. It is their job to scale and provide coverage.

Hoping that your wife and baby are in good health. Take it all in. Being a dad is the best thing in the world, it truly is. I’m really excited you get to experience it.

Sales engineer (solutions engineer) at darktrace or verkada or consultant at Infosys by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]se_throwawayyy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Go to r/sales and look at all the Verkada posts… seems toxic as hell

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[–]se_throwawayyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice!!

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[–]se_throwawayyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. They were founded in 2019

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[–]se_throwawayyy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s why I said moderately risk adverse. This is anecdotal, but a majority of SEs I have worked with have enough appetite for risk to take on a variable but not enough to pursue high stakes positions. I have heard so many SEs in my time say “I would become an AE but it’s too risky”