MY WORKPLACE SUCKS!!!!!!!!

Sales sucks, IMO. I don't understand the mental or emotional make-up of a person, who actually likes what is effectively begging people to spend money. I'm not surprised you don't like it--and I'm actually glad you don't! I think most people loathe the job, but they do it because the pay-off has the potential to be significantly better than a job their skills can command on the market. Most of the time, though, I think it evens out to a little over minimum wage--stretched out over a year. And, it's unreliable. Moreso, the most productive ones are the most deceptive, manipulative, dishonest, backstabbing sonsobitches that ever crawled across the earth.

I would guess approximately 1% of salespeople actually like what they do. (See: "crawled across the earth")

Unsolicited advice: Go to school, even a tech school, in a field you have a talent or affinity for.

At least try. You may make within the range (with the boys as dependants) that you can get financial aid.

Even a certificate to enable you to demand a bit higher wage would get you off a salesfloor and doing something you can live with. You can parlay that into more classes, better jobs... The boys will learn something incredibly valuable from you. That would really be the biggest payoff. Plus, they're about to need expensive help.

If that doesn't work, a basic fulltime job with a steady income for the family, plus online classes would be another option.

Once you get a plan of action toward a goal that excites you, don't let anything take you off track!

I'm hoping the best for you.

I think your hospitalization may be a glaring indicator that the fulltime gig route is hazardous to your health. Your family needs you to make a wise decision.

Best wishes and pre-emptive, well meaning, pseudo-apology for nose too deep in business....

Unsolicited advice: Go to school, even a tech school, in a field you have a talent or affinity for.


Prostitution.

legal in Nevada..

time to move

Lash wrote:

Sales sucks, IMO. I don't understand the mental or emotional make-up of a person, who actually likes what is effectively begging people to spend money. I'm not surprised you don't like it--and I'm actually glad you don't! I think most people loathe the job, but they do it because the pay-off has the potential to be significantly better than a job their skills can command on the market. Most of the time, though, I think it evens out to a little over minimum wage--stretched out over a year. And, it's unreliable. Moreso, the most productive ones are the most deceptive, manipulative, dishonest, backstabbing sonsobitches that ever crawled across the earth.

I would guess approximately 1% of salespeople actually like what they do. (See: "crawled across the earth")

Unsolicited advice: Go to school, even a tech school, in a field you have a talent or affinity for.

At least try. You may make within the range (with the boys as dependants) that you can get financial aid.

Even a certificate to enable you to demand a bit higher wage would get you off a salesfloor and doing something you can live with. You can parlay that into more classes, better jobs... The boys will learn something incredibly valuable from you. That would really be the biggest payoff. Plus, they're about to need expensive help.

If that doesn't work, a basic fulltime job with a steady income for the family, plus online classes would be another option.

Once you get a plan of action toward a goal that excites you, don't let anything take you off track!

I'm hoping the best for you.

I think your hospitalization may be a glaring indicator that the fulltime gig route is hazardous to your health. Your family needs you to make a wise decision.

Best wishes and pre-emptive, well meaning, pseudo-apology for nose too deep in business....

I'm a very good salesperson.

Just wanted you to realize nothing I said contradicts that statement.

I've made a lot of money doing it.

That is great. It's not the average story, but good for you.

Salespeople are not beggars, nor are they deceptive or manipulative or any of the horrible things you attribute to them, not all of them anyway.

If you'll look back, I "attribute [...] the horrible things" to the top 1%. And, I assert, after time, the rest are miserable. I also worked sales and knew 35-45 salespeople. I saw what the successful ones did, and knew how everyone felt about the job.

I just happen to hate where I am. And I don't know any sales professionals who make close to minimum wage.

Over time, with slumps, seasons and new store openings in the area, commission averages down. But, if you don't fall in any of these categories, I'm happy for you.

Wouldn't you be a BILF?

I realize I need to consider that I'm aging out of playing live for a living but it's tempting to hit it hard full time again.....