re: #651 ggt

I don’t know, I think sales is always stressful—you either thrive on it or you don’t. I prefer to be in sales. 100% commission isn’t always practical in retail —depending on the product and the store environment. Although I think with your POS you should be able to do fine, even in this economy. People seem to always have money for electronic stuff. Now that cell phones can be cheaper than land lines especially. It’s the sales people in the larger ticket items, furniture, cars, appliances —even windows and doors, that I feel for right now.

It’s times like these that the good sales people are separated from the chaff.

Ouch! My sales are down 40% this month in a territory I have been working for many years. I refuse to think I am chaff being one year removed from sales award glory and the big, big bonus.

But I am counting on Obama to take care of me from here on out. I hear the government has all kinds of money for folks like me. Old, white, formerly affluent.
Or maybe not.

Hope! Change!

Aside: I heard Rush once say that sales was the worst of all possible careers - at the first of the month, every month, you start at zero!