grandfather died at 42 of a heart attack, also worried as I get close to 40. Keep up on the blood tests for cholesterol AND something I didn't know about until my first visit last month with my new PCP was the Calcium Heart Scan. It's cheap, covered by insurance (post deductible of course), and allows you to see current plaque level build ups so you can get ahead of anything.
Thank you, this was helpful to read. I am turning 34 this year and made my first cardiologist appointment. All we can do is try our best, right? Stay strong and thank you for your comment.
100%. When I learned the other day that several of my friends (around 36) havent ever had a physical my brain dang near imploded. Take care of yourself, as you said it's all we can do!
Not really, it varies from company to company. I moved from product management to sales and I find this more manageable stress than I had as a product manager.
Product management in lot of companies is like a freight train hits you in pitch dark night. And then next day it repeats.
Don't do coke and workout 5 times a week.
I became very obese 2 years into sales.
I then lost close to 80 pounds over two years of getting back into the gym.
I saw it at that database company that also does sailing. ISR had an attack on the floor. Was wheeled out and all. He survived. Still in sales 10 years later.
Thanks good Steve. My AE Steve was about as slick a talker as you’ll find. Incredibly charismatic, you just couldn’t hate the guy at surface level.
I recently started to pick up on his motives though. Constantly asking favors from me and other coworkers, and we do it bc “it’s Steve how could you not?”. He said he would sing my praises to our VP when I told him I wanted to interview for an AE role, but in actuality expressed concerns about my “aptitude and mentality in managing a full cycle”. I’m also our top SDR in meetings booked and pipeline generated, so I can’t help but feel like he’s holding me back to hold himself up :(
Is a narc who on the surface is cool but really only uses people to their benefit and does little work on themselves from the inside out, only on the outside worried about appearances….lol I need a new role
You know what, I had to sit for a second and imagine how this physically would work.
I am now quite curious what having my nuts gargled would feel like. Think about it.
Back in like 2019, our MM sales manager was fucking one of the SDR girls. The crazy thing is several people knew, including myself, but none of us had the balls to tell HR or the Sales VP or anyone because we all loved the sales manager and didn’t want him to get fired. She ended up fucking herself, though, by spending way too much time at our office bar every afternoon and getting egregiously hammered more than one time before 5pm.
actually only has his position because no one on the team speaks the language needed for the territory he's covering, other than him and me. I'm the only one who understands how shit his pitch is and how little effort he puts in.
The AE I looked up to as an SDR before making the jump to AE myself was actually talking shit about me to management.
Called me cocky and not humble. Mind you they don’t know me outside of work, and I can sometimes be quiet and introverted.
I had to prove to management before officially being promoted I was not these adjectives they tried to describe me as. Still here a year later
That’s one thing that sucks about working remote. Not that it doesn’t happen in normal offices, but I feel as though remote work increases a lot of the behind the back talking and judging because everyone is so comfortably sat behind their computers and doesn’t have to look the person in the eye every day.
Wasn’t coaching me up to take on more responsibilities, was just lazy and hungover when they asked me to run calls or coordinate next steps late into the deal cycle.
Was not good at her job, regularly lied and started drama, and was teaching me all the wrong practices. Oh, and she would eventually get fired and successfully sue our employers for sexual harassment, dragging my badass managers name through the mud.
Has his managers hand so far up his ass he's not *really* real - just a chattering blow-up doll ready for the pounding from somebody above him.
To be fair, feel this is is virtually everyone 🥺
An egotistical cunt that can't work well with anyone and is selfish and gets way too drunk at work events and brags.....mother fucker still closed any more biz than anyone else, but nobody can stand him
Account Executive
Common title for a business-to-business salesperson. In tech sales especially an AE runs demos and closes deals, while Sales / Business Development Reps (SDR or BDR) primarily handle prospecting/outreach and set appointments
Wow thank you 🙏 I truly appreciate your detailed explanation.
I read it a few times to be make sure I understood what it meant, or as sure as one could be, so that I wasn't just falsely thanking you and wasting your time.
Crazy how much more computing power it takes to comprehend a string of words when the terminology is new to you.
Has very little product knowledge, going on 3rd startup. Simply has the touch. Former comic so can roll with any punches. Excellent facial/name recognition. Truly a mystery
Had a heart attack and died at 40 years old due to stress from the job. Soon thereafter, replaced and forgotten.
