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Rallier
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SDR Manager and Consultant
I don't think I've ever met anyone that intended to get into sales
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
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Solutions Specialist
Me either. At least not in real life
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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The pharmaceutical crowd made me do it.
BillyHoyle
Tycoon
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Senior Account Executive
I chose the sales life. Coming out of college I had a job offer as an SDR in SaaS w/ an OTE of 85k or an analyst at an ad agency for 50K. The math made it pretty damn easy to make a decision.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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It chose me. I have expensive taste and lofty goals, don't have a PhD or Masters, and although selling drugs is tempting - I like being able to travel internationally, so sales it is.
Clashingsoulsspell
Politicker
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ISR
It chose me. I have expensive taste and lofty goals, don't have a PhD or Masters, and although selling drugs is temptingย 
Worf
Politicker
1
SDR
A bit of both. The world changed instantly out of our control and so did some of our careers. I decided to get trained in sales, find a job, and am starting my first SDR role on Monday.
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
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Solutions Specialist
Yay, welcome to sales ๐ŸŽ‰!
TheRealPezDog
Notable Contributor
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Account Manager
Nobody chooses the sales life... right? do they?ย  really?ย  I mean, it's a way to make a ton of cash without having to strip I guess...ย 
SADNES5
Politicker
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down voters are marketing spies
We all fall in. It's a blackhole.ย 
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
1
Solutions Specialist
Your handle says alot.
salesandstrategy
Opinionated
1
Senior Account Executive
I chose the sales life as I didn't want salary to be dictated. Gave me more control and skin in the game. (Not as much as equity did)
Blackwargreymon
Politicker
1
MDR
It chose me. I have expensive taste and lofty goals, don't have a PhD or Masters, and although selling drugs is tempting
MaximumRaizer
Politicker
1
Sales Manager
It chose me. I have expensive taste and lofty goals, don't have a PhD or Masters, and although selling drugs is tempting - I like being able to travel internationally, so sales it is.
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
0
Bravado's Resident Asshole
Honestly, sales just fits where I am in life at this time. It gives a more predictable schedule with the ability to grow my income at the same time. Definitely not my long term goal or desire to stay in active sales.ย 
countingmyinterest
Politicker
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Account Executive
Kinda fell into it.ย 



Started 2 companies that both floundered and ended up killing them. Was doing essentially biz dev or partnerships to some capacity including setting up a CRM, messaging, created a python script for customized emails (too broke for outreach).ย 

Realized I was doing sales and went balls deep. Currently at BDR role #2 in my 19th month.ย 


With entrepreneurship, people would tend to look negatively at it as you can be seen as a flight risk.ย 
SomeSalesDude
Good Citizen
0
Sales Engineering Manager
I was convinced by 2 VPs, that I would be good in sales. Never ever before I even thought about it...
ZEnabler
Good Citizen
0
CEO of Sales
The money chose me
MR.StretchISR
Politicker
0
ISR
I chose the sales life. Coming out of college I had a job offer as an SDR in SaaS w/ an OTE of 85k or an analyst at an ad agency for 50K. The math made it pretty damn easy to make a decision.
Mr.Floaty
Politicker
0
BDR
I'm more of an Erika... Huge into catalogues.
Cyberjarre
Politicker
0
BDR
I'm more of an Erika

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