deathbysales

Vice President, Sales

End of quarter stress

Someone casually mentioned to me that salespeople should not be so stressed at the end of the quarter... I nearly spit my coffee out. I am sorry but if you're not stressed at the end of the quarter are you even a salesperson? If I am not stressing about hitting quota I am stressing about being in major accelerators and needing to sell to anyone who will buy for that extra $$$$. I feel like stress and disappointment are part of the job description. But in exchange the highs are high and you're rolling around in 100 dollar bills on your bed after a major commision hits your account.

Am I jaded after this many years in sales, this shit is stressful it's part of the job

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medhardwaredr

Opinionated

Director of Sales NA

It’s stressful unless you’re killing and fine with the money you’ve already made!
If you’re in an impossible situation, yea it sucks

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

It never stops

Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

yeah I'm at quota and stress doesnt just fall off. Part of the job title for sure

deathbysales

Politicker

Vice President, Sales

Either on to the next quarter or stressing about doing more....

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Feel like it’s hard not to be stressed. Your either pushing to hit quota, hit an accelerator, even if your numbers are good your team might be missing which causes you to overcompensate

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

Sr Director, sales and partnerships

I’m over my quota and in line to cover the rest of the year with quarterly goals. Every day I’m stressed with what could happen. Keep closing and know it’s a job that pays for performance.

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

If not for stress, I’d have no idea how to spend my day. It’s built in. You’re only a Jedi master seller when you know how to lean on it and use it as fuel. Sounds like you’ve arrived.

Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

It is always stressful yet it isn’t. I mean, I don’t take this stress home ever.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Stress is a phenomenal motivator, when handled properly. It's like when I used to play baseball as a kid - the best hits always came when the count was fully loaded.

Embrace it, let it fuel you.

It's a part of the life we chose.

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

There are VERY few jobs that have a constant target on their back for performance, people don't get it.

deathbysales

Politicker

Vice President, Sales

This is spot on and anyone outside of sales really does not get it. How many other roles are you a superstar one quarter living the life go home come back and the new quarter has started and you’re back at zero….. I have come to the conclusion that it’s not worth trying to explain this mentality to non sales people it’s lost on them they don’t get the struggle.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Annual quota here. Quarters don’t mean much to me but I do get some scrutiny month to month.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

EOQ is only stressful if you can’t forecast and are holding onto hope for deals that don’t have legs. Oh, and if whoever you report to is stressed about their performance and is putting it on you to solve for them—mega stressful.

QWhiz

Big Shot

Founding AE / ex-SDR

I’m 21% against quarter goals n pissin me pants everyday.

sugardaddy

Politicker

🍬

If your heart dosen't pump that extra, you are not in sales.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Used to the stress. Comes with the job!

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deathbysales

End of quarter stress

Am I jaded after this many years in sales, this shit is stressful it's part of the job

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