**The_Gibson** @thegibson · 2018-06-11T19:30:00Z

The_Gibson @thegibson

The_Gibson @thegibson

Serious question... is a sales engineer a promotion for a normal engineer?

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**⑨ laín ⑨** @lain@pleroma.soykaf.com · Jun 11, 2018, 19:32

**⑨ laín ⑨** @lain@pleroma.soykaf.com · Jun 11, 2018, 19:32

@thegibson if you get more money, yes.

**Miredly** @Miredly@pl.ost.social · Jun 11, 2018, 19:32

**Miredly** @Miredly@pl.ost.social · Jun 11, 2018, 19:32

@thegibson Doesn't... sound like it.

**The_Gibson** @thegibson · Jun 11, 2018, 19:36

**The_Gibson** @thegibson · Jun 11, 2018, 19:36

Just trying to figure out where it fits in the pecking order, because part of me says it is, and part of me screams "TRAITOR" when I hear it.

**A Rock** @Rock@shigusegubu.club · Jun 11, 2018, 19:38

**A Rock** @Rock@shigusegubu.club · Jun 11, 2018, 19:38

@thegibson So do salespeople I'd wager.

**Alexander Bochmann** @galaxis@mastodon.infra.de · Jun 11, 2018, 19:52

**Alexander Bochmann** @galaxis@mastodon.infra.de · Jun 11, 2018, 19:52

@TheGibson As I understand it, a sales engineer finds out how to trick a customer into believing the tech being sold actually is capable to fit the use case.

**phooky** @phooky@octodon.social · Jun 11, 2018, 20:03

**phooky** @phooky@octodon.social · Jun 11, 2018, 20:03

@TheGibson i once worked for an organization (within Sun Microsystems, circa mid-90s) that glorified this as "tactical engineering"

**🍅 Craig 🍅** @smallsees@social.dropbear.xyz · Jun 11, 2018, 22:34

**🍅 Craig 🍅** @smallsees@social.dropbear.xyz · Jun 11, 2018, 22:34

@TheGibson yes it is. Requires a bit more social skills. Usually pays a bit more.

Also need to sell your soul to the sales target devil 😈 💰

**The_Gibson** @thegibson · Jun 11, 2018, 23:01

**The_Gibson** @thegibson · Jun 11, 2018, 23:01

@smallsees

Yeah, the social skills thing is something I've always had...

I have had two seperate offers lately from orgs that know me.

Both were sales engineers.

not sure how I feel about that.