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I am working as a marketing executive in a company for the past 2 years. In the first 1.5 years, the sales from my side were very good, but for the past 6 months, there have been no sales for the product I am dealing with. My management is not pressuring me about the product sales, but my colleagues have been commenting that the company is paying me a salary even though I am not contributing much. Comments like these have led me to consider resigning from my job.
Please advise me if my decision is correct or not.
From India, Vijayawada
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5I am working as a marketing executive in a company for the past 2 years. In the first 1.5 years, the sales from my side were very good, but for the past 6 months, there have been no sales for the product I am dealing with. My management is not pressuring me about the product sales, but my colleagues have been commenting that the company is paying me a salary even though I am not contributing much. Comments like these have led me to consider resigning from my job.
Please advise me if my decision is correct or not.
From India, Vijayawada
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Hi,
In your post, you have added the last sentence "Life is a journey not a destination." If you are such a positive person, why worry about these meaningless thoughts from your colleagues? You are working for the company, not for them. So, forget everything - comments, loose talks, and concentrate on your work. These are tools that can spoil your performance, so keep them away and do your best, whatever is possible for you. If you have any issues regarding the product or its marketing, discuss them with the concerned persons and try to find remedies. After all, the salary is paid by management, not by them, so leave the decision of resigning the job for these reasons.
Cheers!!!!!!!
Atul S Malve
Manager - HR & Admin
From India, Sholapur
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In your post, you have added the last sentence "Life is a journey not a destination." If you are such a positive person, why worry about these meaningless thoughts from your colleagues? You are working for the company, not for them. So, forget everything - comments, loose talks, and concentrate on your work. These are tools that can spoil your performance, so keep them away and do your best, whatever is possible for you. If you have any issues regarding the product or its marketing, discuss them with the concerned persons and try to find remedies. After all, the salary is paid by management, not by them, so leave the decision of resigning the job for these reasons.
Cheers!!!!!!!
Atul S Malve
Manager - HR & Admin
From India, Sholapur
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I second what Atul has said.
The question is, why is there no demand for the product? Believe in the adage "Bricks and stones hurt my bones, but name-calling does not hurt me." Turn a deaf ear to what your colleagues say. What will you do after resigning? It's better to look for a job when in one rather than when unemployed, as you will lose the power of bargaining.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
Learning and Teaching Fellow (Retd)
The University of Bolton, UK
Chief Advisor, Promentor Consulting
From United Kingdom
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The question is, why is there no demand for the product? Believe in the adage "Bricks and stones hurt my bones, but name-calling does not hurt me." Turn a deaf ear to what your colleagues say. What will you do after resigning? It's better to look for a job when in one rather than when unemployed, as you will lose the power of bargaining.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
Learning and Teaching Fellow (Retd)
The University of Bolton, UK
Chief Advisor, Promentor Consulting
From United Kingdom
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Dear, Concentrate on fixing your problem and try to create demand for the product. Rest, don’t listen to anything that hampers your concentration.... All the Best
From India, Srinagar
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From India, Srinagar
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Suneetha, I understand your concern but instead of leaving this job you need to try to give sale to your company and do not worry about others and their comments. Its very usual to have this kind of behavior in your field by subordinates and others. But resignation is not a solution of your problem.
Second, when your seniors have no complains though there is no sale for the product you are responsible for, says that you have done a good job in past and your seniors have faith on you that you again perform good and will get your form again. Just think about it what you are gonna do or thinking about. Do you really wanna let down your seniors who have faith on you or wanna show to all other employee who are passing comments on your performance, that you can again get your company good sale..
You just need to be more strategic, quick, and need to find out the ways how can you give good sales of this product to your company and what you should do in this regard.
“No player can keep his/her performance at good always as expected by others, but yes can get his/her performance back by doing more hard work /practice and to mend the mistakes”
And by changing your job, in a new environment, with new employer and colleagues /seniors, do you really thinks that they will never expect you to perform good and stick to it always or you think that you can do lot more with new employer/new job but not here in your present job.
