> They always bring twice as much business as a salaried one. Do you have any numbers for that? At all? Also, why do we need to pay bonuses to encourage sales

> They always bring twice as much business as a salaried one. Do you have any numbers for that? At all? Also, why do we need to pay bonuses to encourage salespeople to be motivated? I don't get paid per line of code, or even by features shipped. Surprisingly, I don't just stop coding and wait for someone to throw more money at me. I work because it's satisfying, and I know I will receive a promotion and other recognition if I consistently perform well. edit: Someone linked the Fog Creek blog post about "Why do we still pay commission?", where Joel has exactly the same opinion. It's kind of demeaning to salespeople to imply they're just chasing a quick buck.