Cold calling is a hard job. You get hung up on, you don't meet your goals some days, and you have to keep trying in order to turn your luck around. Some people truly are not cut out for this job, and that is perfectly okay, but the point of this job is to help you grow into a strong sales professional. Be ready to accept that with growth comes challenge. There were days where I simply didn't know what I was going to do in order to hit quota or book a meeting based on the way my calls were going for that hour. But, it is possible to change your path and figure the job out when you ask for help and take ownership of the process.
Sometimes the job wears on you as a BDR, so I would highly encourage management to organize small group sales training once or twice a week so that people can keep their sales pitch/strategy fresh. Collaboration is a great way to teach new reps, and also beneficial to senior reps so that they do not grow stale in the position.
While most of the people I've met at RoadRunner are awesome, sometimes people on the sales floor have unrealistic expectations about the company and what it should do for them. Sometimes there is a false sense of entitlement with hitting quota that I don't think is productive for success. If you want to succeed, go above and beyond your job description, and think outside of the box. If that isn't working for you, try a different way of doing your job. I enjoy learning and growing from observing other BDRs, but it's just not productive for anyone if there are a select few that continue to be negative instead of being professional and taking the necessary steps to make changes or seek help/give feedback appropriately.
