Dec 11, 2018
QA Response
7yHi - I am sorry you were an unhappy leaver. I do not want to jump to any conclusions given that I dont know you and it is hard to determine the specifics of your situation with us. However, based on your comments I wonder if this is a case of bad job fit?
As a manger myself, I know that sometimes unhappiness and resentment of a job by staff can arise because that person and the job are the wrong fit. So it isnt that the job that is wrong or the person that is wrong, it is simply that product sales doesn't work for you.
One of the reasons I am wondering if this is the case for you is because I know we tend to hire a lot of people into their 1st job as a sales account execs - particularly in Slough and then train them up. If this was indeed your 1st job or one of your 1st jobs then it may be that sales just isn't for you.
One of my first jobs was in sales and it is very target-driven and management require you to throw 100% into the hours that you work to drive up the numbers. The pay off is the commission that can be earned, the knowledge you learn and the progression and earning potential that comes with career progression. It is also a supportive team environment which sees staff rallying together - working hard but having a good time too. I have a lot of friends and colleagues for whom this works fantastically well. They like the rigor and the structure and find the clear rules and management style helpful because the expectations of you are really clear. Perhaps I have misread your review and if so and you want to talk it through further I would really welcome a discussion - mary.sansom@qa.com