Hope you got my point and suggest you to please, ask yourself again what you wanna do, what is right for you, what you should do to recover yourself and to get sales of the product you are responsible for…
Our good wishes are with you..Best of Luck
From India, Gurgaon
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Second, when your seniors have no complains though there is no sale for the product you are responsible for, says that you have done a good job in past and your seniors have faith on you that you again perform good and will get your form again. Just think about it what you are gonna do or thinking about. Do you really wanna let down your seniors who have faith on you or wanna show to all other employee who are passing comments on your performance, that you can again get your company good sale..
You just need to be more strategic, quick, and need to find out the ways how can you give good sales of this product to your company and what you should do in this regard.
“No player can keep his/her performance at good always as expected by others, but yes can get his/her performance back by doing more hard work /practice and to mend the mistakes”
And by changing your job, in a new environment, with new employer and colleagues /seniors, do you really thinks that they will never expect you to perform good and stick to it always or you think that you can do lot more with new employer/new job but not here in your present job.
Hope you got my point and suggest you to please, ask yourself again what you wanna do, what is right for you, what you should do to recover yourself and to get sales of the product you are responsible for…
Our good wishes are with you..Best of Luck
From India, Gurgaon
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You should not be unduly perturbed by others' comments. You have already proved your talent as the product went very well in the first six months. There will be cycles of high and low in sales, and it is part of the game. Regarding your decision to resign because of others' comments, we cannot control others' tongues, but we can control our thoughts. So let us focus on what we can control rather than what we cannot. Think big always.
I remember a story about Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha, with his knowledge and wisdom, attracted people and became very popular with the masses. This made some scholars in the town jealous since they could not become as popular as Buddha despite their knowledge of scriptures. So when Buddha was meditating silently under a tree, they used to heckle at him and made fun of him. But Buddha did not move nor show any signs of disturbance. When one of his disciples asked him how he remained calm, Buddha gave an example, saying, suppose someone is offering you a coin, if you accept it, it remains in your possession, but if you do not accept it, it remains with the person who has offered it to you. Therefore, he told his disciple that he would not take all this to his head, and therefore, they do not affect him. Similarly, remain unconcerned about the comments; soon, they will stop, focus on the present, be innovative, and search for solutions on how you can improve sales. You can learn a lot. Look at every challenge as an opportunity to learn and develop a solution-centric thinking.
All the best
B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Consultant
Chipinbiz Consultancy Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai.
From India, Mumbai
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You should not be unduly perturbed by others' comments. You have already proved your talent as the product went very well in the first six months. There will be cycles of high and low in sales, and it is part of the game. Regarding your decision to resign because of others' comments, we cannot control others' tongues, but we can control our thoughts. So let us focus on what we can control rather than what we cannot. Think big always.
I remember a story about Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha, with his knowledge and wisdom, attracted people and became very popular with the masses. This made some scholars in the town jealous since they could not become as popular as Buddha despite their knowledge of scriptures. So when Buddha was meditating silently under a tree, they used to heckle at him and made fun of him. But Buddha did not move nor show any signs of disturbance. When one of his disciples asked him how he remained calm, Buddha gave an example, saying, suppose someone is offering you a coin, if you accept it, it remains in your possession, but if you do not accept it, it remains with the person who has offered it to you. Therefore, he told his disciple that he would not take all this to his head, and therefore, they do not affect him. Similarly, remain unconcerned about the comments; soon, they will stop, focus on the present, be innovative, and search for solutions on how you can improve sales. You can learn a lot. Look at every challenge as an opportunity to learn and develop a solution-centric thinking.
All the best
B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Consultant
Chipinbiz Consultancy Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai.
From India, Mumbai
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Hi Suneetha,
Don't pay attention to the people who downgrade you. It's better to avoid them and be with the people who make you feel good and whose company motivates you. Focus on your work rather than thinking about these useless individuals. So, cheer up and all the very best!
Kind regards,
From India, Delhi
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Don't pay attention to the people who downgrade you. It's better to avoid them and be with the people who make you feel good and whose company motivates you. Focus on your work rather than thinking about these useless individuals. So, cheer up and all the very best!
Kind regards,
From India, Delhi
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Excellent addition by Mr. B. Saikumar. Be focused and do your best. No one will pay you for nothing. Businesses are run only for profit, so chill if the company is paying you a salary; they know the reason for it. Your job is to make sure that you do not leave any gap in your performance and always strive for the best. Think, create, and enjoy your job :)
From India, Delhi
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