100K per month in growth and 100% to plan per month
(If you don't hit plan that you are put on a PIP.)
This is the latest goal set upon SBA outside sales folks.
This is COMPLETELY nuts!
Sycamore is setting everyone up for failure.
Its all coming to the truth - the truth is that Sycamore wants outside sales folks gone.
If they quit, it ends up being much cheaper for them. (and quicker)
Sell b--chess or die s the company motto
hysteria
Im just a lowly copy center guy but our weekly goal is up 50% more than our best weeks ever. And of course we are the new outside sales people usung sharepoint and having call days. Who wouldnt want 9ne person to do three peoples job? Will it work? I say no, Sales is an honourable and specailized profession and I do not believe they will be successful in the approach. The main problem for us is that the tasks and micr management leaves absolutly no time for quality production. It is a struggle. And getting employees here (9.00) copy center is impossible. The applicants are so bad. Wally work next store is a much better option in our neck of the woods. So they are going to take walmart rejects and turn them into sales reps. Good luck
relationships have a time value, SP is about flipping the thing and making instant money. it's amazing that so many still can't grasp this even after the past two years.
you are not an asset, you're an impendance to lootery.
So sad. They are destroying a company that was once a fun place to work. A place where people cared about one another. A place before all the buyouts. I blame a lot of this on Amazon (and will never buy anything from them in my lifetime) and yet Staples wants to be just like them. They are not and never will be. Staples Business delivery services were second to none until some wise decisions at the top were made to go third party. We all know how that worked out... Now we are getting rid of some of the BEST managers and sales reps that Staples will ever see. And why? Because decisions at the top along with consulting groups that have no idea how VALUABLE relationships are in sales. It might be the best thing for Staples to sell off now before they destroy it and bankrupt what is left. Sad. Just sad. All these changes are supposed to be made for the customers sake... Unfortunately there won't be any customers to take care of. Sad.
Lesson to be learned - Get out now and don't look back.
Heard about this to for TAM’s - thats a tough goal if not impossible
Plays just like the furniture plan
All inside sales
All catalog or online
No sales people needed
Nonproject business.
Sales without the expense of sales commissions!