I?ve been away from the board for a while ? I had a new high-pressure sales job that took all my time. (We just moved interstate and I took the first job that came along)
I hated that job ? up to 12 hours a day plus an hours travel each way just to get there. All for a modest wage. The boss was an intellectual cripple patrolling the office twice a day ?have you closed anything yet? (And no I wasn?t sacked I quit ? While I was there I was top selling sales person - Slut that I am - I feel so dirty)
I don?t like selling ? I feel compromised like I?m paid to tell lies about crap product. I can?t do it and feel good about it.
Those who know me personally know I?m not racist but I don?t think I?ll work for that sort again ? No concept of quality, No concept of loyalty, No concept of service - Price is always always always the deciding factor.
For most of the last 20 years I?ve worked as a technician but have had trouble keeping up with changing technology ? My qualifications are out of date now and will have to be updated every two to three years. And quite frankly the technical work doesn?t pay well enough to justify the cost of keeping the qualifications up to date.
Sales seems to suit my personality (friendly and open) but I think I am too honest. The other day I sarcastically said to a customer ?Trust me ? I?m a salesman?. They laughed so much they closed the deal.
I?m not a competitive person like some of the other hot shot sales people. I think some of them would shoot their mothers if it meant closing a deal. If that isn?t prostitution of the soul I don?t know what is.
So now I?m unemployed (in a strange town) and feeling a bit unemployable.
So I think my next career choice will be counting cloths pegs and putting them into bags ? safer that way.