Yeah tele-sales. I always cleared between 3 and 4 grand after tax in outbound sales. Inbound sales I'd always clear about 2 and a half after tax. For sitting at a desk, keeping nice and warm. It wasn't the worst job, I could have had.
Low cost against high volume of sales is the way that works for me. When I say low cost, it doesn't have to be pennies. Just a few quid cheaper than everybody else for the same quality makes a huge difference.
The best wages I was ever pulled was working for Telewest before Virgin media took them over. I cleared 5k a few months and one month I walked away with 6 and a half. It was ****ing mental.
Could you not come off the phones and do another job? After about 4 year, I went into training and coaching, before I finally snaggled the TM job. I was on the verge of walking when I managed to get off the phone. Mind my pay took a hit when I was doing coaching and training.
No job security once you move off the phones and too many dickheads you have to deal with. This is easy and because I can work the bonus system it's well paid for what it is, I go home every day with no stress. Bored though very bored, I've done manager jobs and trainer jobs so I can do them but choose not to.
Sales. I wouldn’t last 5 minutes I’d just flip at the first person who didn’t understand what I was selling.
I've always thought this. My general outlook is that people are ****ing stupid and I can't be bothered having to explain **** to them. So I have always thought that unless I was selling something that effectively sells itself then I would be a **** salesman. One of my mates is pretty successful as a "field sales" person. He now is head of UK sales for a multi million (maybe billion actually **** knows) and is only 30. He has always said in his sales roles it is about the ability to not be a **** and just get on with people. That is face to face sales and more account management I guess rather than being a cold calling ****er like @luvgonzo The not being a **** bit would also rule me out of any career in that anyway
I'm inbound sales I only call customers that ask me to. The key to selling something is not selling it but making the customer realise they may need something I rarely hard sell.
I couldn’t do it mate. I don’t want to sell stuff. I wouldn’t be able to lie either so I’d say stuff like “yeah I don’t blame you, it’s a piece of plastic ****e that you’re paying £60 a month for”.
So Mrs Smitherson do you spend your days slithering around on the floor? Well my company sell zimmerframes and sunflower oil so either of those products would probably suit you down to the ground, excuse the pun. Do you have laminate floors or would you like to go for the zimmerframe?
You don't lie that would get me the sack you just get the customer to establish their own need for what you want to sell. They sell it to themselves you point them in the right direction.
