10 Things That Only Happen to Salespeople
Some people think that they have “interesting” experiences at their job, but it’s unlikely that their experiences are anything like what salespeople go through. Since sales is such a diverse profession that spans across industries and puts employees in front of various people from all walks of life, the things that happen to salespeople can be quite interesting.
Here are ten things that only happen to salespeople:
1. You can go from being on top of the world one minute, to feeling like you’re at rock bottom the next, and then back to on top of the world…all in the same afternoon.
2. It’s the only job in the world where you can call someone dozens of times without them taking out a restraining order on you.
3. You have demanding customers, demanding sales managers, demanding customer support staff, and a demanding quota, but the only people who listen to your demands work at Subway
4. Every time a new salesperson starts at your company, you never know if they’ll be around in a year or if they won’t come back from lunch on their first day
5. You can make a small fortune one month and then just enough money to buy a packet of ramen noodles the following month
6. Your sales quota follows you around everywhere you go, like an ever-looming shadow watching over your every move
7. You can move to any place in the entire country and get a sales job within a matter of weeks if not days
8. When you close a big deal you’ve been working for a long time you feel like you’ve just climbed to the top of Mt.Everest
9. Friends always say how good they’d be at sales, but only a handful of the ones who ever try it survive for longer than a few months
10. Even if the stress of the job drives you crazy, if you ever leave it you’ll look back on it and miss the ups, the downs, and the friends you made
On a serious note, another thing that only happens to salespeople is dealing with the daily struggle of using their CRM. If you want to break free from data entry and have more time to actually sell, then check out Spiro’s AI-Powered CRM.
