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[[Salesmen]] and [[saleswomen|women]] are the great boon and utter bane of every commercial enterprise; as aggravating yet vital to the organisation’s well-being as the [[clients]]<ref>All of whom are [[Platinum client|platinum]], of course.</ref> they bring, lured by the promise of [[leveraged alpha]], hooked on the magnificent mating displays of [[backtesting]]. | {{g}}[[Salesmen]] and [[saleswomen|women]] are the great boon and utter bane of every commercial enterprise; as aggravating yet vital to the organisation’s well-being as the [[clients]]<ref>All of whom are [[Platinum client|platinum]], of course.</ref> they bring, lured by the promise of [[leveraged alpha]], hooked on the magnificent mating displays of [[backtesting]]. | ||
Once a [[client]] is in the door, [[Salespeople]] function as its proxy in the great interior monologue of a modern investment bank. | Once a [[client]] is in the door, [[Salespeople]] function as its proxy in the great interior monologue of a modern investment bank. | ||
Which is why they will instinctively parrot that great lie: “[[all our other counterparties have agreed this]]”. | Which is why they will instinctively parrot that great lie: “[[all our other counterparties have agreed this]]”. | ||
The [[collective noun]] for a group of [[salespeople]] is a “[[bullshit]]”. | |||
{{seealso}} | {{seealso}} | ||
*[[collective noun]]s | |||
*[[Vendor]], with which you should not confuse a salesperson. A [[vendor]] implies some kind of probity and responsibility for something material in the world. | *[[Vendor]], with which you should not confuse a salesperson. A [[vendor]] implies some kind of probity and responsibility for something material in the world. | ||
*[[Compliance arbitrage]], something at which all good salespeople are masters. | *[[Compliance arbitrage]], something at which all good salespeople are masters. |