He could sometimes be a bit over the top, but
really liked the guy.
It really goes to show no one's safe even if you gave 100% of your life for 5 years to one company.
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Trent Dressel got fired from Qualtrics
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Maybe he got fired for his overly aggressive posts and behaviors with customers.
my first thought for sure after seeing his last LI post that was posted here!
its so true that everything you do builds your brand, idk if this dudes brand is the best any more.
Even THIS post is super cringey.
its so true that everything you do builds your brand, idk if this dudes brand is the best any more.
Even THIS post is super cringey.
@TennisandSalesYeah I bet that post had something to do with it. You'd have to be bringing in obscene amounts of ARR to outweigh the potential legal and brand damages of publicly admitting that you ignore do not call and unsubscribe lists....Especially when you're looking to sell your company
Was is b/c he posted that cringy ass post: https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/thoughts-on-this-li-post/comments/363490
It's never too good of an idea to explain how you use a bit of light harassment to get reengagement to a wide audience or that you take something as basic as an unsubscribe as a personal affront.
Not saying it's enough to lose a job but sometimes it's ok to type it up, look at what your about to post, and then DELETE that shit b/c it's not worth the headaches, both the foreseeable and unforeseeable.
Not saying it's enough to lose a job but sometimes it's ok to type it up, look at what your about to post, and then DELETE that shit b/c it's not worth the headaches, both the foreseeable and unforeseeable.
Cancel culture is too wild in US if he got fired after 5 years just for that LI post
If I was their boss/CEO I wouldn't want that BS associated with my brand. Not to mention it's borderline illegal. Not cancel culture, consequences of actions.
Respectfully disagree.
As an employee, you represent the company.
If you're openly admitting to what he posted...I think most CEO's wouldn't want that type of culture.
As an employee, you represent the company.
If you're openly admitting to what he posted...I think most CEO's wouldn't want that type of culture.
What if he was a great performer but it came to light he inappropriately touched a coworker. is that "cancel culture"?
Absolutely nothing to do with cancel culture; at best, the behaviour he promoted was unethical, at worst is was likely illegal.
Consequence culture is the way I think of it.
But companies have a brand as well. The marketplace speaks. If someone or something is a liability and negatively affects that brand and therefore their ability to make $$, they will take action.
But companies have a brand as well. The marketplace speaks. If someone or something is a liability and negatively affects that brand and therefore their ability to make $$, they will take action.
I used to listen to his pod a decent bit. He hit quarts a bunch consistently and they kept raising it on him. He didn’t hit quota in Q4 but somehow got a promotion?
Not sure if it’s cause of his post last week but I can’t imagine selling to HR. Seems like the worst customer profile to talk to.
Not sure if it’s cause of his post last week but I can’t imagine selling to HR. Seems like the worst customer profile to talk to.
I don't know the reason for him being let go, but SAP is supposedly in the process of selling off Qualtrics. I imagine there are probably a lot of folks who were let go in preparation for the sale.
Hopefully he lands on his feet soon. Regardless of what you think of him, the guy has an incredible work ethic and many orgs would hire him.
I am curious how good he is at the various steps of the sales cycle that aren't 100% effort based though.
I am curious how good he is at the various steps of the sales cycle that aren't 100% effort based though.
To empathize a bit here, it does seem like it’s getting harder to set yourself apart and craft the right professional image in some cases… A lot of companies have a cringey culture. Can’t speak for Qualtrics specifically but I’ve definitely seen it where if you want to play the game, you have to be an insufferable enthusiastic wannabe influencer.
Obviously not exactly the case here because he’s no longer with the company and it’s not a game I’m going to play but I can understand how someone can fall into playing the persona.
Obviously not exactly the case here because he’s no longer with the company and it’s not a game I’m going to play but I can understand how someone can fall into playing the persona.
Yeah, schadenfreude is certainly an interesting thing. Companies are making some wild decisions who knows what the root cause of this was but I do feel for anyone that loses their job.
What the fuck? I just watched a video of him saying he got a new job within Qualtrics? They let his ass go?
Honestly he is a clown. He made a new video about why you should work 12 hours per day and it was nothing but contradictions. Not a fan.
Honestly he is a clown. He made a new video about why you should work 12 hours per day and it was nothing but contradictions. Not a fan.
1. Just b/c he makes cool posts online doesnt mean he can sell
2. Qualitrics has lots of great sellers who dont blast everything online..too much risk for a public company.
There are lots of boom market reps that sold well during the covid boom and now realize they can't sell shit
2. Qualitrics has lots of great sellers who dont blast everything online..too much risk for a public company.
There are lots of boom market reps that sold well during the covid boom and now realize they can't sell shit
Yeah it sucks. I respect him a lot - he’s a grinder for sure.
Is some of his content cringe and seems like he tries so hard? Sure. But who tf cares. Hate seeing other salespeople lose their jobs.
Is some of his content cringe and seems like he tries so hard? Sure. But who tf cares. Hate seeing other salespeople lose their jobs.
Dude don’t respect this dude. Working hard is table stakes. The dude is a pathological douche who uses his podcast channel to humblebrag about his paychecks, and he gives fucking terrible advice through and through.
He is in elementary sales - I told him on his YouTube channel he wouldn’t make it as a real AE; glad I was proved right.
This dude’s ethics are WHACK.
He is in elementary sales - I told him on his YouTube channel he wouldn’t make it as a real AE; glad I was proved right.
This dude’s ethics are WHACK.
@aenimaI've only seen his LI stuff. What type of advice was he giving?
Trent is a young idiot that thinks he is the first person to stumble into a sales job in tech.
All his advice is generic as shit, and the only people who listen to him are people with less experience then him who are drawn in by his paycheck brags.
Also anyone who cites Grant Cardon as an idol can get fucked.
All his advice is generic as shit, and the only people who listen to him are people with less experience then him who are drawn in by his paycheck brags.
Also anyone who cites Grant Cardon as an idol can get fucked.
There was a post about this on the sales subredddit where some qualtrics peoples chimed in that he sorta rose through the ranks on a COVID wave selling a product government agencies pretty much had to buy. That said, they also said the guy works hard and logged 1200 calls in a month (I forget if it was just a month or month to date...) - that said, didn't seem to be much of a closer and I think that post he made definitely rubbed people the wrong way.
I don’t know his whole work story, but from what I read on LinkedIn (aka the cringy aggressive sales tactics that he uses) he likely saw a decline in his numbers. No one likes to be harassed. It’s okay to be persistent within reason. Hopefully he learned a little something with his first sales gig. Sales isn’t easy.
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