This is fictional satire
Johnny walked into work, excited to start the day. It was his first role out of college, an SDR role in B2B sales selling to SMB companies. Johnny was ready.
Before starting the role he spent day and night studying his acronym dictionary that BananaTech had sent him once he had signed his offer letter. He was drawn to this role because of the high OTE compared to other SDR roles. If he made a million calls a day and hit his KPIs, the promised OTE would be his! In addition, he was told he’d be on the fast track to becoming an AE… who knows, maybe one day a VP, or a CIO or CTO or CRO.
As he was walking to HR, he met an SE in the hall, who reminded him to always drink the Koolaid when it was offered. And drink it he would. Johnny was here to stay long term… for at least two years.
Johnny had big plans. But plans would have to wait. This week was the company wide SKO and he was ready to learn. The keynote speaker was a Harvard MBA who also had a BSBA from BU. He had started a SAAS company to help CEOs realize greater ROI from their tech stack. He had incorporated OCR tech into the solution, and eventually they had an IPO. Johnny was excited. He was A OK.
Sally set next to Johnny during the keynote. She asked him, “Why did you want to get into selling SAAS products? And why FinTech?”
“Because FinTech is the best tech. JK I’m just here to learn about sales. One day I hope to be a CEO or CRO or CFO or play in the NBA.”
They got quiet as the keynote speaker took the stage.
“Welcome to BananaTech’s annual SKO!”
Career Yak 