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or combatting inflation - prices have increased, which

Posted on: June 21, 2024 at 11:07:39 CT

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drives commissions. Sales people make more w/o selling more volume. Mgmt likely compared the sales force's comps compared to 2-3 years ago and figured they can cut costs.

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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