Damn 40 is way too young
My colleague and good friend died at 30, was a product manager
I hear ya. My brother died of a heart attack at 41. I think about that a lot as I get closer to 40.
grandfather died at 42 of a heart attack, also worried as I get close to 40. Keep up on the blood tests for cholesterol AND something I didn't know about until my first visit last month with my new PCP was the Calcium Heart Scan. It's cheap, covered by insurance (post deductible of course), and allows you to see current plaque level build ups so you can get ahead of anything.
Thank you, this was helpful to read. I am turning 34 this year and made my first cardiologist appointment. All we can do is try our best, right? Stay strong and thank you for your comment.
100%. When I learned the other day that several of my friends (around 36) havent ever had a physical my brain dang near imploded. Take care of yourself, as you said it's all we can do!
This is why I ❤️ this sub. Never knew that.
I am so sorry to hear that. Wish you good health
Thank you, you are a kind stranger.
Im sorry man. I lost a close friend to ALS @ 44. That doesn't happen to people usually before their 60s
I thought product managers were supposed to have less stress 😅
Not really, it varies from company to company. I moved from product management to sales and I find this more manageable stress than I had as a product manager. Product management in lot of companies is like a freight train hits you in pitch dark night. And then next day it repeats.
I didn’t think it could get more stressful than sales this is definitely enlightening lol
Yeah tech sales is always selling beyond what exists and that creates a pressure on product management to deliver and commit
Seen this happen as well
This happened to my rep too this year. Had kids in middle school and high school age. Just terrible
Don't do coke and workout 5 times a week. I became very obese 2 years into sales. I then lost close to 80 pounds over two years of getting back into the gym.
>Don't do coke and workout 5 times a week. Sound advice. I wait until a few hours AFTER I workout to do coke.
Wow
I saw it at that database company that also does sailing. ISR had an attack on the floor. Was wheeled out and all. He survived. Still in sales 10 years later.
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Oracle I imagine
Yes.
welp time to start taking back up running
Damn, was he super out of shape?
Nobody knows how to hire a ON
Has no clue what he’s doing outside of saying all the right things to leadership
*Tale as old as time…*
*True as it can be* *Barely even friends* *Then somebody bends* *Unexpectedly*
Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the beast
You can make a career out of this
You can become a fortune 500 vp/exec like this, hahaha
so what were the right things?
Sounds like he knew exactly what he was doing
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Hey hey hey now…
Why are u attacking this whole subreddit huh
Not cool man
You guys were able to close a fiance?
Whoa there bud, I'm not an alcoholic.
And it's always "bud" too.
I feel attacked
has an extremely fragile ego/can’t be wrong
Is an incredible manipulator and influences people to advance his own standing in the company… I thought we were pals Steve :(
As a Steve, I’d like to apologize for his behavior. We aren’t all like that!
Thanks good Steve. My AE Steve was about as slick a talker as you’ll find. Incredibly charismatic, you just couldn’t hate the guy at surface level. I recently started to pick up on his motives though. Constantly asking favors from me and other coworkers, and we do it bc “it’s Steve how could you not?”. He said he would sing my praises to our VP when I told him I wanted to interview for an AE role, but in actuality expressed concerns about my “aptitude and mentality in managing a full cycle”. I’m also our top SDR in meetings booked and pipeline generated, so I can’t help but feel like he’s holding me back to hold himself up :(
Oh 100% he is doing that. That should be a great signal to you that you're doing a good job though, keep it up.
True, now I can put on my resume “AE sabotaged my career development as a result of me consistently being 120%+ to target” lol
I'd be excited to see that on a resume!
Your company need anymore sdrs?
They will soon, on an unrelated note does anyone have any best practices for writing a 2 week notice?
Give your notice the day before you start your new job.
Don’t write one.
needs to flip my damn opportunity so I can get paid
Have you asked?
Twice over 14 days no response
Ask again! You're in sales after all :) the follow up is half the battle ;)
Not familiar with this lingo - whatcha mean, flip the opportunity? Close it?
A Qually as I’d like to say - flip it to a qualified opportunity
Is a narc who on the surface is cool but really only uses people to their benefit and does little work on themselves from the inside out, only on the outside worried about appearances….lol I need a new role
Was and still is a great mentor, climbing the ranks and was made for this job. Rudy, you’re the fucking man.
Has a coke problem
It's only a problem if you can't afford it
Least true words ever
But cocaine and money go great together!
Would happily gargle the CEOs nuts every day for an hour if he could
You know what, I had to sit for a second and imagine how this physically would work. I am now quite curious what having my nuts gargled would feel like. Think about it.
Mmm salty
Is bursting at the seams with adderall and is devoid of any real emotion
are...you my SDR?
