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Hello!

Since many of the employees take vacations this Christmas (and I'm happy for them) My "dear" bosses asked me as "trusted" staff to work those days (I want to emphasize that it's Saturday and Sunday!!) and no, they indicated What would the normal salary be... since I am trustworthy... then, how would you elegantly say no to the bosses, taking into account that you still have to keep your job?


Thank you!

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braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
What are you selling that people are buying on Christmas and new year's day?
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
^^ this.
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
The company has several areas, however, as much of the business is B2B, they want someone who is waiting for requests to arrive by mail, many of the clients, especially those who work in the mining sector, do not have our schedules, for example, Chinese clients normally write at 3 am or 4 am in my country with emergencies
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Now I REALLY want to know what you are selling.

Most of this sounds like support issues, not sales specifically. And US companies do have support techs either working or on call on holidays, but not quota-carrying reps - even for companies in other countries that don't observe our holidays. It's never that big of an emergency in Enterprise sales.
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
My company basically sells everything (seriously) but currently I am in the hydrocarbons area, in oil extraction operations an invoice can be 50 million dollars and it is not one of the big ones. It is an emergency because the operation does not stop and if they ask for CRG-14 tubes that are special tubes and difficult to find that are for marine pressures made to order by the company, if it is delayed 1 day it can cost our client 50 million or more , since the operation stops and we lose a client that a year can mean 900 million dollars. So yes... if there are emergencies
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Sounds like bad planning on the other company's part.

Surely they know when they are about to run out and it isn't "oops, we are in trouble if we don't get this order in right now at the last possible second and it can't wait 8 hours" every time. Sounds like extremely poor logistics, particularly with that much money involved.
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
Agree
champchamp
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Certified Savage
Hahaha greeat answer.
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Thanks, but I have end of year PTO to burn off.
CuriousFox
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Samesies. And I'm still losing time.
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Can you cash in instead? I used to have to resort to that. Loved that little bump every now and again when I could get it. :)
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
hahaha I can try this
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
If a boss would think about firing me for not wanting to work on the weekends, i would quit.


So i would just say “wow i appreciate that you would approach me for this. But i have to decline because that would effect the time i can spend with my family.”
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
Is a good one, I love the "wow" part haha
Fenderbaum
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Retired Choirboy🪕
I would say thanks for the trust, but it feels like a must.

Do you normally work Sat/Sun?
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
Sometimes, This is because I have international clients (Chinese never rest)
UserNotFound
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Account Executive
Super curios what you sell/who you sell to that is not only making purchase decision over a weekend but holidays nonetheless?! For me, it would go something like “I appreciate that you want to give me additional opportunities, however I’m really focusing on creating balance in my life to ensure I don’t burnout. I love it here and want to continue to in the coming years- which means I’ve got to protect my time off to decompress. Thank you again for thinking of me, but I won’t be able to add those days to my schedule”
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
a very professional speech, I LOVE IT! thanks a lot for this!, also because the company has a lot of B2B, the Chinese for example always send emails Sundays or Friday .. 3 or 4 am
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
Are you saying you are paid the same rate? I thought you have to be paid double for holidays?
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
yup, is a pain in the ass, right?
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
That is pretty rare
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
I did not use the term "rare", it is more like an insult that comes to my mind, especially when they say "trusted personnel" I only think of, I am a slave
Diablo
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Sr. AE
That’s crazy, curious what do you sell
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
B2B, international.. so... Chinese, filipin, etc send emails at 4 or 6 am, normally with an emergency, that needs whatever ASAP, so we need to create the Buy order ASAP to complete the appointment
Coffeesforclosers
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Director Sales and Market Development
dumb af
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
sometimes what they ask for at work is silly for sure
coletrain
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Account Executive
Do they want attrition? It sounds like they want attrition.
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
ohhh,and they are getting it for sure!
activity
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VP, Business Development
Unless they are giving a huge bonus, I would come up with something like I already booked travel plans, etc.
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
Yeah, Ithoughtto do this
champchamp
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Certified Savage
It sounds like a terrible company and a completely unreasonable request. Where are you based?
DPRM
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Ms Sales :)
LATAM (next to socialist hell)

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