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4/1/1 Getting Bored, Having an Impact, And Being a Resource
- March 24, 2022
By Ramzi Marjaba
4/1/1 Weekly
4 Random Thoughts, 1 Tool, and 1 Quote
Large organizations are great for sales engineers, especially the new SEs. Most have a good organization and are willing to show a new SE the ropes. The SE has back up, enablement, established process, etc.
On the other hand, the SE’s voice may be drowned out by all the other sounds in the same hallway. The impact is minimized, product lines expand and SEs become generalists, and in many cases, it get boring.
At which point, it’s time to move on to the next challenge. And that’s what Trevor Spires did and he discusses it in this episode:
And onto the 4/1/1:
4 Random Thoughts From Me:
1- Although we are not a resource, we are resourceful!
2- You rarely get anything you ask for it.
3- Trevor had to sell sales engineering as a concept before selling himself as the right person for the role!
4- You never know if you will like a role before you start doing it.
1 Tool:
Teal HQ had a blog about the different websites that can be used to look at compensation and you should know about them.
1 Quote:
“Boredom comes for each of us in those moments when we can’t see a way forward, when we want to be doing something but don’t want to do anything currently on offer.” – James Danckert
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