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Salesforce is the latest tech company to cut jobs with 700 layoffs, report says::The job cuts, which amount to about 1% of its workforce, follow a series of layoffs last year.

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[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can you please tell me what they do. I have heard my work uses it but they sure as shit ain't selling anythings

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It is sales software. You can put in an account for some business plus all the contact people you'd ever need. Then you can track all of the emails and such that go through. Think of it like a ticketing system, which some people have forced it to do, that focuses specifically on the needs of company sales.

[–] ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is a full fledged customer support system too, not something it's forced to do. That's the entire service cloud offering.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It might be better than when I used it like 8 years ago. It was definitely not fit for ticketing at the time but coo be made to work.

[–] ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Oh a lot has changed in 8 years. 4-5 years even. I've run many large international support teams out of their ticket and service cloud and they've all loved it way more than alternatives like zendesk and such.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol that's amusing as the co I work for develops and sells a ticketing system (itil based)

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago
[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's software to help keep track of client data.

Also the bane of every IT person I know that has to work with it. It's second only to printers.

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you become a "Salesforce developer" you can make lots of money in contracting. Some people build complex systems around their CRM, and I've known people pull the equivalent of $150k on what was essentially a part-time job.

[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

You're right, but every SF dev I've ever met is a miserable

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Agreed, it's terrible.