Quota doubled during Hiring pt. 2

Good morning fellow savages,


Quick follow up for you all, here's part 1 of my story: https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/quota-doubled-during-my-hiring-process/comments/240372


TLDR: Switching from Ad sales to Ad tech sales. Had a bunch of interviews with decent company, when an offer landed I noticed Quota was nearly double that which was mentioned in earlier stage interviews.


So I booked a meeting with sales VP and cleared everything up. The recruiter wasn't lying when she said the numbers, she just mixed up the terminology. Boss said no one will hit quota in year one - decent reps hit $750-$1mm in year one, and hit goal ($2.4mm) year two.


I figured I'd be pipped by Q2 with my original scan of the offer, but she said we'll have at least a year before that kind of action is taken, as it takes 12+ months to fully ramp up. Commish is counted on first dollar sold, not at tiers - so there will be plenty of money to be made.


Also - the boss threw in a $5k quarterly bonus, nice expense account, and office furniture stipend. Brings the comp to $80k base $80k OTE $20k bonus with a realistic first year at $130k+ total.


Thanks a ton for all your help, Savages, you're looking at the newest software sales bro.




*Excited Dolphin Screeches*


https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/quota-doubled-during-my-hiring-process/comments/240372

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This is what happens when you donโ€™t turn and runaway before having an open and honest discussion. Congrats!!
Filth
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that's awesome - welcome home software sales bro.ย 

I'd say give the children the blow and the strippers the race car and you'll be out of money in no time :Dย 
jefe
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CONGRATS!!! and thanks for the update.

Seems like you went about it the right way, though the panic I'm sure you felt was completely understandable.ย 
Pachacuti
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glad to hear its turn out positively.ย ย 

good luck!
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Excellent!ย  ย Thank you for updating.ย  ย Glad you set the meeting and got the correct info from the VP.

Protip - don't use the money on blow.ย  It never goes as far as you think it will.
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If you didn't choose race car I despise u
ABCvs
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Way to go, savage.
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Con fucking grats bro thats huge hell yeah
NotCreativeEnough
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congrats!! exactly why if something doesn't look right on an offer you should ask and not just blow it off. Mistakes are made, miscommunications and misunderstandings happen. We're all human.ย 

Well, until you're a few years in sales then you might as well be an emotionless robot. But I digress.ย 
DungeonsNDemos
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Glad it worked out! Seems like they just need to train the recruiter a bit.
CaneWolf
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I'm very happy to hear this went well for you. Please update us all in six months.
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Congrats and good on you to have the convo before shutting it down.ย