I’ve never been in sales, but I’ll say two things. Every time I’ve taken a pay cut for some other offsetting benefit, the offset hasn’t been worth it to me, and

I’ve never been in sales, but I’ll say two things. Every time I’ve taken a pay cut for some other offsetting benefit, the offset hasn’t been worth it to me, and I’ve ended up unhappy / changing jobs after I realized this. I feel concrete losses much more than I feel hypothetical gains. If you’re at all like that, then you need to make sure your hypothetical benefits are overwhelmingly positive to offset the impact of the loss in salary. The other thing I’ll note is that sales people are from a different planet than I am. I don’t think I’d never be able to make that transition. Again, if you’re anything like me in this regard, that will exacerbate the pay cut. Your psychology will be hammering you with a subconscious message: “You’ve increased your financial stress and your day to day stress for what? A chance to win the startup lottery? Isn’t there an easier way to make that money?” My 2 cents. Probably totally off-base.