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Humliation and Not Even Funny Years Later
 Written by bertie on 07/02/2011I worked for a division of a very big software company where I was hired for my industry knowledge and sales experience to assist account executives uncover and close sales within the business (rather than traditional) technology lines of the business. For whatever reason, I was marginalized and ignored from viturally day 1. I tried to contribute in meetings, plan presentations, etc but whenever I added something, I was just either looked at quickly like they were embarrassed for me or not even acknowledged. I was not allowed to attend important company meetings at headquarters or have nay training sessions or attend client meetings. I did always offer what I believed was the client perspective to ensure our message was relevant, fresh and differentiating and I will add that I have been offered 13 solid job offers clients in my years in sales and made quota every year of my career so I am confident about my skills. However I was so ignored that I started pushing harder (in a reasonably nice way) to make my point, especially when no one else had my direct experience with the client. During one rather heated interchange with an account executive he became upset and frustrated by my firm pushback, he left the room the the SVP of Sales (who was my main marginalizer) and he later told me that the SVP told him not to be upset about my comments because I was just saying them because he, the SVP, was in the room and I was trying to impress him.Maybe I have too huge an ego, but I was devasted and humiliated beyound belief. I left as soon as possible but experience left a quandry about how to get respect and yet not appear to be trying to hard, etc. and it made me wonder how many other people have thought that about me in my career. I am a blonde female and wondered if it was just chauvinism. Love to hear comments. ThanksAdd a Reply     
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