A bit of an unusal post from me. As I write this blog I just handed in my notice with my employer. It's actually quite satisfying too! I'm sat at my desk waiting for the call....please don't leave!
Here's a quick lightpainting photo appropriate to me exiting the building!
I've worked for my employer, who shall remain nameless, for over 4 years and prior to that I was self employed. Lately I've noticed a marked difference between people who've been or are self employed and those that are employed. Employed people in the company I just resigned from seem vacuous and don't seem to care a damn about what they're doing. Whereas the self employed types are more "go get" and take ownership of everything they do.
I haven't been supported either technically or from the after sales department. If I have a technical query, I have no way of getting the information about the product I'm selling. Once I've sold the product, the after sales dept. make a complete pig's ear of the installation and I'm the one out in front of the company getting the complaints!
The service manager who has the audacity to call herself the "head of customer service" is a sociopath. I'm not even joking. Dealing with people like this is something I don't ever paid enough for!
It’s about sacrifice of personal integrity. I cannot stand in front of clients and lie about being the best thing since sliced bread and establishing a relationship with a client and then to betray that trust built up when the install goes wrong in one way or another.
In my position, I'm not on my own. I have 4 other sales colleagues and we're all in the same boat. I genuinely believe I will not be the only one amongst us to leave. Imagine a £10 million sales company without any sales people....
So that's it I left the company and I'm now waiting to see if they want me to work my notice of one month. And if they do, I may become ill.....
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