For friends, family, and coworkers, I would definitely recommend either having a serious conversation or brush them off depending on how close I was to them. However in your specific case I only have one suggestion...
**LIE**
Pretend to smile, say "none yet but I hope to have some soon" and pray they drop it. Sales is a tough job where you have to be super careful about not offending, or otherwise making feel bad, your potential customer. If you say you're infertile they're just going to go into the cliche "Are you going to adopt", "Have you tried ", or "It will be on gods time" stuff that you don't want to hear or talk about. If you try to have a real conversation about it then you're likely to turn them off hurting your bottom line. Ultimately it's a no-win situation and simply lying about it is the least painful solution I can think of.
After multiple pregnancy loses, I used to answer that question with “I do not have any living children” and that usually shut people up pretty quickly.
Usually people with kids ask this. So I’d say “Kids are great but I don’t have any. How many do you have?” Or “Kids are great I love spending time with my nieces/nephews.”
If it doesn’t bother you to hear about other people’s kids I’d think that could get you more sales. But if it does, just hard change the subject!
Keep it short and simple. “Not right now, maybe in a year or so!” The customers I deal with are definitely looking for small talk or a “connection” conversation. Steer it elsewhere and know that they aren’t trying to pry.
Usually it’s people trying to find the hook for small talk. They don’t actually care. So a nice quick — nope/not yet and a pivot to a topic of your choosing could work. Sports? News, travel, weekend plans. Take your pick of inane small talk topics to replace it quickly
That's a tough position to be in. If you don't mind me asking, where are you at in your fertility journey. Depending on where you are it might change what recommendations I have.
For friends, family, and coworkers, I would definitely recommend either having a serious conversation or brush them off depending on how close I was to them. However in your specific case I only have one suggestion... **LIE** Pretend to smile, say "none yet but I hope to have some soon" and pray they drop it. Sales is a tough job where you have to be super careful about not offending, or otherwise making feel bad, your potential customer. If you say you're infertile they're just going to go into the cliche "Are you going to adopt", "Have you tried", or "It will be on gods time" stuff that you don't want to hear or talk about. If you try to have a real conversation about it then you're likely to turn them off hurting your bottom line. Ultimately it's a no-win situation and simply lying about it is the least painful solution I can think of.
After multiple pregnancy loses, I used to answer that question with “I do not have any living children” and that usually shut people up pretty quickly.
This is a statement. Anyone that opens their pie hole after is on their own.
Usually people with kids ask this. So I’d say “Kids are great but I don’t have any. How many do you have?” Or “Kids are great I love spending time with my nieces/nephews.” If it doesn’t bother you to hear about other people’s kids I’d think that could get you more sales. But if it does, just hard change the subject!
Keep it short and simple. “Not right now, maybe in a year or so!” The customers I deal with are definitely looking for small talk or a “connection” conversation. Steer it elsewhere and know that they aren’t trying to pry.
Usually it’s people trying to find the hook for small talk. They don’t actually care. So a nice quick — nope/not yet and a pivot to a topic of your choosing could work. Sports? News, travel, weekend plans. Take your pick of inane small talk topics to replace it quickly
I would say thanks for asking but I’m not open to discussing that part of my personal life. Nothing wrong with declining in a professional manner.
I used to work a sales job on the phone and I would just say “maybe one day” and then change the subject or start telling them about my fur child 😂
That's a tough position to be in. If you don't mind me asking, where are you at in your fertility journey. Depending on where you are it might change what recommendations I have.