In an interesting if confused piece in bnet, Geoffrey James, the self proclaimed “Sales Machine”, calls upon all red-blooded sales professionals to do the right thing for God and country and, um … form a union. No, really. James believes a Sales Pro Union would “make sure their people get paid fairly, get insurance, and can’t arbitrary [be] fired.” A union would also “bring some well-needed democracy to the workplace.” James also believes “a union could impose standards of ethics and competence which are entirely missing in the sales world.” So much to learn, so little time.
