Profession & Salary

[Trilliam]

yeah

[Badman]

Salespeople have no soul

[KayGee]

My Dad took the train to work in the city for 20 years. The different in salary was ridiculous.

[Mic Man]

Salespeople have no soul

c/s

I was in IT sales for 18 months and I changed so much as a person. You become ruthless, and you have no real friends in the industry cos everyone is in competition trying to steal your money.

I couldn't hack making 100 phone calls a day trying to get a sale, and the competition within the IT industry is ridiculous. Also, you are only as good as your last sale. So even if i make a £100k sale last week, they will be on your back if you dont do the same this week.

I personally couldn't do it, so got out while I was still young in the industry. Yes, the money is very good- but its all the bullshit that comes with it.

[Mr. Gayle]

Did you make big money

[Lieutenant]

I'm suprised no one works in sales. No cap to you're earnings and the better you become and harder you work the money you earn.

I work in sales. Get about £250 a month in comission part time.

[Flex]

Salespeople have no soul

c/s

I was in IT sales for 18 months and I changed so much as a person. You become ruthless, and you have no real friends in the industry cos everyone is in competition trying to steal your money.

I couldn't hack making 100 phone calls a day trying to get a sale, and the competition within the IT industry is ridiculous. Also, you are only as good as your last sale. So even if i make a £100k sale last week, they will be on your back if you dont do the same this week.

I personally couldn't do it, so got out while I was still young in the industry. Yes, the money is very good- but its all the bullshit that comes with it.

Hear what ur sayin, pressure is immense. Made me bare arrogant, but was mad, cos the more arrogant i got, the more sales i got. also found that chicks loved the arrogance. This was when i was in lettings couple years back.

[Mic Man]

Did you make big money

I was probably taking home an extra £500-£1000 a month on top of my £22k basic.

The guys who were there a year longer than me were probably taking home £3-£4k per month, but the job itself was just not for me. I could have made alot of money but I'm not motivated by money, I prefer doing a job i enjoy. I was depressed going into work everyday knowing I would be hammering the phones begging IT Managers for sales. Also, there's only really 2 career paths- either Internal (on the phones) or external (on the road). Neither were very appealing to me

I am alot happier now even though I know i would be earning around £40k-£50k if I stayed in sales

[Mr. Gayle]

I hate sales, only done cold calling mind you, knocking on doors trying to switch ppl over from their current energy suppliers, long

Also worked at dial-a-phone in Kentish Town, hated it, even worse when the guy next to you is getting 4k a month from sales

[A Bit Better]

Big respect to Eskay

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I swear people from outside London drive here every morning just to collect higher wages, then return to their lower-cost county living so they can pick up a surplus?

Is this true?

The majority of city workers commute from the surrounding counties.

[Jodie]

Left my 28k a year job as a Project co-ordinator for a community organisation based in Liverpool

to become self employed as a DJ/Promoter.

Didn't know it was you playing in Zoo last Sunday?

All that time i was standing right next to you lol

[Jodie]

Bank cashier at the mo on £15k.

But training to be an Assistant Branch Manager/Risk & Control Manager. Gimme about 1-2 years.

How do you apply for these jobs?

Just apply on the internet.

Thats what i done and got a call back a few days after.

[Aquaman]

Did you make big money

I was probably taking home an extra £500-£1000 a month on top of my £22k basic.

The guys who were there a year longer than me were probably taking home £3-£4k per month, but the job itself was just not for me. I could have made alot of money but I'm not motivated by money, I prefer doing a job i enjoy. I was depressed going into work everyday knowing I would be hammering the phones begging IT Managers for sales. Also, there's only really 2 career paths- either Internal (on the phones) or external (on the road). Neither were very appealing to me

I am alot happier now even though I know i would be earning around £40k-£50k if I stayed in sales

what do you do now then?

jodies a groupie still

[Goddaz]

I hate sales, only done cold calling mind you, knocking on doors trying to switch ppl over from their current energy suppliers, long

Also worked at dial-a-phone in Kentish Town , hated it, even worse when the guy next to you is getting 4k a month from sales

So it was the likes of you that used to ring off my phone trying to sell me sh*t.

[Trilliam]

How much experience/qualifications is needed with sales.

[Mic Man]

Did you make big money

I was probably taking home an extra £500-£1000 a month on top of my £22k basic.

