But wait, there’s more!

I keep bitching here, and I'm sorry, but catching charges is the alternative. 

Aside from my CEO finding any which way to screw me out of commission, I'm now watching leads get routed away from me. 

I was next up on the RR for a demo request. I got the inbound notification when I was on a demo so I quickly sent a response to it while my SE went down a rabbit hole. (My CEO loves to say I have no urgency but doesn't know how a CRM works to actually understand how quickly and frequently sales motions are performed. I'm a "do it yesterday" kind of person anyhow.)

By the time the demo was done the lead was forwarded in an email to the new VP with instructions that they should take the lead and work it because it's our ICP. 

They aren't even trying to hide their bullshit at this point. I would have already told them to eat shit and die if I didn't need health insurance. But here I am, existing in absolute hell every day for the sake of keeping my body alive while my mind disintegrates. 

Additional context:
Our platform doesn't work, never has, and is getting left behind in a rapidly expanding market. Our website is bullshit and advertises products and features we don't have and won't have in the foreseeable future. Every sale that has been made is a bait and switch where dev can't keep up on deliverables written into the contract. We average 1 inbound lead a month.

I'm still job searching and finding it really difficult to speak to my experience here since the only positive will be when I get to leave it. Then it will be when I watch the company crumble from afar. 
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TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
sounds like the absolute worst situation.....i wish you didnt need health insurance so you could just quit!

i hope you find a new gig soon
MeowMeow
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Director of Sales
Thank you. All I can do is keep slamming out resumes and bide my time for the celebration that will happen when I get to leave this place.
oldcloser
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You’re fucking hysterical in the best possible “just finding a way to deal with it” kind of way. Rants always welcome. Makes those of us in similar or worse situation feel like we’re not alone. Makes those of us in a better spot really grateful.

So there’s that.
MeowMeow
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Director of Sales
I appreciate it. No matter how bad things get, I always maintain my sense of humor about it. Without that, I’d just be all sad and shit. Not to mention watching my new VP get leads rammed down his throat that our platform can’t support is a kink I didn’t know existed.
Sunbunny31
Arsonist
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Love your writeups and your attitude.
Hate that it's necessary.
CuriousFox
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They about to catch these hands for messing with our peeps
Fenderbaum
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Filth
Tycoon
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Live Filthy or Die Clean
Can you (if you already haven't, you seem smart) start to reach out to the bigger or better names in the expanding market? You can use your knowledge to steer them away from the issues your current org is dealing with and I'm pretty sure non-competes just died so don't need to worry about that.

That being said, fuck these guys, it was your turn, you started working it, fuck these guys.
https://dickatyourdoor.com/products/bag-of-d-cks-funny-gummies
it's time.
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Sucky situation but you're dealing with it in the best possible way - as a paid job search.
SalesBeast
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Sales Leader
Speak up and reply to the email that you will be waiting for the next one from the round robin because they just took your last one.
Gotta let them know you will not be fucked with.
MeowMeow
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Director of Sales
I can’t polish a turd. The CEO called everyone stupid last week in a meeting so there’s no standing up for myself at this point. I get a bit of very telling disco before I book calls and this company can’t be supported by our shit tech. I hope he enjoys the 8 hour time difference he has to book this demo in. But that’s not my problem anymore!
SalesBeast
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Sales Leader
Yeah sounds like an extremely huge douche. Why have a sales team if you take the leads first yourself.. company will fail if he won’t let sales people sell and shits on employees.
MeowMeow
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Director of Sales
Right. My dumb ass thought a 10yr old “startup” was on the cusp of greatness. Not “why have they sucked shit for 10 years”?
SalesBeast
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Sales Leader
Don’t worry about it. You’ll be fine. Just start interviewing when you can and get a solid new gig.
I am in similar position as you minus the shitty CEO and processes. We’re a very small startup as well 7 years old.
Diablo
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Sr. AE
Not a good vibe but you got to stick around until you have another one.
BigShrimpin
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Account executive
keep plugging away its all you can do
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