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Originally Posted by lapka
My personal POV to sales:
sales is an unbelievably ****ty job. You have to try to make an eskimo buy a fridge. Main thing is make a sale, no matter if people need it or not. It is heavy pressure on you, because your money depends on it. And you making a sale depends only partly on you, but mainly on your clients. You have to take a ton of rejection and be just fine with it.
I would look in a different career. But there are people who are good at sales. From what you wrote here, I don't think that you are natural sales man. I mean it not as something negative, but like "you are blond/brunette" . It is just so.
It is absolutely not a career advice, just my POV here.
Appreciate the observation...
I got a sale today. That helped boost my confidence.
I think you are right that I'm not a natural salesman, I'm an introvert for one, so too much blabbing makes me tired. I am quick on my feet though. It's not easy. Nothing is easy. The one thing about my personality that makes me think sales is right is that I hate sitting in an office all day. I've done that, and it makes me really antsy. I like moving around, seeing a variety of situations on a daily basis. Sales provides that.
I also love the negotiation process. I love the feeling of outsmarting someone (just like poker).
The main downside is that paychecks are not steady. I'm going to give it a few months. If it doesn't get better, then I'll have to look into other lines of work. But I think sales is it for me since I have no other real skills. So inside sales as opposed to direct sales would be the next option.