[RANT]. Funny how some prospects / customers feel so entitled when it comes to sales folks!

It's an absolute rant, so if you are going to look for logic; there's probably going to be none.

So I have been keeping sick for a while now and I also have been having a bad sales month - not a good combo. Considering it's "THE closing week", I thought of taking my meds a little late to avoid dozing off (cough syrups and shiz) or stammering on calls because of sleep.

I had 2 back to back calls. Late in the evening. One customer comes up on the call and 15 minutes into the call he hung up saying "Oh I am sorry I thought you were <competition>. I don't want to have this project with you guys anyway." and hung up! JUST STRAIGHT UP LEFT ZOOM!!!!

The second call didn't happen, because the prospect didn't turn up. No response to emails, no response to calls either. Left a VM, nothing yet. I waited for 10 minutes or so. Then I went off the bridge.

I am just absolutely pissed that prospects (Not all Prospects, I know) take the time of sales folks for granted! I know it's just a "vendor call" for them. But dude, if you want a goooood seamless sales experience, be a goooood prospect too? You are telling me the guy did not have the time to read the SUBJECT LINE of the meeting invite before joining? We usually have the company names, both ours and theirs, in the subject of the invite.

WHEN DID WE CONSIDER THIS ETHIC UNIMPORTANT, of letting people know that you'd be late / not going to make it / not need the services.

Argh. Thanks for listening.