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Worked at Oracle for years, the sales cowboys of IT for better or worse. Sales has improved a lot. A lot of the younger people coming in are much more moral th
by Top19 9y ago
Worked at Oracle for years, the sales cowboys of IT for better or worse.
Sales has improved a lot. A lot of the younger people coming in are much more moral than previous generations.
A lot of sales has moved to inside sales as opposed to field sales. Not quite as fun sometimes, but easier on people’s families and schedules, less abuse of expense accounts, going to strip clubs, etc. Also so much of what inside sales does is recorded, there is the possibility of much more accountability (e.g. harder to lie to customers).
Sales has improved a lot, but I think we’ve traded that for declines in the morals and increases in the absurdity of marketing. Everything from false claims / fake news to serious privacy concerns.