Ryan’s Journal: Fork in the Road
by Ryan Pew
I recently made a career change that, so far, has been extremely positive.
I have been in the tech space for some time and enjoy it. However, I think I carry a bit of baggage when I go to new companies.
By that I mean I have had employers in the past who were truly miserable to work for. I dreaded going in each day and my motivation was very low.
When I look at new companies I tend to carry that frame of reference with me as I interview. I consider the culture, how would I like the boss, how do people act in the office?
I have been interviewing for a few months now, at a variety of companies, and I have seen a few that make me want to run!
I’m in sales and whenever I hear a company say that they don’t have a process in place and just want somebody who’s hungry, I think red flag.
Obviously you want to be engaged and hard working in sales, but I have found that organizations that have no formal process in place are just flying by the seat of their pants.
It’s hard to define success, there is little support for you and if you don’t hit your numbers you are out right away.
I also spoke with a company that recently received an influx of VC money. As a result they have hired 70+ sales people all at once. Big red flag! How do you manage that? What metrics are defining success? How many people are on quota? None of that could be answered, so I stopped that interview process right away.
At the end of the day I found a company that is doing some really cool things in the GIS space. They are growing, own their IP, have a huge customer base and the co-workers are truly kind and passionate about their roles and product.
The benefits were awesome, but at the end of the day I asked myself, could I be here for 8 hours a day and still want to come back the next day?
For me the answer was yes.
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September 25th, 2018 at 1:16 am
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