I will make sure this list of cons is so extensive and detailed, anyone can understand that this company is getting away with bloody murder on the lower to middle class worker
$13 an hour. That’s your hourly. In 2024.
You may think, oh but that’s not including bonuses and commissions! Let’s talk about that. You get paid out at 15% of your “GP” if you’re able to flip all your “levers”. These are fancy words. To make it simpler: if you hit your quota, you get paid a higher percentage. Higher quota typically means busier store. Now that we’re all on the same page, the higher GP numbers I have seen have been in the 6000-10000 range, and if you’ve worked in Telecommunications, you know that’s relatively high. That’s good. But 15% of that, taxed at a commission tax rate of (in many states) upwards of 30%, you are rarely, most reps are rarely, taking home a check higher than $1000 in commissions. That’s on a GOOD month.
So take your $13 hourly, and add a POTENTIAL, (you will rarely hit $1000, think closer to $500 average throughout the year), $1000, that’s still only $19.25 an hour. BEFORE tax on your commissions, which is typically HIGHER than income/federal tax. Just sit on that.
WORK ANYWHERE ELSE
Get your sales experience at a place with REAL money. This place doesn’t have any to pay you, nor the managers, nor to renovate or keep up to date. They need more income, and the way I see it, the way they’re going to build this company is on the backs of idiots who are fine with making half a check for a full check’s work. Be their fool, if you so please, but heed my warning: your time would be better spent selling stereos, paint, furniture, or even cars. Work for another Telecommunications provider. Let this one freaking burn for their sins
