SaaSyMum

AE (Account Executive)

Urgent advice! Should I take a 100% commish job selling advertising or take a sub teaching job for $500/week?

been unemployed for 10 months now, longest time ever. kids are back to school, thinking it's time to get out of the house and try something new (teaching k-4) for $110 a day. I have some experience with this but I have 12 years in sales. worked in advertising and Fintech. struggling with where I should be money wise. what would you do?

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saaskicker

Celebrated Contributor

Enterprise AE

Can you do both?

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

Yeah, is this possible?

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Definitely do both. Shape young minds with guaranteed income and make some money selling as well

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

Oooooo yes

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

Sr Director, sales and partnerships

This is the answer. Any 100% commission job that doesn’t have an expense account or for a company that you own, is a part of a whole.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Guaranteed capital as a parent is crucial. Get the salary role and hunt for an ideal role later.

SaaSyMum

Executive

AE (Account Executive)

School ends at 3:45 then I have to watch my two little ones so I’d say no. If I was single I could manage it.

GDO

Politicker

BDM

I would take the teaching job tbh. But I'm quite risk-averse so...

braintank

Politicker

Enterprise Account Executive

Agreed. Bird in the hand...

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Well what if you do both? I know subbing jobs aren't permanent.

SaaSyMum

Executive

AE (Account Executive)

I’m their 5 days a week

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

I agree with the both option if you can float the time.

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

I am assuming you will be on some sort of plan/draw for the first 6 months until you ramp up sales? %100 commission can be nice. If you’re on a draw of some kind it can help even out your pay as well.

I say take the sales job

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Take the substitute job for now and keep looking for a sales role.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Which one do you enjoy more?

SaaSyMum

Executive

AE (Account Executive)

I like both, sales and the money/competitiveness with it. But teaching gives me purpose and helps my soul. I’m honestly torn here

BmajoR

Arsonist

Account Executive

I would never take a 100% commission role, but that's just me. Too many variables where things can go wrong.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Sub until you find a real job

KB_FarmerType

Opinionated

Strategic Sales

Try to craft yourself a retainer + commissions role, Any reasonable sales mgmt would understand the value of where you can make the difference, people pay for business development activities as a retainer, everyone wants a good full cycle sales person. What sectors have you sold ? And how are you approaching the search ?

ChumpChange

Politicker

Channel Manager

If I was you... hit up HVAC / Plumbing companies for sales roles. They're always looking, accessible products and relatively good pay. Good luck!

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

NO. I wouldn't suggest 100% commish job in this economy. If I were to ask you to go without any basic pay, how would you plan your finances and even get into bigger commitments like maybe paying rent and medical and yada yada.

Not in this economy. Maybe it's just me, but yeah.

Retired Sales Professional

Go with what you love to do! You could be making $100,000 in a job and still be miserable.

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Urgent advice! Should I take a 100% commish job selling advertising or take a sub teaching job for $500/week?

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