Victory Laps

Question

Went back in the office a few times over the last weeks. There is one guy in the office that does a victory lap after every time he closes a deal, even with very few people in the office. We have a leaderboard in the office that shows even time a deal closes and for how much. I guess I get the guy wants to be praised, but give me a break. We get it, you closed a sale. I don't want to feel obligated to congratulate people on every sale. It becomes meaningless. Any other annoying habits by people on the team?

Accepted Answer

Why haven't you set up hurdles along his path so you get some free entertainment?  Missed opportunity, my friend.

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Buy an airhorn for when he comes by. Will stop that behavior quick.

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Sounds like you should tell him to join a CrossFit gym. He’s fit right in.

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If it really starts to grind on you, just see if you can beat him next time. When he literally gets up to start walking around get like 5-10 feet in front of him and say/yell "Kevin closed a deal again" to everyone he would have told.

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This is funny to me. I fully endorse what this guy is doing. You should join the club and do a war cry or something when you do.

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So I kind of love it. Depending on what type of selling environment you have, it can be a slog. Lighten up the day. Is he doing this 10 times a day? Or is it once a week or twice a month etc? Go ahead and one up him. Blow a train whistle when you close. Enjoy it a bit.

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I would start a betting pool with some colleagues to bet on who that person stops to talk to, do they yell out when they get a win, etc.  Add a bit of excitement to the day.

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I once sat next to a colleague in the office who would let me know every time she's about to call someone. Multiple times a day it would be "hey I'm about to call this guy". Yes, we are in sales, you should be calling & I don't need to know about it

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Damn, that's why I prefer WFH 😅

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This chick on my team was trimming her cuticles during a meeting last week and making a nice neat pile of dead skin on the table. I wanted to vomit. Even typing this makes me want to vomit. LIKE NO YOU DO NOT DO THAT IN AN OFFICE!

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Either work from home or join the insanity.

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Victory Laps

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