SalesPharaoh

Senior Account Executive

Valued Contributor

Normal for this to happen?

Here is what happened...

A recruiter reaches out to me because I haven't changed my LI job status "open to work" and offers me a interview with a base that is 44% more than what im making and uncapped comissions.

Naturally, i say why not take the interview...

He puts me in touch with the hiring company CEO and we talked for 2 hours...i told him i haven't updated my LI yet but i just joined a new company a month ago... he was like but would you join ours...i say this discussion will only be on the table if there is an offer ill entertain in but right now im happy where I am.

Next day my boss/co-founder of the company reaches out to me and was like Yo are you unhappy here? I say no, what's up? He says well i know you took an interview yesterday and wanted to know what is wrong for you to entertain this in the 1st place and if anything needs to change.

I say look, im happy with the environment here and i don't know what conversation happened but for my they reached out with an interesting offer so i welcomed to have that conversation doesn't mean that i want to leave or anything...ive been around my previous company for 5 years doesn't mean i never took an interview...for me i like to know what's out there and that's all. He was like i totally get it...im just worried because we are a startup and i want your assurance that you are committed with us...im like look im not in the business of hypotheticals i had a conversation and thats that...naturally we sell to HR teams and at some point ill make an impression to them thay they will try to recruit me or any of our colleagues i wouldn't be concerned since i was the one who reached out to join you not the other way around.

Question tho...should the ceo have reached out to my recent company for reference? I think that was low because he whther or not intentionally put me in a compromising position without sending an offer...

Also what would you do if I get an offer based on what that hiring CEO did vs the reaction of my current employer? Anything worrying or is that like their right to ask my current new employer for references where they could have asked my previous one or checked my linkedin for recommendations?

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CuriousFox

WR Officer

9

🦊

I think that's fucked up boo.

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

2

Senior Account Executive

Im glad im not the only one who thinks so...

Diablo

Politicker

7

Sr. AE

I wouldn’t consider this to be ideal. The other CEO is pathetic.

Fenderbaum

Politicker

2

Retired Choirboy🪕

Douchebaggery CEO.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

6

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

So the CEO of the hiring company reached out to your current CEO?

After you said you'd only been there a month, but you were happy?

What was his goal there? That makes no sense.

Coastal_crusher

Politicker

4

Sales Director

Yeah sounds fishy. He must have been very interested esp since this new job wasn’t on LinkedIn. CEO would have needed to personally dig - what serious CEO has time (or audacity) for that lmfao. @SalesPharaoh IMO you dodged a bullet

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

1

Senior Account Executive

Yes, the hiring CEO reached out to my current CEO who i report too directly for a reference, and whom i work for since last month only.

I don't know...sabotage?

Sunbunny31

Politicker

3

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

But then why would you want to go work for him? I mean, if he’s that tone deaf or inconsiderate, how’s he going to be to work for? He sabotaged his own self!

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

1

Senior Account Executive

I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt

jefe

Arsonist

2

🍁

I'm sure the 44%+ on base helped...

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

1

Senior Account Executive

Exactly makes you always give the benefit of the doubt…especially that I’m gonna get married soon so yea trying to be objective but the 44% is fogging my sights

jefe

Arsonist

2

🍁

That'll happen.

TennisandSales

Politicker

5

Head Of Sales

ok wow!

1. that CEO FUCKED up big time. they should have NEVER called your last company without asking you first! Thats so dumb.

2. always do what is best for YOU no matter what.

jefe

Arsonist

3

🍁

There should ALWAYS be a discussion on reaching out to past employers (unless they actually know each other) but ESPECIALLY your current one. That's all kinds of fucked up.

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

2

Senior Account Executive

Apparently my current employer is using them for their services so I guess they know each other…so was he doing his friend a solid by telling him hey your boy is thinking of leaving with me you ok with that or would you want me to back off?

jefe

Arsonist

2

🍁

Still... Seems quite early and a little shady.

I had a boss reach out to the CEO of a company I used to work with, but they were buddies from MBA and I'd been out of that company for like 9 years.

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

2

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

Why does this not make any sense? I would be really angry too, if I were you.

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

0

Senior Account Executive

44% increase maybe…but yea would be horrible to work for that guy you mean?

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

2

Bravado's Resident Asshole

That is messed up how they did that. How did the conversation end with your current CEO?

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

1

Senior Account Executive

Well I assured him that im on board and that im just listening to a call and you know maybe ill be able to sell them something.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

1

Bravado's Resident Asshole

maybe you can sell them an ethics book? or maybe a people skills/self awareness.

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

1

Senior Account Executive

Hahahaha…someone skipped their business ethics class and it’s sure not me

Arzola

Valued Contributor

1

Business administration

It really seems stupid of the CEO to make that call, since it was obvious that the CEO would care and ask you.

Now, that should also indicate to the CEO that you are someone valuable and that not only do they love you and above all you do not owe them anything .. that "being committed to the company" is not at all, always seek to improve and the best for you, whether in your current company or another

SalesPharaoh

Big Shot

0

Senior Account Executive

I agree, i guess the current CEO told the interview CEO to back off the guy went from texting me on whatsapp to giving me like all sorts of permissions to his tool tk ghosting.

TheIncarceration

Politicker

1

SDR Manager

That sounds pretty slimy to me

GreenSide

Politicker

1

Sales manager

That’s messed up. You don’t ever reach out to a current employer as an interviewer.

Maximas

Tycoon

1

Senior Sales Executive

100% true.

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