Not a Pitchperson

To this day I swear up & down I will never be a sales person—I just can’t do it because I don’t have the mentality to be “that guy/gal” who pushes people into buying. Now don’t confuse this with I’m a non-convincing person. In fact, I get told over & over that I should be in sales because I’m a passionate person who is approachable and upbeat not to mention convincing but I can NOT for the life of me push someone if they say “No”. It’s not in my nature to do so because I can’t stand it when someone is pushy with me. It’s also the mentality. I’m ranting today because I got to listen in on a sales training session today & cringed at most of what I heard. Things like: “Make the client look stupid” or “Don’t LET them say ‘No’” or “I know I’m an ass but I make money.” Granted… This was all cocky bullshit and these people kiss ass when a client walks in the door but I’ve NEVER heard of making someone look or feel stupid. Why on Earth would you want to give someone your money if you feel demeaned by them?

Sales Warped

I’ve worked retail—in fact that put me through college by selling clothes to women. I was good at it but at times I felt horrible in my job especially when trying to get people to apply for credit cards. I didn’t enjoy that part of the retail job & I didn’t really enforce it all that much when I was employed, I got many warnings about it but I made up for it in sales numbers. I loved retail because it was like shopping for other people—which was actually really fun for me. But it also warped my sense of honesty. I found I was lying in order to make the sale bigger so my stats would go up or I would get stepped all over by snotty clients—one lady actually dumped her jacket on TOP of me like I was a clothes wrack—which in turn made me very bitter towards the majority of clients. This is why I got OUT of retail & all sales, it was making me mean & I love people too much to become a meanie.

There IS a Difference

There is a difference for many people, some can work in sales & are honest good people but others are snots who think they shit gold. This is in ANY profession really but I see it a lot here in the sales department. Those who are good folks making a good living selling believe in their product, are honest, upfront, & LISTEN to their clients. Those who are the latter just like the sound of their own voice—there are MORE are these in this office I’m afraid.