Mentality when changing roles

Question

Sup savages, I am at a startup that is sinking faster than the Titanic and looking for a new role. I have made a criteria list and one of the items on it is base salary/OTE. Currently I am 80k base with 160k OTE. I want to go to a more established company with a product that truly works (can't say the same about what I have now). I have about 2 years of closing experience and most roles I have been talking to are around a 70-75k base salary. Is taking a decrease in base a bad idea, even if I am more likely to hit my targets and get commission?

Accepted Answer

If it's somewhere you believe you will actually close more, then aren't you going to make more?

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Evaluate based on overall benefits. What’s their healthcare, or 401k etc. could even put quickly

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Would you wager $5k if you could turn it into $50k?

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do they make up the base in other ways? such as 401k matching? company car? better insurance? signing bonus? there is other ways a company could make up that difference.

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Base is a guarantee, attainment is not. However, it sounds as though you're having to make a move, so a slight cut in pay may not be a huge deal if you're able to get out before you drown belowdeck.

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Nothing wrong taking a salary hit if it (1) gets you a new job FAST, &/or (2) you use the new job as a paid job search to find your next real job.

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For the most part start ups pay more, so it’s up to you

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In my opinion if you are at the 75k range on base in the new company there's only 5k difference then what you are making now, divide that by 52 weeks in a year it amounts to less than a 100 bucks a week. You are a closer so I believe you are allowed to get coffee. So taking a small decrease in base and making the adjustment in commission will be doable for you.. Don't sweat the small stuff, you got this. All the best. 👍 👍

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Think about it from a career perspective. I’ve taken pay cuts before because I wanted something stable after a fucky period, and used that as a launchpad to what I wanted to do. If it’ll get you closer to what you want, makes sense!

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Mentality when changing roles

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Mentality when changing roles

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