Silicon Valley tech job.. how concerned would you be?

[Anonymous]

I worked in tech sales and got laid off the last week of August.

I'm done with tech sales and frankly, i want out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OMG. Reading comprehension, people. He did NOT make quota and they are raising $$$$. OP, does your husband have a solid plan to make quota? Has he replaced poor performers on the sales team?

OP said he DID make quota! What is wrong with you?!

I think the phrasing is confusing… “he’s the sales leader… BUT… did make quota”, the BUT makes it feel like the next phase was bad news (because being sales leader shouldn’t be bad)

OP confirm — he made his numbers?

You people cannot read. I’ve never seen a larger assembly of arrogant fools in my life than this site.

Have you visited Twitter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OMG. Reading comprehension, people. He did NOT make quota and they are raising $$$$. OP, does your husband have a solid plan to make quota? Has he replaced poor performers on the sales team?

No they ARE on track to make quota. He’s 39.

Every sales person is "on track" to make quota...until they are not. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked in tech sales and got laid off the last week of August.

I'm done with tech sales and frankly, i want out.

I think tech sales is done with you. It takes a certain type of person to meet quota.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked in tech sales and got laid off the last week of August.

I'm done with tech sales and frankly, i want out.

I think tech sales is done with you. It takes a certain type of person to meet quota.

No idea why people say it’s a “tech” job — you are in sales and you don’t care what you sell just that you make quota.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP your "kid" is an adult.

This is not your business.

This is par for the course in startups.

My adult children have done a few of them. As long as he understands the stress butt out.

you're an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked in tech sales and got laid off the last week of August.

I'm done with tech sales and frankly, i want out.

I think tech sales is done with you. It takes a certain type of person to meet quota.

No idea why people say it’s a “tech” job — you are in sales and you don’t care what you sell just that you make quota.

Is this some weird engineer’s way to take a dig at sales people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG. Reading comprehension, people. He did NOT make quota and they are raising $$$$. OP, does your husband have a solid plan to make quota? Has he replaced poor performers on the sales team?

No they ARE on track to make quota. He’s 39.

Every sales person is "on track" to make quota...until they are not. Lol

Oh, definitely that’s why I’m concerned. It’s all new business. Tough right now.

[Anonymous]

I am in cyber security sales and business is booming.  I am not seeing it slowing down anytime soon.  Many clients are still ordering services from us.  My bonus this year '22 is around 1M with a 150K base salary.  It was 750K in '20 and  900K in '21.  Look to be more next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked in tech sales and got laid off the last week of August.

I'm done with tech sales and frankly, i want out.

I think tech sales is done with you. It takes a certain type of person to meet quota.

No idea why people say it’s a “tech” job — you are in sales and you don’t care what you sell just that you make quota.

Is this some weird engineer’s way to take a dig at sales people?

OP post is about a tech job, but her DH is in sales. He can pivot to selling bonds, NTFs, beanie babies whatever. Wasn’t meant as a dig, just a good salesman rides above the current tech downturn, they have options to move to other industries that are ascendant.