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Where were you based out of when you left SaaS?

anoncoward111 8y ago
Boston. The other hotspots I've noticed are NYC, Austin, the Bay, and maybe Reston VA or Miami or Denver as regional plays. I don't envy anyone going into an SDR role. I seriously enjoy waiting tables more and the payoff is immediate. Sitting at a desk getting hung up on all day kind of sucks mentally, physically, and financially. Plus my rent is cheaper now that I'm not in a big city :)
- blackberryuser 8y ago
  Thanks for the insights. 6 Years without a promotion seems like a long time to stay an SDR. What type of startup was this? Also, what were your earnings like if you don't mind me asking.
  - anoncoward111 8y ago
    year 1 45k SDR saas salesforce widget type company year 2 55k SDR same year 3 75k rep (left company to do HW at Oracle) year 4 99k year 5 110k year 6 50k (laid off by shitty new director) saved a decent amount of money but the commission I made in year 5 was like not sustainable. It was from customers buying a product that was going EOL. And I was profiting off of like a 2 decade long install base. Honestly just give it your best shot and network hard. Customer service agents at your local utility company are making like 40-50k a year now. So if you feel like your bosses are giving you shit, and you are making 40-50k, rest assured that you have other options :) I can share email if you like.
    - blackberryuser 8y ago
      Thank you! Glad to hear your new adventure is more suitable for your mental health. --Do you have to do side work? I tried to make waiting tables work but $3/hour for sweeping, mopping, and other labor...
      - anoncoward111 8y ago
        I do a bit of side work yeah, cutting lemons, folding napkins and running wine etc etc I made $300 on 18 tables today!
        blackberryuser 8y ago
        Wow, the most I have ever made was about $100 in a night--the 6 weeks I worked in the restaurant I mentioned earlier. --What are your average food+drink tabs?
        anoncoward111 8y ago
        This place is a "family style" italian restaurant, so lunch shift will average like 25-60 depending on if its 2-4 people and depending on if they are ordering alcohol and seafood And then at dinner most of my tabs were 75-120, with $30 being the largest tip I made because I got the manager to refund their clams which came late and overly breaded :) Real talk though, sales and SDR can make much more than $300 a day (so like 100k a year) if management doesn't get in their way, gives them excellent leads, if commission structure is 10% or higher... but typically management finds a way to ruin it

Boston. The other hotspots I've noticed are NYC, Austin, the Bay, and maybe Reston VA or Miami or Denver as regional plays. I don't envy anyone going into an SDR role. I seriously enjoy waiting tables more and the payoff is immediate. Sitting at a desk getting hung up on all day kind of sucks mentally, physically, and financially. Plus my rent is cheaper now that I'm not in a big city :)

blackberryuser 8y ago
Thanks for the insights. 6 Years without a promotion seems like a long time to stay an SDR. What type of startup was this? Also, what were your earnings like if you don't mind me asking.
- anoncoward111 8y ago
  year 1 45k SDR saas salesforce widget type company year 2 55k SDR same year 3 75k rep (left company to do HW at Oracle) year 4 99k year 5 110k year 6 50k (laid off by shitty new director) saved a decent amount of money but the commission I made in year 5 was like not sustainable. It was from customers buying a product that was going EOL. And I was profiting off of like a 2 decade long install base. Honestly just give it your best shot and network hard. Customer service agents at your local utility company are making like 40-50k a year now. So if you feel like your bosses are giving you shit, and you are making 40-50k, rest assured that you have other options :) I can share email if you like.
  - blackberryuser 8y ago
    Thank you! Glad to hear your new adventure is more suitable for your mental health. --Do you have to do side work? I tried to make waiting tables work but $3/hour for sweeping, mopping, and other labor...
    - anoncoward111 8y ago
      I do a bit of side work yeah, cutting lemons, folding napkins and running wine etc etc I made $300 on 18 tables today!
      - blackberryuser 8y ago
        Wow, the most I have ever made was about $100 in a night--the 6 weeks I worked in the restaurant I mentioned earlier. --What are your average food+drink tabs?
        anoncoward111 8y ago
        This place is a "family style" italian restaurant, so lunch shift will average like 25-60 depending on if its 2-4 people and depending on if they are ordering alcohol and seafood And then at dinner most of my tabs were 75-120, with $30 being the largest tip I made because I got the manager to refund their clams which came late and overly breaded :) Real talk though, sales and SDR can make much more than $300 a day (so like 100k a year) if management doesn't get in their way, gives them excellent leads, if commission structure is 10% or higher... but typically management finds a way to ruin it