I know stacked ranking all too well—though the truth is, someone's always gotta be at the bottom, right? Nowadays, I've pretty much gone into full 'lay-flat' mode. I'm a freelance designer now, so if a gig doesn't work out, I'm fine with walking away. I don't care much about company perks or insurance, as long as I pay my taxes on time. As long as you refuse to join the rat race, nobody can really control you. But then again... I guess it’s just a helpless compromise. haha
My former company decided design wasn't profitable enough to warrant full-time salaries, so they laid off the entire team. Ironically, they still need design work done, but on the cheap—so now they come back looking for freelancers. Typical move. No matter what they’re thinking, though, I've learned never to invest too much emotion into a company. At the end of the day, owners and employees are never in the same boat.
You'd think they'd build something a little more fantastical, what with it being Hell and all; but this seems like a one-for-one recreation of a fairly typical sales office for a major corporation. I suppose when it comes to your common damnation stations, if it ain't broke...
Super fun story! I feel like I've worked on a few sales floors like that. I feel like all the salepeople I've ever known would more or less agree this is how it's gonna go for them. We used to all joke about picking out "matching handbaskets" since we were all going to hell! But yeah, that Crassus fella... real piece of work that one.
I know stacked ranking all too well—though the truth is, someone's always gotta be at the bottom, right? Nowadays, I've pretty much gone into full 'lay-flat' mode. I'm a freelance designer now, so if a gig doesn't work out, I'm fine with walking away. I don't care much about company perks or insurance, as long as I pay my taxes on time. As long as you refuse to join the rat race, nobody can really control you. But then again... I guess it’s just a helpless compromise. haha
My former company decided design wasn't profitable enough to warrant full-time salaries, so they laid off the entire team. Ironically, they still need design work done, but on the cheap—so now they come back looking for freelancers. Typical move. No matter what they’re thinking, though, I've learned never to invest too much emotion into a company. At the end of the day, owners and employees are never in the same boat.
Sales sucks. Thanks for reading :)
You'd think they'd build something a little more fantastical, what with it being Hell and all; but this seems like a one-for-one recreation of a fairly typical sales office for a major corporation. I suppose when it comes to your common damnation stations, if it ain't broke...
You know you say that in jest but...
Super fun story! I feel like I've worked on a few sales floors like that. I feel like all the salepeople I've ever known would more or less agree this is how it's gonna go for them. We used to all joke about picking out "matching handbaskets" since we were all going to hell! But yeah, that Crassus fella... real piece of work that one.
Thanks Gaylen. I felt dirty sharing all these accurate glimpses into the world of sales.