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I would rather risk being bad at selling and get to keep my soul.
by tomjen2 17y ago
I would rather risk being bad at selling and get to keep my soul.
- petewarden 17y agoUp-voted from oblivion not because I agree, but because it's a common attitude that I held for a long time, but which now drives me nuts. Maybe my soul leaked away while I wasn't looking, but I've had to spend a lot of time selling in the last year, and the typical hacker contempt for 'marketroids' is way off the mark. It's a deep, deep art that deserves respect. Can you cut corners, be a douche-bag and rip people off? Sure, but it doesn't work as well as you think, and show me a programmer who hasn't shipped something that has made at least one person's life a misery. All the used-car salesmen in the world have nothing on the Windows OS developers if you want to compare suffering inflicted on the world. I still can't look someone in the eye if I know they spent good money on the F1 '98 game I worked on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_1_98 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_1_98
- HistoryInAction 17y agoEarning and keeping trust is a very major part of sales--at least repeated sales--that I've learned about over the past year or two. Rip someone off and not only are they never coming back, but they're telling a bunch of people (~5) that you are untrustworthy. Big net loss in my book.
- thetrumanshow 17y agoI had a pastor who worked as a used car salesman during the day because our small congregation couldn't afford to pay him a full-time salary. I have always thought that this was the worst kind of conflict of interest.