Anonymous
Post 01/18/2024 09:24     Subject: Brittany Peach gets fired
Why do sales personnel even go to college, it seems like there is nothing in the skills learned that are applicable to the job
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2024 01:28     Subject: Brittany Peach gets fired
Anonymous wrote:She clearly had the chops for being in sales, Kennesaw State University 2017, majoring in music — her instrument is the flute.

Music is based on math, so that easily translates to the Cloudfare tech stack which also is based on math (just 1s and 0s).

And what client would not be captivated by her flautist performance, pursing those lips* and blowing out a jazzy tune and inching them towards a sale.


* https://www.wsj.com/business/the-tech-employee-who-went-viral-for-filming-her-firing-has-no-regrets-54b61ffe

What is going on in this comment? casual misogyny, disdainful of any degree that isn’t a general “business” degree…interesting.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2024 00:32     Subject: Brittany Peach gets fired
She clearly had the chops for being in sales, Kennesaw State University 2017, majoring in music — her instrument is the flute.

Music is based on math, so that easily translates to the Cloudfare tech stack which also is based on math (just 1s and 0s).

And what client would not be captivated by her flautist performance, pursing those lips* and blowing out a jazzy tune and inching them towards a sale.


* https://www.wsj.com/business/the-tech-employee-who-went-viral-for-filming-her-firing-has-no-regrets-54b61ffe
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2024 00:25     Subject: Re:Brittany Peach gets fired
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sales is luck. When I walk into a car dealership or an appliance store, or some other commission based business, and I’m not looking to buy, no salesperson, no matter how savvy and experienced, will change my mind. When I am looking to buy, the first salesperson to approach me will most likely get the sale, but that’s because he or she was lucky, not because they were a good salesperson.

This is moronic. The salesperson plays a huge role in whether a customer leaves with a product or visits another retailer, especially in car sales. Skilled salespeople also get customers to purchase add-ons with enormous margin such as extended warranties.

Also this person was in B2B sales, which is very different.


B2B is even more meaningless. Usually a company needs to find some product for a business need. And it’s not like it’s their own money, it’s the companies money. So usually the “skill” is who is the prettiest sales girl or the most fun night out sale bro.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2024 22:56     Subject: Re:Brittany Peach gets fired
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sales is luck. When I walk into a car dealership or an appliance store, or some other commission based business, and I’m not looking to buy, no salesperson, no matter how savvy and experienced, will change my mind. When I am looking to buy, the first salesperson to approach me will most likely get the sale, but that’s because he or she was lucky, not because they were a good salesperson.


Sales is most definitely not luck. Sales is a skill which is why companies pay big dollars for the best.


No not really.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2024 22:55     Subject: Re:Brittany Peach gets fired
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sales is luck. When I walk into a car dealership or an appliance store, or some other commission based business, and I’m not looking to buy, no salesperson, no matter how savvy and experienced, will change my mind. When I am looking to buy, the first salesperson to approach me will most likely get the sale, but that’s because he or she was lucky, not because they were a good salesperson.

This is moronic. The salesperson plays a huge role in whether a customer leaves with a product or visits another retailer, especially in car sales. Skilled salespeople also get customers to purchase add-ons with enormous margin such as extended warranties.

Also this person was in B2B sales, which is very different.


This is dumb. Car sales people do not sell the add ons. F&I guy does. No the salesperson does not matter.