High Tolerance For Rejection? Point of Order!

Written on February 21, 2008 – 1:09 pm | by Stacy |

Most of the sales folks I’ve come into contact with are the exact opposite - they’re whiny belly-achers who can’t handle adversity…well, internally, that is. Who knows…they might have the cajones of gorillas when they leave the building.

sales:

The department that ultimately pays your salary, and therefore the one it’s in your best interest to make happy, consisting of people who, like stand-up comedians, have a very high tolerance for rejection and, unlike basically everyone else in the workforce, actually thrive on it.


Courtesy of the Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit page-a-day calendar…

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  1. One Response to “High Tolerance For Rejection? Point of Order!”

  2. By Kevin Donahue on Feb 23, 2008 | Reply

    By and large, I would agree with you.

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Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit Word of the Day

dial it down/dial it back: To reduce intensity; often used in reference to a person's behavior; to calm down, relax, or get a freaking grip for God's sake; new millennium version of "take a chill pill" or "chilling out"; when referring to a presentation or sales pitch, to be less aggressive, with the hope the audience will not be aware they are being snowed with a soft sell.

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