salescritter

salescritter

/sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computersalesperson. Hackers tell the following joke:

Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and acomputer salesman?

A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add:...and probably knows how to drive.]

This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescrittersare self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brainsand the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming).The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common.

Compare marketroid, suit.