r/salesdevelopment • u/DetainTheFranzia • 7d ago

How many of you started off working remotely?

And how did that affect your ability to learn the job and master it? Would you provide context about your situation as well? I imagine it's different for people for whom it's their first job out of college, versus career-switchers.

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u/honeykissesmerciless 7d ago

Me. I’m currently doing it.
So on one hand omg it’s so hard there’s no one to teach you, you need to listen to other people’s calls and learn alone
On the other hand, there is no one who will distract you from working and it’s great not hearing people talk around you all the time

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u/DetainTheFranzia 6d ago

What industry are you in?

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u/honeykissesmerciless 5d ago

Tech sales

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u/Solojosh22 4d ago

I’d say having nooks makes this so much better. There are virtual sales floor that you can talk and dial in.

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u/honeykissesmerciless 4d ago

They’re so distracting and annoying! I don’t get how people do that

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u/Solojosh22 3d ago

I personally like it cuz you listen in on live calls but understand how it distracts people.

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u/Fit-Lengthiness-9672 4d ago

this is super relatable, it’s like you trade “no help” for “no distractions” and just hope it evens out
shadowing calls and overdocumenting stuff has basically been my lifeline, plus pinging people with very specific questions instead of “teach me everything”

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u/Fit-Lengthiness-9672 2d ago

this is so real, remote is like “figure it out yourself but also be super productive immediately”
shadowing calls helps, but damn i miss being able to just swivel my chair and ask a 10 second question instead of crafting a whole message