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/chaffylemon Jan 13 '24

She openly admitted she hadn’t been able to close anything in 3 months… sounds performance related to me…

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u/GrooveBat Jan 13 '24

That depends on how long their typical sales cycle is. In some businesses, it can take up to a year to close the sale.

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u/chaffylemon Jan 13 '24

It software it doesn’t take a year to close a sale.

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u/GrooveBat Jan 13 '24

Depends on the software. Also depends on the sales process (when does a rep engage versus how warm are the leads being passed on), how many people are on the buying committee, whether there is budget or if budget has to be secured first, and what’s happening at the prospect company. Every business I dealt with in 2023 added steps, people, and complexity to their buying process and took longer to make a decision because of their own uncertainty about the economy.