wolfofmiami

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New offer

so I was let go halloween, and have been talking to a few companies since then. I just got an offer to start Monday for a large health tech company as an AM, seems like great people, it's in office 3 days a week (which I want), 2 months PTO, some other decent benefits. the only thing I don't like is there's no commission bc there's not lot of up selling and cross selling opportunities. so there's a 5% bonus every year and it's a decent salary.

so predicament I'm in:

I'm broke asf rn and I need money, which I've been here before, I don't have that many expenses rn so I'm not too worried abt it. but I owe some pple money and I wanna pay them back and Christmas is 3 weeks away.

the other thing is that I don't know if I wanna be in saas anymore, I am really leaning towards going into IR and going into finance or a real estate investment company, and it's harder to make the switch if I stay in Saas longer. the problem is though getting a position like that is very hard to do without an MBA or analyst experience and connections. the only thing I have is connections.

so what do you do in this situation, take the offer make the money continue looking for the job you want, even if you fuck the company over and might burn a few bridges? or decline the offer and pray that you get an offer soon at a company you want?

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Pachacuti

Politicker

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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

You take the job that is offered to you right now. If you’re not happy there, there is nothing wrong with continuing to look for a new job. But you man up and pay your bills and meet your obligations.

And no one cares if you can’t get them a present for Christmas. Even your own family, and even your kids if you have any, will understand a very inexpensive Christmas when you are out of work.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

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Bravado's Resident Asshole

Best advice for sure. Take what you can right now and then keep looking if you don't like it.

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

6

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thats what i need to hear

GDO

Politicker

1

BDM

yeah, 1 bird in hand and all that

jefe

Arsonist

1

🍁

All truth.
Take care of yourself and your responsibilities. Figure everything else out after.

peachykeen

Politicker

6

sae e-commerce

Take the offer. Then maybe you can pay for an accredited course/courses that'll prep you a little to go into Finance/Real Estate. Udemy or Coursera look like good places to research.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

5

🦊

Absolutely take the offer. There's no other choice when money is tight.

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

🐺

thats facts

Revenue_Rambo

Politicker

4

Director, Revenue Enablement

Sounds like Phreesia.
Companies like this aren't bad. You don't have the over the top $$ from commissions, but you do get a higher than average salary.
Take the money. Build back up your savings.
Positive side is that you might enjoy the job and you know exactly what you have coming in each month.
Negative side, you'll be bored and can just keep looking for your next opportunity.

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

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thats actually their competitor, this role offers no commission, just a EOY bonus of 10% of my salary and its okay. I def want more, but I also feel like the work life balance is super easy going so I can pick up a side hustle and start building something of my own. there's also opp to go in new business where salary is higher and commission

BTQ

Politicker

3

Account Manager

Take the money and run king!

Diablo

Politicker

3

Sr. AE

Its a no brainer to pick the role so you have the cash flow. You can find a job, do a relevant course based on what you want to do etc. in the background.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

3

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Congratulations on getting a solid offer. I'm also with the majority - take the job - it's a good way to get yourself back on your feet.

oldcloser

Arsonist

3

💀

This isn’t even a question. Love the moral fiber. Conscience counts. But take the fucking money and carry on.

BigShrimpin

Catalyst

2

Account executive

Option #1 always, these companies would fuck you in a heartbeat if it helped their bottom line don't worry about potentially burning this bridge down the road and who knows you may even end up loving this job!

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

🐺

Def like what I heard in the interviews, but also get the feeling that a lot of them are women and older. Could mean trouble 😈

BigShrimpin

Catalyst

0

Account executive

whatever it takes to close the deal

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

2

Sr Director, sales and partnerships

Best advise - if you have nothing else coming in the next week or so, take the offer and keep looking. Hopefully you can crush it for a little bit and make a move when you have your next role/point in your career in mind.

HVACexpert

Politicker

2

sales engineer

A bird in the hand my friend, take the offer and pay your bills

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

1

Sales Rep

What would your alternative be if you dont take the role? Go back to school? Is there another role you are interviewing for?

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

🐺

other company came back just now and said they went with someone else lol

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

0

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one company I might get an offer from, I reached out to them today to see if they have any updates for me. And still applying to other roles, I have that Side hustle in med device I talked to them and they are considering doing a base salary and commission plan as well, but its going to be super low ik that but ik there if I make commission it'll be more than what I could make at any tech company rn, it just takes 6-8 months to build the relationships and probably a year before I actually start making real money

pirate

Big Shot

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🦜☠️ Account Executive

As others have said take the offer... you need to think of yourself first. Don't worry about paying people back... a lot of them will understand. Just don't leave them in the silence just say what happened and that you will pay back when you can. Communication is better than silence.

Beans

Big Shot

1

Enterprise Account Executive

Take it and keep looking.

Justatitle

Big Shot

1

Account Executive

Take the offer you have now, perform well, a bird in the hand is worth way more than 2 in the bush in this case

Abika

Executive

1

Business Development Manager

I would take the job and keep searching for a Finance or Real Estate investing job. If the money is good, what do you have to lose? Credibility in a sector you wish to leave?

Save up, pay people back, and enjoy eoy with your family.
In January, look for an education or online course in your required fields. Preferably an accredited course that you can leverage in your interviews.

You are priority number one, not the company.

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