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Before I bought my own company I ran a sales force for the

Posted on: June 21, 2024 at 10:58:57 CT
Carlos Rossi KC
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US. Along the way (moving up the ranks) I encountered this strategy first hand. We were in these meetings where it was openly discussed. It sort of worked. I guess it accomplished what they wanted to do, and then after a bunch left they went back to a more traditional base plus commission with much larger territories per rep.

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One of the biggest negatives of being an at-will B2B sales - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:10:15
     How many jobs have you had in the last 10 years? - playhard KC - 6/21 12:00:22
     Wait, even as an at will you should have compensation that.. - Gyro STL - 6/21 11:35:00
     While the economy is currently strong, still tough to - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 10:37:53
          I always love your backhanded insults. Do you consider - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:40:46
               No, normal. It just seems that way because it’s a - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 10:45:01
                    If sales were a low skilled job then anyone could and would - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:46:53
                         Base salary of $0 seems pretty low (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 10:49:42
                              Did you not read the OP? I thought those that consider - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:52:01
                                   “while taking away gas allowance and any base salary” ?(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 10:54:32
                                        Yeah, it didnt start that way, as I said in my OP(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:55:46
                                             While the economy is currently strong, still tough to - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 10:56:39
                                                  lol, never change(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:59:13
                                                       I’m old and set in my ways(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/21 11:01:49
               I mean he lives in JoCo, so...(nm) - McMuffin MU - 6/21 10:43:14
                    Because he's ashamed of MO(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:43:43
     That is the life of sales - meatiger MU - 6/21 10:32:31
          This is the first 100% commission sales job Ive ever had - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:35:17
               Sounds like what they are doing is trying to thin the herd.. - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/21 10:53:28
                    or combatting inflation - prices have increased, which - tigerdb MU - 6/21 11:07:39
                         Our company pays commissions - meatiger MU - 6/21 11:12:45
                    well, with hef gone - meatiger MU - 6/21 10:56:27
                         I currently cost them nothing so that seems dumb(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 11:00:50
                              you work for free?(nm) - tigerdb MU - 6/21 11:09:28
                                   no exactly. I get paid when I sell. No to sell(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 11:21:08
                                        but when you sell something, it's a cost of sales (inlcuding - tigerdb MU - 6/21 11:34:45
                    Maybe. Good luck to them with that strategy(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:54:37
                         Before I bought my own company I ran a sales force for the - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/21 10:58:57
                              Im perfectly happy to use them to get a better job somewhere - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 11:00:12
               So their salary plan never really covered - meatiger MU - 6/21 10:37:35
                    I agree and they are a huge company now. Based on that - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:39:53
     You are more of a used car salesman type. - Rabbit Test MU - 6/21 10:18:56
          Ive never sold cars in my life, Catbirdseat. That said, some - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:20:17
     I thought you were retiring in like 6 months anyways - Joeboo MU - 6/21 10:16:43
          Cant yet. The biggest issue is not being able to budget for - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:18:03
     Aren't you about to move halfway across the country anyway?(nm) - Eggs MU - 6/21 10:16:24
          In a year(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:18:21
     thought you were gonna say "having to give so many blowjobs" - phrejd KC - 6/21 10:12:33
          he said negatives - Ferg MU - 6/21 10:15:56
          um, thats a perk, homes(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:15:11
          any job that has an allowance on how much you can fart and - KCT-BoneTiger A - 6/21 10:14:21
               kill yourself(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 6/21 10:15:29




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