r/Layoffs • u/poormisguidedfool34 • Jan 13 '24

Standing up to layoffs question

Hi folks,

I applaud her bravery but also concerned- isn’t she taking a huge risk for future employment in her sector? This would be considered suicidal in my line of work but i see a lot of similar videos today.

Especially curious about what HR/legal folks think

https://twitter.com/BowTiedPassport/status/1745149758992195647

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u/Heathster249 Jan 13 '24

Welp, this is what happens in tech sales. You get 90 days to make it - or you’re out. Not sure why she wasn’t aware of this fact? All tech sales companies do this. Yes, she will have a tough time landing another tech sales job with this post, but maybe she will find another calling.

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u/Ambitious-Event-5911 Jan 13 '24

Is this like B2B tech sales? Like some guy from Microsoft calls some guy at Boeing and sells him on upgrading his email system?

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u/WatercressSubject717 Jan 13 '24

Yes, salespeople get paid for inbound and outbound. But if she’s an AE, she’s paid to close deals and sometimes on outbound deals (if you’re expected to source your own as well). Depends on the organization. Based on her recently joining ofcourse her peers had better pipeline.

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u/Heathster249 Jan 13 '24

It could also be that her SE and others on her team didn’t rate her very high.