The guys who were there a year longer than me were probably taking home £3-£4k per month, but the job itself was just not for me. I could have made alot of money but I'm not motivated by money, I prefer doing a job i enjoy. I was depressed going into work everyday knowing I would be hammering the phones begging IT Managers for sales. Also, there's only really 2 career paths- either Internal (on the phones) or external (on the road). Neither were very appealing to me

I am alot happier now even though I know i would be earning around £40k-£50k if I stayed in sales

what do you do now then?

jodies a groupie still

I'm a line manager in a call centre-- so I just tell everyone else they have to make 100 calls a day the irony

[Mic Man]

How much experience/qualifications is needed with sales.

you dont really need any.

If in the interview you can prove you have "The Gift of the Gab" then they will hire you. Maybe go to a specialist sales agency.

these are one of the best for entry level positions--- www.pareto.co.uk

[Aquaman]

sales is a good foundation to have for the reasons people already stated

Robert Kiyosaki reccomended it

[Jodie]

Did you make big money

I was probably taking home an extra £500-£1000 a month on top of my £22k basic.

The guys who were there a year longer than me were probably taking home £3-£4k per month, but the job itself was just not for me. I could have made alot of money but I'm not motivated by money, I prefer doing a job i enjoy. I was depressed going into work everyday knowing I would be hammering the phones begging IT Managers for sales. Also, there's only really 2 career paths- either Internal (on the phones) or external (on the road). Neither were very appealing to me

I am alot happier now even though I know i would be earning around £40k-£50k if I stayed in sales

what do you do now then?

jodies a groupie still

shut ur trap.

c*nt

[zeke]

Left my 28k a year job as a Project co-ordinator for a community organisation based in Liverpool

to become self employed as a DJ/Promoter.

Didn't know it was you playing in Zoo last Sunday?

All that time i was standing right next to you lol

LOL, thought I recognised your face from here, but couldnt remember your user name, so didnt say anything

[Trilliam]

safe

[Sub_Zero]

I think the main thing with sales is maintaining a positive mental attitude, it's definitely not for everyone. Mic Man you said it made you arrogant; for me it is the complete opposite. Literally if I don't sell I don't eat so I appreciate all the hardwork that goes into that sale and when I get it the feeling is immense.

When I first starting selling financial products I was absolutely terrible, then I read a book with the cheesiest looking guy on the front cover and it changed my life forever. Tom Hopkins "How to Master the Art of Selling" for anyone that cares, that's my sales bible.

Only thing I would say for any aspiring sales goon is to not make the wrong moral decisions. I know guys who would cheat old people out of money and take back handers, they made money stupidly fast but now aren't in sales because they got found out. You need to decide early on if you want to stay in the business for 20 years gradually earning more money legitimently or making BIG money really fast. I'm in it for the long haul.

[Trilliam]

This sounds big.

[Sub_Zero]

I hate sales, only done cold calling mind you, knocking on doors trying to switch ppl over from their current energy suppliers, long

Also worked at dial-a-phone in Kentish Town, hated it, even worse when the guy next to you is getting 4k a month from sales

*Hi-5's*

That's how I started and let me tell you it's one of hardest things you'll ever have to do. If you can make a living and last in that for more than a year, you'll smash sales. The rejection you get on a daily basis would destroy most people. I used to knock 60 doors a day and 50 of them would take me to f*ck off, 5 of them would slam the door in my face and the last 5 would only sign up if you were a good salesman. If I didn't make 15 sales a week, I wouldn't have enough money to eat and pay rent. That's what you call a hard hustle.

[Badman]

Did you make big money

I was probably taking home an extra £500-£1000 a month on top of my £22k basic.

The guys who were there a year longer than me were probably taking home £3-£4k per month, but the job itself was just not for me. I could have made alot of money but I'm not motivated by money, I prefer doing a job i enjoy. I was depressed going into work everyday knowing I would be hammering the phones begging IT Managers for sales. Also, there's only really 2 career paths- either Internal (on the phones) or external (on the road). Neither were very appealing to me

I am alot happier now even though I know i would be earning around £40k-£50k if I stayed in sales

C/S

Job satisfaction >>> money

in saying that once I reach my goal in my current career path in the next few years I am going to change careers coz im not getting any satisfaction out of my current one