I may be unemployed soon...

[Taps]

I am in computer hardware sales. The product I sell is in a dying market the company has come out with a new product line but they hit market too late with it and basicaly it will be old soon as well.

My sales record is decent. I have had a new territroy for about two months and each month I had increased the territory sales by nearly 100% the thing is I can't know for certain this will continue to happen. They are looking for me to promise that I can keep this trend going and I just can't.

The company is also continuely running into back orders on key product lines, which intern is pissing off my big customers. I don't see much of a future with them to be honest so like I said this could be a blessing.

Taps what do you sell? I know full well that a lost of sales peoples commission is the base of there pay but if I told you the figure they want to move my base to you would die. I nearly fell of my chair when I read it.

I sell office machines. Fortunetly theres always a market for that.

It sounds like they're just trying to get rid of you. A lot of companies do that with the sales staff -- radicaly change the pay structure so all the top reps quit. Smart management won't do that, so take comfort in the fact that those cocksuckers will be likely out of bussness within a year. Sounds like you want to move on anyway, so no worries.

 

[PRESIDENT KERRY]

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[superqt4u2nv]

I sell office machines. Fortunetly theres always a market for that.

It sounds like they're just trying to get rid of you. A lot of companies do that with the sales staff -- radicaly change the pay structure so all the top reps quit. Smart management won't do that, so take comfort in the fact that those cocksuckers will be likely out of bussness within a year. Sounds like you want to move on anyway, so no worries.

Yeah my older brother is also in sales had the same thing happen to him with a former employeer. To be honest the more I think about it the more I am looking forward to moving on. I was just surfing workopolis and now is a pretty good time to be looking for work in sales.

 

[PatsFan34]

By the way, I'm in sales too. I'm starting a new job on September 7th, my base increased by 75%. Commission is capped, but my salary will go up and up every year. I got a great opportunity and I took it, if it doesn't work out, I still have connects for all sorts of stuff.

SuperQ, go for the gusto if you can, risk is a bitch, but if it works out it's good times!!!

 

[Pamela]

Stick to your guns.
If your good at Selling then you'll be better somewhere else.

 

[HS Lifter]

Sales is a cut throat business, and it sucks that you got screwed. Hope you find something better.

I briefly held a sales position and quit after 3 months, not my thing.

 

[Razorguns]

just keep working the job -- while you go search for a new job.

that way at least you're getting some money and can pay bills.

 

[ChefWide]

Buff the CV, get the paper and the word out, find the better gig, THEN quit. Always feels better that way.

 

[Hengst]

some times one has to move out to move up.

 

[Robert Jan]

just keep working the job -- while you go search for a new job.

that way at least you're getting some money and can pay bills.

Do employers think that's cool?
would you not have em know?