08/07/2025
Every sales team has “that client” story and when gist starts flying… e choke 😂
The gossip of tough clients hits differently when the sales team begins.
😂😅
One person will just drop:
“Omo, I followed up with that client for 3 months. He finally responded last week and said, ‘Please remind me again, what do you do?’”
What we do ke???
{laughs in aşşasïn mode}
And suddenly… everyone has war stories.
There’s the one who will say:
“My own even worse. Client booked a meeting, I joined the Zoom call, waited 15 minutes… they sent me a WhatsApp voice note DURING the meeting saying, ‘Sorry, let’s reschedule. I’m not feeling today.’”
Not feeling today??? 💀 nice one boss…nice one…oya sha sorry…
Then someone else will chime in:
“I once had a prospect that made me do demo, proposal, budget sheet, free trial, even onboarding plan and then said, ‘I just wanted to be sure this is not what we need right now.’”
Just wanted to be sure? Are we joking here?? 😭
{Thinking in a destructive manner}
At this point, someone in the corner will just whisper:
“Let’s be honest, that one client from XYZ company is not difficult… he’s wicked. Is God that will punish him.” 😩
Everybody will laugh.
But deep down, it’s not even funny. It’s trauma bonding 😅
Here’s the truth:
Salespeople deal with things HR, Finance, and Product teams may never fully understand.
We’re not just selling, we’re:
- Surviving ghosting
- Translating vague emails
- Managing emotional damage
- And trying to hit target before our manager calls us “non-performing” in front of the team
So sometimes, all we have is each other and the gist that keeps us sane.
🤣😅🤣
Because if we don’t laugh about it… we might actually cry inside our CRM.
To every Nigerian sales professional who has ever done a full pitch to a client that already decided last month they won’t buy, this post is for you.
Let’s keep pushing, laughing, closing deals… and of course, gossiping just a little 😎
Credit: Seyi Oke
