Pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
What do you all think?
-paddy
C-Levels Making Commission on Deals
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poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
+10
☕️
Sounds like a great way to take liquid equity out of the company without cannibalizing their cap table. If I were the board I’d shoot that down in the comp plan.
funcoupons
WR Officer
+12
👑
You already know what I think. Scum of the earth, right up there with slow walkers, ppl who put fish in the office microwave, and that asshole who yelled at us for tipping his recycling bin over while on our naked walk to the store last night. Cowards.
I’m currently writing in my meditation journal about all the ways I’m going to torture, maim, and murder any C Suite that collects commission. Especially ones who have worked in the presence of u, my love.
I’ve already located the outfit I’m going to wear, too.
I’m currently writing in my meditation journal about all the ways I’m going to torture, maim, and murder any C Suite that collects commission. Especially ones who have worked in the presence of u, my love.
I’ve already located the outfit I’m going to wear, too.
funcoupons
WR Officer
+12
👑
Fit only for a god
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SaaSam
Politicker
+9
Account Executive
Douchey, I had a COO that would steal any high level prospects by offering to jump on the demo with you and when it closed take the majority of the commission and leave you a little "for setting it up". Piece of shit.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
+13
Senior Account Executive
This story fired me the fuck up.
TennisandSales
Politicker
+9
Enterprise Account Executive
wooooow!!! i would be SO pissed if that shit happened to me
JDialz
Politicker
+5
COO
It’s odd that is even possible - also OP’s scenario.
I give away, on a rotating basis, every single new prospective client I personally start to people in our firm who have onboarded within the last 12mo. If they eventually get closed I see it in the business cash flow (ownership stake). I need and want my people to eat (commish & trails).
I give away, on a rotating basis, every single new prospective client I personally start to people in our firm who have onboarded within the last 12mo. If they eventually get closed I see it in the business cash flow (ownership stake). I need and want my people to eat (commish & trails).
SaaSam
Politicker
+9
Account Executive
From what I understand that dude caused a big part of the horrible attrition rate of all employees at that company. I hear he got fired and now he's near unemployable in his area because so many people are aware that he's a toxic person.
My current CEO is awesome, he will SDR for us on occasion and even pass deals on to us that he set up with his own friends. Dude knows how to keep sales staff happy. Just wish we didn't have to qualify for residuals every month haha
My current CEO is awesome, he will SDR for us on occasion and even pass deals on to us that he set up with his own friends. Dude knows how to keep sales staff happy. Just wish we didn't have to qualify for residuals every month haha
Li
Lioness
Good Citizen
Sr Field Enterprise Account Executive
That's so douchey.
CaneWolf
Politicker
+12
Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
If you snapped and murdered that dude, I would've been the sneaky runaway juror (shoutout Cusack and Hackman).
SaaSam
Politicker
+9
Account Executive
There was so much bull shit going on at that company and that dude was at the center of most of it. Closest I came to physically assaulting the guy was when he was yelling at myself and a buddy for some stupid shit. He must have noticed that we weren't the least bit intimidated so he pounded on the table, got louder, and pointed at me basically sticking his finger in my face.
I smacked his finger out of my face, stood up and told him he didn't scare me in the slightest but was in fact beginning to piss me off. He sat down and apologized for "letting his anger take control" and the conversation was over about 5 seconds later.
I smacked his finger out of my face, stood up and told him he didn't scare me in the slightest but was in fact beginning to piss me off. He sat down and apologized for "letting his anger take control" and the conversation was over about 5 seconds later.
GDO
Politicker
+7
BDM
They should just throw those people of the end of the earth
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
+9
Officer of ♥️
they belong in the shower.
funcoupons
WR Officer
+12
👑
They don’t deserve the shower. They belong under the heel of my new pair of Loubs. Sobbing for their mother.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
+9
Officer of ♥️
I hear a pressure washer in the distant background
techsales
Politicker
+6
Enterprise Account Executive
No. Just no.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
+5
Sr Sales Executive
Wow, no. Very bad look.
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
+13
Solutions Specialist
What? Absolutely not. They're to move a deal along. It's in their best benefit. This is like stealing.
Filth
Politicker
+5
Live Filthy or Die Clean
Greedy bastards
LordOfWar
Tycoon
+13
Blow it up
Other than profit sharing or other standard plans, that c-level person better be ready to hit the road with me to earn that commission.
"Grab us some coffees while we review the contract will ya, Jim? Thanks"
"Grab us some coffees while we review the contract will ya, Jim? Thanks"
jefe
Politicker
+8
Head of Sales
Dumb af.
That is all
That is all
Pachacuti
Politicker
+8
They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
I think it depends on the circumstances, but in general I would say no. Their compensation is (should?) not be driven in that way.
AnchorPoint
Politicker
+8
Business Coach
You agreed to the comp plan... why?
Justatitle
Politicker
+11
Mid Market AE
The only C-level role I could see this being defensible for would be a CRO or Chief sales officer…
procurementdevil
Opinionated
+2
AE
The equivalent of a marketing person making commish lmao
TennisandSales
Politicker
+9
Enterprise Account Executive
how....why....I dont....i dont get it.
Their massive base salary not enough??
Are they TRYING to run their sales ppl out of the company??
Their massive base salary not enough??
Are they TRYING to run their sales ppl out of the company??
Fi
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
+5
Channel Sales Director
Yes, they are there to push their sales guys to close and to assist on the exec level.
NotCreativeEnough
Politicker
+8
Professional Day Ruiner
once your C-level isn't your commission your profit share/bonus you get each quarter? Taking it on individual deals just seems dumb
AgastyaAdams
Politicker
+6
Sales Development Manager
greedy af, but true af too
Ju
Juancallclose
Fire Starter
+1
ae
Not cool.
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