Sales is blah

Sales is blah. I'm bored, I'm tired, I'm motivated enough but it's been going downward for months. If I woke up tomorrow and money was no object I 100% would not be in sales but it's a better gig than a lot of the other shit jobs out there.


I wish I had the motivation to really go after a more creative job but that takes a lot as well. I'm not sure any of that would be worth the effort and I'm slogging through life (I live for moments with friends and family outside of work). I'm jealous of people who can blindly be happy and fulfilled by their work.


I dream of a world where we get universal basic income and can all work as little or much as we like. I've looked into being a forest ranger but it doesn't pay much and you'd have to move somewhere you'd be more lonely (I'm single).


Sometimes I really think is this the rest of my life or just the next couple years? A lot of people have kids so have that inner motivation to push for their kids (I'm 31 and don't have that).


I'm just typing this because if you feel the same way you aren't alone.


I'm here. I'll keep going forward as long as they don't fire me (for now). Dreaming of blowing my savings and traveling but I know deep down that would give me anxiety.


Ok don't delete my commission. ;)

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TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
Curious if you always felt this way or if something bad happened? I wa surprised you are not an SDR hahah normally it’s the SDRs that have these thoughts.

What would you do if you left sales?
poweredbycaffeine
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Do you have a therapist? If not, get one. It changed my entire outlook on my career over the past 18 months and I live a much happier and simpler life.

OH, and get the hell off of social media--delete the apps and stay away from the habit of comparing your life to others.
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
This. Social media blows. Do you boo boo.
BTQ
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Account Manager
Do you have a side hustle?

If not, build a side hustle that satisfies that park ranger itch to when you 2x your W2 income you can do that instead of the hustle&bustle of sales. Just my 2 cents as I wait for a pickup 📞
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
There’s always Marketing or HR.
CuriousFox
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A job pays for your living. You are not your job. You have any hobbies you're passionate about?
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
Why did you get in to sales in the first place? What changed in between?
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
Take some time off dude. Step away for awhile, if nothing else it will provide some clarify for you so you can better decide which direction to take.
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
You don’t need to let your work define you. If you’re not happy, certainly you can look for a different role, but the most content people I know do have things going on outside of work. Hobbies or something else.

That said, burnout is real, and looking at moving to a different company may help. Sometimes it’s not the job itself, it’s where you’re working.
Gyro25
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Account Executive
I got into sales for 2 main reasons.

1) I had no marketable skills after college and I'm a bit of a masochist
2) Money

Ok, that's 3 reasons, but you get the point. If money were no object, I wouldn't be in sales either, but it is and I always view Sales as a means to an end and even though I'm unemployed at the moment, I'm still pursuing the means to an end.

I guess it's subjective for when you feel you've reached said "end" and you have enough or you're at a point where you can find meaning in other things.
detectivegibbles
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Sales Director
Thanks for sharing and I'm sorry to hear you're in this funk.

You can lie to anyone except yourself...is it really the job? Or are you just looking for more connection and community?

A few actionable items that helped me when I was in a similar headspace..

1) Join a local business group/entrepreneur group. You'll meet a ton of people.

2) Join a mens/womens group through a church. I joined a men's group at the beginning of the year for dad's specifically and it's helped my mental health infinitely.
Diablo
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Sr. AE
Why talking about being fired? Is performance an issue it over work?

There are so many other domains where you might fit.
Maximas
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Senior Sales Executive
Keep on applying elsewhere whenever you have a chance until you find the job of your dreams.
Wish you have it soon and best of luck!
BitcoinAddict
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AE
Ugh, then why post about it on a sales community? I swear, I thought the Sales Subreddit was bad with this but now here too? I hope stricter rules come on about this because I don't want this place to end up like the Sales Subreddit where burned out sellers feel the need to constantly post about wanting out of sales. My thoughts are that life is short, if you want out, get out.

Chase that passion or that dream. Chase it. If you were decent at sales, you probably have some savings. Go for your wild dreams while time is on your side.
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