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Date Posted: 00:26:20 04/04/02 Thu
Author: tint
Subject: Re: Seeking serious advice.....
In reply to: Tarnish 's message, "Seeking serious advice....." on 23:19:47 04/03/02 Wed

If you're in sales the answer is easy: jump to a competitor and take your accounts with you. If you're not in sales, the answer is also easy: request a transfer to sales, bide your time while you get an account base that is loyal to you then.. jump to a competitor and take your accounts with you.

Why sales? Because sales rules. You write your own paycheck. 4% vacation what-a-what? Bah. $50 gross pay difference? Double bah.

Let's switch gears and talk about my favorite subject. When *I* was 21, I went from my $10/hr. job (which wasn't McDonald's wage 11 years ago) into a sales job that was straight commission. At first I sucked. Then, I got the hang of it. Next thing I knew I was knockin down $2,000 a week no sweat. And since the accounts I had were recurring accounts (important) I could just kick back. Recurring meaning they bought product (tint... window tint, why?) every month. After a while I stopped showing up at the office. The accounting people bothered me and they looked funny.

One day the district manager chided me for not turning in some silly little form known as a "call report". Big mistake. Seems the window tint company across the street didn't give a hoot about call reports but they did want my accounts. By now, $2.5M per year in accounts. And... they would pay me double! Wow, neato huh? So I jumped ship.

3 years later the boss's wife said something at a party that pissed me off so I bailed on them too and went to yet another window tint company, this time as District Sales Manager so I made commission off my accounts and everyone else's accounts at that branch. Plus I got to tell people what to do and stuff!

The story from there goes: National Sales Director, then quit to become a stock daytrader, lost my ass so became a consultant (which is what all people do when they lose their ass in the market, it's mandatory), hired as president of a publicly traded internet company, quickly sent company into bankruptcy and insolvency, and that brings us to right now: Monsieur Maca. (press release coming out next week: MacaSource gets first overseas distributor: Korea. S&G Trading signs 3 year exclusive contract to distribute MacaSource in Korea, guaranteeing purchases of 30,000 bottles per calendar quarter!)

So what's the bottom line?
a) don't let me get started on myself or I'll never stop never stop never never never stop...
b) life is a game and dollars are the points, play to win, and try to have fun while you're winning if possible...
c) sales rules, accounting drools
d) loyalty is a sign of weakness

Make it your mantra, T-brah.

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Replies:

It's sales and it's not ..... -- Tarnish, 00:42:29 04/04/02 Thu
- I finally understand the name TintWeezl! -- LS, 02:55:30 04/04/02 Thu
  - The nature of the business ... -- Tarnish, 09:37:08 04/04/02 Thu
    - I'm awaiting my first increase check too. -- LS, 11:43:30 04/04/02 Thu
      - bummer -- LS, 14:34:09 04/04/02 Thu
    - Ar Nature's Beauty -- Sweet Friends, 14:32:59 08/08/09 Sat