I was an architect for 19 years before this. I respect anyone who can put up with the construction industry. I decided about 6 months ago to change professions and go with my passion, automobiles, and specifically Lotus. My wife wouldn't move to Atlanta or Hethel (england) so I had to turn down job offers from Lotus and instead took this position with the largest volume Lotus dealer in the US. WHat's really funny is I designed the showroom 2 years ago and now I work here.
s200isu,
I was taught all those high pressure tactics but what I love about where I'm at is I don't need to use them. This is a very low pressure environment. I get to really get to know each buyer and I don't have to "play games". It's a nice change of pace from the crap I dealt with in construction. I was offered a management position at a regional Honda dealer but it's a Mill (350 units a month). I just couldn't bring myself to loose that one on one contact with the customer.
Again, sorry about coming off like an A$$. I promise to behave from now on.