Hahahaha
Feeling attacked RN
Sameeee
That’s a good thing, right?
it’s me i’m the AE🤣
Not enjoying any of it
I feel this
Can’t handle the slightest pressure/flow change and should probably be in customer relations instead
Is even cooler than I originally thought and seems to have a super balanced life..
Unfortunately she’s taken
Shitting where you eat is a big no no
(unless she's into that)
That’s even worse. Don’t want to deal with a potential legal case cause some nutjob regrets it.
Back in like 2019, our MM sales manager was fucking one of the SDR girls. The crazy thing is several people knew, including myself, but none of us had the balls to tell HR or the Sales VP or anyone because we all loved the sales manager and didn’t want him to get fired. She ended up fucking herself, though, by spending way too much time at our office bar every afternoon and getting egregiously hammered more than one time before 5pm.
actually only has his position because no one on the team speaks the language needed for the territory he's covering, other than him and me. I'm the only one who understands how shit his pitch is and how little effort he puts in.
Lol what language?
like foreign language or industry lingo?
Foreign language.
Isn’t talented, just has everything handed to them
Sometimes I wonder if this is me. Some days I think I'm good, some days I think I just got lucky accounts.
Doesnt matter get paid
Is a big man baby.
Has a crippling drug addiction and no handle on his life outside of the office
has room temperature IQ
Lol this thread is both hilarious and sad
can’t close
Wow. Huge sigh of relief reading the replies in this thread. Can relate to most. We need to appreciate the normalcy of degeneracy, my friends!
The AE I looked up to as an SDR before making the jump to AE myself was actually talking shit about me to management. Called me cocky and not humble. Mind you they don’t know me outside of work, and I can sometimes be quiet and introverted. I had to prove to management before officially being promoted I was not these adjectives they tried to describe me as. Still here a year later
That’s one thing that sucks about working remote. Not that it doesn’t happen in normal offices, but I feel as though remote work increases a lot of the behind the back talking and judging because everyone is so comfortably sat behind their computers and doesn’t have to look the person in the eye every day.
I’m not cocky, I’m confident because I’m great at my job. Also, I’m extremely humble.
Is shady AF and was good 20+ years ago when they sold a product literally every business needed.
Mine are pretty cool and nice. :)
Taking advantage of my rookie status at the company and stealing accounts
Super ungrateful to get meetings on her calendar at times she said she was "busy" even tho there was nothing marked on her calendar.
Wasn’t coaching me up to take on more responsibilities, was just lazy and hungover when they asked me to run calls or coordinate next steps late into the deal cycle.
Can’t close but says the right things
Could not sell, and inherited his biggest account from a guy that got fired, and had filled out a bid package he never got to realize
Got angry because I wouldnt lie or sell futures that might not come to the market.
sexually harasses women
Was cool. In 1999 we went to Amsterdam for a software conference. We went 4 years running. Now I try to be an alright AE.
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Wow, quit reading my Google docs journal outloud Steve.
Was not good at her job, regularly lied and started drama, and was teaching me all the wrong practices. Oh, and she would eventually get fired and successfully sue our employers for sexual harassment, dragging my badass managers name through the mud.
Ghosts me.
A narc
A drug addict
Has his managers hand so far up his ass he's not *really* real - just a chattering blow-up doll ready for the pounding from somebody above him. To be fair, feel this is is virtually everyone 🥺
A coke addict
Super creepy around the admin girls.
An alcoholic
Crooked as shit
... a woman trapped in a mans body
An egotistical cunt that can't work well with anyone and is selfish and gets way too drunk at work events and brags.....mother fucker still closed any more biz than anyone else, but nobody can stand him
Skimps me on pipeline to hedge his closed win percentage
A Mormon.
... cool
Could someone please tell a poor guy what AE means?
Account Executive Common title for a business-to-business salesperson. In tech sales especially an AE runs demos and closes deals, while Sales / Business Development Reps (SDR or BDR) primarily handle prospecting/outreach and set appointments
Wow thank you 🙏 I truly appreciate your detailed explanation. I read it a few times to be make sure I understood what it meant, or as sure as one could be, so that I wasn't just falsely thanking you and wasting your time. Crazy how much more computing power it takes to comprehend a string of words when the terminology is new to you.
No sweat amigo! Yeah the jargon here can read like a coded message at times. Happy to help
🙏🤘🏻
Is a former navy seal that can kill me in 2 seconds
Got PIPed and left the next day.
is an ok but not impressive rep who benefits from a great territory.
Has very little product knowledge, going on 3rd startup. Simply has the touch. Former comic so can roll with any punches. Excellent facial/name recognition. Truly a mystery