Not all sales are commission

Feb 6, 2022
9:28:48pm

CBaass All-American

I’m in industrial sales, B2B, straight salary though bonus is heavily influenced by performance.

It’s a great gig I think. Travel is a perk and travel is a con.

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CBaass

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For those of you in sales what would you say the pros and cons of your job are

BYU TO THE MOON

2/6/22 8:32pm

You can make money like a doctor, lawyer, or finance guy but not work the same hours.

JollyGreenGiant

2/6/22 8:33pm

Why aren't more people flocking to sales jobs? Seems way better than a lawyer

SUAVO

2/6/22 8:36pm

Because it can be really hard to make sales, has a risky pay structure, and requires being very extroverted.

RdF3

2/6/22 8:38pm

Risky pay structure? Like high, risk high reward?

SUAVO

2/6/22 8:39pm

You could be working a lot of hours but if you aren’t closing sales you aren’t getting paid.

RdF3

2/6/22 8:41pm

Typically commission based, often it’s 100% commission.

4mack

2/6/22 8:41pm

Doesn't require being extraverted

JoeExotic

2/6/22 9:15pm

I was being concise. It requires dealing with & interacting with people all the time. It requires picking up the phone

RdF3

2/6/22 9:22pm

Not everybody is cut out for it from a skills level, or from a risk tolerance

4mack

2/6/22 8:38pm

My family told me I was absolutely nuts to leave my administration job at BYU

Nat Gas Man

2/6/22 8:45pm

What percentage of sales people make great money versus wash out? It seems only

BlooCoog

2/6/22 9:27pm

Like anything the cream rise to the top. Of the 100s of sales people I hired

Nat Gas Man

2/6/22 9:37pm

The first thing you sell is your soul

Charles Darwin

2/6/22 8:43pm

This is such a stupid thing to say

gww687

2/6/22 8:59pm

How about this

Charles Darwin

2/6/22 9:09pm

This is dumb.

maxpowers

2/6/22 9:13pm

RE: This is dumb.

Charles Darwin

2/6/22 9:14pm

I’d define an awful person as making blanketed harsh judgments

maxpowers

2/6/22 9:15pm

Seems like a weird definition

Charles Darwin

2/6/22 9:20pm

I’ve seen almost the exact opposite. Yes there are dishonest sales people but

4mack

2/6/22 9:15pm

Maybe that is true in something like door to door sales

JoeExotic

2/6/22 9:18pm

RE: How about this

JollyGreenGiant

2/6/22 9:25pm

Wow. Good luck. Hope you find a little more time to be happy and a little less

gww687

2/6/22 9:56pm

Because many people don’t like sales. It’s a hard job that not everyone is good

BlooCoog

2/6/22 9:20pm

Because it can be brutal. Getting told no all day to get to that yes isn't for

CougarTailDevourer

2/6/22 9:57pm

^^THIS ^^

BlooCoog

2/7/22 7:17am

Or if you aren't good at sales you can starve.

ditch

2/6/22 8:41pm

People always say that, but how long do you last at anything else you’re bad at? Maybe you get 3 months of collecting a

JollyGreenGiant

2/6/22 8:43pm

Every job i've worked at there has been plenty of people who have made a career

SUAVO

2/6/22 9:02pm

My advice if you are going into sales for the first time go with a National

Nat Gas Man

2/6/22 8:50pm

RE: My advice if you are going into sales for the first time go with a National

MWilson

2/22/22 2:34pm

I was very hesitant to go into sales because of the salesperson stigma. 15 years

CLUTCH

2/6/22 9:08pm

Pros: you make way more money than most everyone else at the company. Even

Chefcurry

2/6/22 9:17pm

love those meetings where they raise your quota and the half the territory

Nat Gas Man

2/6/22 9:45pm

High earning potential without a graduate degree. Every company needs high

OMIllionaire

2/6/22 9:22pm

Not all sales are commission

CBaass

2/6/22 9:28pm

More flexibility than any other role I can think of. Except for PTO/paternity.

maxpowers

2/6/22 10:03pm

I appreciate your post greatly

gww687

2/6/22 10:04pm

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