Funny SDR Experience

Currently working as a SDR and had a hilarious situation happen today. A fellow SDR, let's call him Bob, passed off a call to one of our AEs the other day, and the AE took the call with the prospect today. The prospect promptly refused to have a discussion without the SDR present and threw a fit about being "passed off". Mind you - this has happened a bunch before to us. However, the AE somehow was able to make a save and reschedule the call for tomorrow.

How did the AE convince the prospect to take the meeting in the end, you ask? The AE agreed to add Bob to the meeting, but, as Bob is not experienced enough to pitch, the prospect said that Bob should sit in the meeting with his video on, microphone muted while the AE conducts the pitch. Needless to say, excited to listen to this call tmrrw...

Anyone have any other wacky SDR stories to share?
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🙅‍♀️ Objections
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Filth
Politicker
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Live Filthy or Die Clean
I mean shouldn't SDRs sit in on AE calls to learn to be AE or provide context for the AE who def didn't prepare for the call?
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
Bob is just gonna sit through the entire meeting looking like this
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
KOSTA 🤣☠
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
I’m curious to know if Bob said something in the initial call and the prospect wants to call him out on it.
oldcloser
Arsonist
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💀
Was thinking that too. Maybe Bob promised a free POC and a bag of donuts with purchase.
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
I’m confused, the prospect wouldn’t agree to the pitch without Bob, but also agreed that Bob can just sit there muted? So why does Bob have to be on the call?
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
I can bet the prospect was an SDR once and/or has a soft corner for Bob. We need more prospects like these tbh.
Maximas
Tycoon
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Senior Sales Executive
WTH have I just read,lmao!
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Prospect wants to throw Bob a bone
Diablo
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Sr. AE
Are they both relatives 😐
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Do you guys use Chorus or Gong? Would be interesting to at least skim the transcript.
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