Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

salescritter
     
        /sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computer
        salesperson.  Hackers tell the following joke:
     
        Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a
        computer 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 salescritters
        are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains
        and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming).
        The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common.
     
        Compare {marketroid}, {suit}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1994-12-08)