Well, it happened. I was laid off…

SDR at a a small start up for the last 19 months. Generated over 2 million ARR opportunities this year alone. Our team started to slip the last couple of months so I am not surprised that this happened, but it was out of the blue..

Kind of.

I’ve been pushing hard for an AE role. Sitting in on demos, chiming in when appropriate, and helping with follow up. About a month ago my boss told me there wasn’t room for me to move up. We had an open honest conversation about my future, and he said he would understand if I wanted to look elsewhere. Just give him a heads up if I start getting interviews.

Big red flag, but instead of leaving I increased my workload to try to generate more demos to create a need for me.

On Wednesday he let me know that the company was eliminating the sdr role completely. It wasn’t a reflection of my performance, they just didn’t think they needed SDRs.

Huge blow.

Now I am here. No job, moving with a family in two months, and accepting I may have to start over as an SDR at another company. Which to be fair, is ok. I am confident I will succeed anywhere, and SDR money may not be AE, but it’s still better than what I was doing before.

I’m going to try hard to get in as an AE somewhere first, but I know it’s an uphill battle.

But, fuck. It really sucks that a company wants updates while I look for another job, but they can’t give me the same respect back. I know that’s unrealistic, but it’s still bullshit.

Rant over.