Name another profession

that allows you to hit 185% of your number and then makes you wait a month for your territory realignment ๐Ÿ˜‚

I've been at 4 companies and no matter what it's always the same BS.ย 

Thanks for a great year, now wait while we deliberate on territory and quota for a month or two ๐Ÿ˜‚

I just want to sell stuff and it totally kills the momentum when they aren't prepared for the start of a new FY. It's like they're surprised it's q1.
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hh456
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sales
Drug dealing.
InQ5WeTrust
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No marketing, mayo isn't an MQL
Inelastic demand, but greedy upper management - I feel it.ย 

I hear legal is a bitch as well.ย 
hh456
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sales
coincidentally also buy or die
AssistantToTheRegional
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Enterprise Account Executive
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
sellingsellssold
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SDR
agreed, you can 100% make more money and spend less time doing work but it is a bit more riskier!
CuriousFox
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It's a cruel world out here. ๐ŸŽˆ
someoneinsales
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Director of Sales
Organs on the black market
AssistantToTheRegional
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Enterprise Account Executive
I knew youโ€™d have a quip ๐Ÿ˜†
someoneinsales
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Director of Sales
Everyone needs a side hustle
InQ5WeTrust
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No marketing, mayo isn't an MQL
Anything in the public sector. Oh we saw you managed X, how about you do that but with half the budget.ย 
AssistantToTheRegional
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Enterprise Account Executive
Yeah I did pub sec and it was tough.
ragnarlothbrok
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Key account manager
Pimp game is pretty strongย 
BmajoR
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Account Executive
I've had a great year in that sector.ย 
AssistantToTheRegional
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Enterprise Account Executive
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TheNegotiator
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VP of Sales
Moral of the story: management needs Q5 just as much as the reps do.
AssistantToTheRegional
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Enterprise Account Executive
Mic drop
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
Pimp game is pretty strong
GlobalLeader
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Director, Global Accounts
Start your own LLC and become a partner. You wonโ€™t get screwed because you own the company.
softwaresails
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Sales Manager
I can think of a few things that could possibly put you in that same position lol but most of them involve things that are *typically* frowned upon
goose
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I love when people complain
Clashingsoulsspell
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ISR
Ruthlessly prioritize. Focus on your ICP. Don't get hung up if you don't get an immediate response, you've got an abundance of accounts and can always come back.
Error32
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Ruthlessly prioritize. Focus on your ICP.
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Can you name the thing you hated the most being a first time manager?

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