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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by WastingMyTime89 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:23PM (#32754245)
> To me sales looks like an awful job

You meet new people. They tell you about their problems. You explain to them how your product can alleviate them. You work on finding a common position regarding what you could bring at which price. When it works, you get a big cheque. It’s pretty fun really.

Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by noneeeed on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:58PM (#32754853)
I think the outbound cold calling side of it was the bit that never appealed.

Once that connection has been made I can definitely see the attraction.