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Sales isn't the only commission based job. You should broader your point: percent based compensation can make you money fast. Far faster than trading your fixe
by gammateam 8y ago
Sales isn't the only commission based job.
You should broader your point: percent based compensation can make you money fast. Far faster than trading your fixed hours for money at a capped rate.
Trading time for money is doing a thing that doesn't scale.
- smudgymcscmudge 8y agoWhat are some non-sales examples?
- quantgenius 8y agoTrading financial assets.
- dvtrn 8y agoAnecdote: A good friend made enough money he was able to quit his job as an engineer to provide telecom consulting services directly to small healthcare providers in the North Carolina mountains. Started a small phone company, hired a sales guy, who closes the deal, my friend comes along and walks the company through integrating. He describes it as a hybrid between being a reseller and a managed service provider, but 100% of their revenue is residuals from services his partner sells, and they both live pretty comfortably and happily.
- neals 8y agoAny examples of jobs that have percentage based compensation but aren't sales?
- gammateam 8y agoPartnerships and advisory roles can have % based compensation. Brokering typically has % based compensation. These don't inherently involve any more 'sales' than selling yourself in an interview for any other kind of role. They can involve more sales if you need them to.
- charlieegan3 8y agoI know developers working at consultancies who earn a percentage of their day rate as part of their compensation. Though I think this is quite uncommon.