The definition of a sales person is simply someone who sells something for a living. Yet in reality, I suppose we are all sales people in a way? Are salesmen sociopaths? Many believe they are and some you may have met definitely are. So are many of those who do sales training, write marketing books, sell sales tapes and promote selling thru seminars and or do consulting to sales groups. What is a sociopath? Well the basic definition is that it is someone who does not follow the social norms or rules of society, whether actual laws or unspoken rules of political correctness. Do salesmen follow rules of common decency, integrity, political correctness and the laws governing misrepresentation, misdirection or selling manipulation? Often they do not and therefore one could say that most salesmen are in fact sociopaths. Is that good or is that of detriment to society? Well there are one would suppose both good sociopaths, on the fence sociopaths and downright criminal minds and killers who are more often called sociopathic, psychopaths. So if you are to ask if sales men or sales women are sociopaths, then indeed you could answer that question with; most are. But why? Well, it takes a certain type of person to enjoy a career in selling. Are you a sociopath? Well then you would make a good salesperson, lawyer, government regulator or scum pond cleaner. Consider all this in 2006. |
