Or you could view sales as helping people solve real problems in their lives. Are there unethical and high pressure sales people? Absolutely. Avoid them at all costs. But my clients tell me they want to do business with me precisely because I never lie, never pressure them, I tell them honestly when something is not right for them, I NEVER buy them alcohol and in fact never buy them anything (too rife with conflict of interest). I'm not driven by sales quotas. I'm driven by doing good work. The numbers come when you have that down. So sorry for what has clearly been many negative experiences for you. Good sales is really about everything you learned in kindergarten: listen, tell the truth, share information, try to help others, apologize when things go wrong, fix your mistakes, genuinely care about others.