Goomba

Director

Wtf is it with old people and wanting to steal leads/deals?

In every sales job I have ever had some old person just couldnt or wouldn't keep mixing up their contact with existing deals or assigned leads.

I just got asked by this old person new to my company "I saw X person is assigned to you, how would you like me to approach them? Are you getting anywhere? I do realize they're in a sequence of yours."

I did my best to be polite and say "fuck off" with more words.

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CuriousFox

WR Officer

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Tell them to press their life alert because they've lost their damn mind.

funcoupons

WR Officer

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For me it’s always been the young dumb and full of bright ideas reps that come blasting in with their grubby little hands in everybody’s shit on week one. Barely out of on-boarding and they’re sniffing around my biggest deals that are already halfway to closing asking “should I approach????”

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

Fuckin' SDRs calling my CURRENT PROSPECTS trying to "set up a demo" holy shit man why do you do this to me??

This would happen all the time at a past company

Goomba

Opinionated

Director

I feel like that’s just bad management in onboarding. There should be a clear definition of that.

Older salespeople? Boomers? Should know better

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

“At my old job I had a great relationship with your client or target, I’ll take that please.”

no.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

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Clearly defined and documented rules of engagement solves all of this. If the rep has some miles on their shoes then they likely want to flex those rules and claim ignorance with a side of “back in my day” for good measure.

Be blunt and be direct in how things work from a profess standpoint. Anything beyond that falls on management.

paddy

WR Officer

Director of Business Development

Because some men can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men, just wanna watch the world burn.

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

I read your title and just assumed you're a salesperson who works out of an old folks home and the old people keep grabbing your lists of leads.

AnchorPoint

Politicker

Business Coach

Being an asshole is not age restricted.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I’m probably old in your book, and I’m not sure how to take this post.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

"im confused, you realize I am currently trying to reach out to them, but you want to take over? Why would that be a good idea?..................you fucking boomer."

LegacySales

Politicker

Account Executive

"Hi I'd like to know what value is being created by having an additional person on this account. Are you unable to find other accounts that I'm not involved in?"

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

haha this is probably a better way to word it!

ego

Politicker

Bartender

You gotta give off the vibe that you’re the kinda guy that’d hunt humans for sport

The_Sales_Badger

Notorious Answer

Account Executive

Poachers exist in every sales company. Entitlement typically stems from veteran reps who don't have much gas in the tank, but know how to work the system. They have a deep understanding of internal systems and processes, but most importantly.... GREY AREAS!

Honestly - most of us live in the grey, but there is a difference between bending the rules to get a sale and high-jacking a newbie for a split that shouldn't be given.

My advice - ask your manager or director how you should handle things like that. What are the policies?
Don't be a snitch - but prep yourself with the ammo you need to give the invisible middle finger.

Jbeans

Opinionated

Director of Sales

I don’t get how age plays into being an entitled asshole? We have younger reps who are just as entitled ..and older reps who … well they fall asleep at their desk so maybe just feel entitled for a nap? Sounds like the rules of engagement are the issue, not the number of grey hairs?

LordBusiness

Politicker

Chief Revenue Officer

I’m so curious how you define “old” 😆😆

SaaSam

Politicker

-1

Account Executive

Really old school sales was pretty cutthroat. Those guys worked off of black books and Rolodexes. No way for Bob in the next office to know you were trying to snake his client. It was more of a "whoever gets em first" attitude.

I imagine a lot of older sales folks still feel that way. Despite you clearly being able to see they just emailed a contact in an account that you've been actively working.

I would just be straight up about it. "Yeah that's my account don't touch it."

Pachacuti

Politicker

-4

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

sales is still (or can be) very cutthroat. Unless you have a very strongly defined territory, sales people are always going to be opportunistic and grab what then can.

And you don't have to be "old" to fall into that category.

Goomba

Opinionated

Director

I’m just not going to work on a team where people don’t understand devolving into that shit is a slippery slope to everyone hating each other and shit getting fucked up on pipeline forecasting.

Pachacuti

Politicker

-2

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

lol...good luck with that.

Pachacuti

Politicker

-2

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Not sure what you mean by old? Experienced and more capable? Sales people are always going to be opportunistic. And if there is ambiguity in existing deals &/or assigned leads, it sounds like that's a "your problem" thing.

ClutchDeluxe

Valued Contributor

asking people for money

Just what an old person would say

ClutchDeluxe

Valued Contributor

asking people for money

JK I am old

Pachacuti

Politicker

-2

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I guess I should ask if you're like 17 and think Mad Men is what "old school sales" is like?

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