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I was a salesman for a month. At Flow Chevrelet. I knew nothing of cars, and I was not getting paid any commission...FOr the first three months, I made a flat rate to learn how to do business. I ended up quitting because I did not like trying to push myself on anyone. I was too friendly and never jumped at opportunities, is what my boss said to me.
But when I wanted to sell a car, I had to compete with anyone else that was standing there in the doorway or walking the lot. Sometimes that meant 5-7 guys! When I did get a chance to talk to somebody, I casually walked toward them and pretended not to be too interested in them. The people still were stand=offish, and even though I did nothing to them, sometimes people would shoo me away very crudely. Anyway, When I wanted to make my move, I had a manner of handling it. I would walk up to them and hand them the keys with the intro of "Looks better from the inside!" They would take the keys, iopen it up themselves and play around with the cars, though this pissed my boss off! He wanted me to lead the way things went...but I did not do it his way. Sometimes people wanted to test drive. I'd say, "let's go...I need a break from this place!" And we would take off. One poor kid really wanted this five-speed S-10, but it was manual shift. I promised to teach him in twenty minutes. He accepted, learned how to drive it from me, and drove it home. That along with four other sales made me the top rookie salesman in the 1 month I was there, as nobody had ever sold five cars with no experience. Still, I hated the job. My bosses were always telling me how to do it, though I am sure I could do better than they...by treating people the way I want to be treated. NOT HOUNDED!
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