A sticky SALESman thread

[thefuzz]

Finally sold a deal where I am going to be knocking it out of the park for commish.....only took me 2 years to see some real $$$

 

Our fiscal just ended too......had a friggin kickass year- 150%

 

DAMN nothing sucks more than starting all over again at 0!!

 

In my biz, it's usually a little money in year 1, a little more in year 2, and by year 3, you are either out of the biz, or you are making a good living.

[boo7382]

In my biz, it's usually a little money in year 1, a little more in year 2, and by year 3, you are either out of the biz, or you are making a good living.

 

 

It shall be the former and not the latter, my friend. ;)

[SCP]

Just got a healthy commision check. I make it a point to never look at the pretax amount. I looked at the pretax amount. Never look at the pretax amount. Suck it Uncle Sam.

[Doyle]

Just got a healthy commision check. I make it a point to never look at the pretax amount. I looked at the pretax amount. Never look at the pretax amount. Suck it Uncle Sam.

 

I've got one coming in two weeks.  Your right though I keep thinking about the gross instead on the net.  I need to just do the math so there is no shock when opening the check.

[thefuzz]

Just got a healthy commision check. I make it a point to never look at the pretax amount. I looked at the pretax amount. Never look at the pretax amount. Suck it Uncle Sam.

 

Yup, will rob you blind.

 

I try my best to not look at the numbers....but there they are.

[thefuzz]

I've got one coming in two weeks.  Your right though I keep thinking about the gross instead on the net.  I need to just do the math so there is no shock when opening the check.

 

Go ahead and shave about 35% off the top so you don't kill someone.

[SCP]

Yup, will rob you blind.

I try my best to not look at the numbers....but there they are.

The numbers are like bewbies (or whatever you female sales people look at), if they are there you are going to look at them.

[SCP]

Go ahead and shave about 35% off the top so you don't kill someone.

Closer to 48%

[Anybodyhome]

I'm salaried sales with no commission, but I did get a healthy bonus in my second month on the job, which is the equivalent of one week's pay. And I'm eligible every month.

 

Some people believe motivation can be tough since I have no commission, but the guys in the shop depend on me selling jobs to keep them working. What's tough is selling our business and maintaining the professional relationships because our business depends on poo breaking and us fixing.

[Panthro]

Closer to 48%

Do you get more than taxes taken out? I'm usually nabbed for 40%

[Anybodyhome]

40% is about right, but what a lot of people don't realize is if you opt to have more state and/or Fed taxes withheld, they'll tack that on to a bonus or commission check as well. 

[boo7382]

The numbers are like bewbies (or whatever you female sales people look at), if they are there you are going to look at them.

 

 

Oh, its still bewbies. Its just mainly my own.

 

 

 

And maybe some other girls in the office. 

 

But yeah, we get pre commission statements that let us know what our commish will be to make sure its correct. So, all I see is that big number and then I have to assume what its going to be when I look at it in my account.

 

Tonight at midnight I will go from poor sales rep to little miss richy mcriches.

 

Hopefully that will last me a few weeks :)

[ladypanther]

I just sold a Passat TDI (awesome car, awesome mpg) to an MLB All Star.  Very cool. 

[boo7382]

Dammit.

 

You're right SCP. It just really hurts to see that actual number in the bank account.

 

Pow, a shot right to the wallet....and yeah, its roughly 40%, just hurts more on the larger checks