Hey Blinders.. I am going through midlife crisis and want to understand if I should stick with Sales or move into Program Management. I am a techie with an engineering degree and have done software in early days of my career. However I pivot to sales engineering and then pure Sales. I am doing that ...Read more
The top sales earners make way more than the 300k+ software eng TC. What’s stopping you extroverted software engineers from jumping into it?
A few questions for those who can help me out: 1. What is the actual day-to-day like for the enterprise sales rep? 2. How's the culture? 3. Average TC? 4. Is it a good time to join AWS?
Received an offer for a sales role at GCP for L6 - 325K TC. 250K OTE and 75K stock per annum. Looks completely ridiculous to me and more surprisingly recruiter seems to be in no mood to negotiate. I am super happy at AWS and no reason to move, unless for a sizeable bump in comp. I am an L6 at AWS Wi...Read more
I am currently L6 AWS Sales Ops with TT rating anticipated TC 240. Have been in this role for 2 years. Just received an offer from GCP TC 320. I like my team here at AWS and have no complaints about WLB, just a bit of annoying politics on occasion. Is it worth moving company for the increased TC but...Read more
What is the quota for an ad sales employee at Facebook or Google? Does someone also know the size of the teams in such companies? Thanks
TC $274k YOE 6 Whats the sales comp like at TikTok? I told them $350k minimum but have heard less from folks on here so very curious
There’s really not nearly as much info about Med Device Sales out there as there is Tech/Software Sales (think GCP, AWS, Zillow, SaaS). But there’s also not a lot on tech sales comparitively to SWE salaries.. but i digress. Med Device Sales or Tech/Software Sales?
You know what REALLY grinds my gears? The SaaS Sales Industrial Complex I was recently let go after leading and building a sales organization and more than doubling company revenue, and there I was, onward into the not-so-fun journey of applying and interviewing. I’ve spent the past 5 years selli...Read more
YOE: 2 Would need to move to Dubai from Canada but it would be tax-free income. Would be working in a closing role within the ERP industry at Odoo or top of the funnel role within the social media management industry at Brandwatch. Aside from the pay, Odoo is fully in-person & Brandwatch is fully...Read more
5000+ people will be put on notice next week before Google earnings on 2-1. Major re-org happening in GBO and number of ID, HOI and AE’s will be impacted globally.
I have got to offer stage at GCP for a sales role. I don't need any negative comments. It is a great choice I have. I have 8 years tech sales + 5 years sales experience. The base salary seems so low as its 40/60. Lower than my past employer and way lower than I expected. Has anyone had success getti...Read more
I have an upcoming interview for a sales position at Google. So far, I have completed two online interviews with the hiring manager and peer from another sales team. I have been informed that my final interview will be with a team head from a cross-functional team, and it will be a 45-minute onlin...Read more
Anybody on here a Sales Engineer at Square? Would love to pick your brain for a bit! Specifically about the interview process & sales culture. TC: 180ish #sales #enterprise #se #salesengineer
Any insights on sales in GCP vs OPS vs GMS? Heard quotas were restructured unfavorably this year in GCP. Same in OPS and GMS? Other notes on team culture, WLB etc?
I got a sales engineer job offer. However, I am a dev by trade. Anything I should be wary of by switching?
Is it commom practice for your Sales Manager to ask you to resign ? I would think this is a in volation of company policy and is an HR issue. Please give me any feedback.
Applied scientist supporting the business. Have been getting burnt out with ops deadlines and pay, started aiming for more product dev roles. Got stuck on the fence between PM and MLE, but suddenly realized I haven't considered going the other way altogether: sales. Only familiar with the high leve...Read more
What are some of the best companies (that are hiring ideally) to sell for? Preferably in the Metro-west area? Not opposed to the city but Commuting to back bay from Marlboro and going nuts. I have experience in software sales and buying and it's time to make a move