Things found floating in the beer foam...: Did I ever tell you about the time I tried to sell Cut-Co Knives?
Well, this "Job Interview" i went on today was a lot like that time:
"Hey there young fella (and the other 20 people around you in this cramped ass little room)... All you gotta do is go get your own insurance license (.. No, we won't help with/payfor one bit of it), and then we can train you how to sell our crap, and make boat loads of money for us, while you wait patiently for your 'Commision Check.' ... Hourly pay? Heck no, you aren't even considered an employee to us!... Wait.... Where are you going?"
Just like when I foolishly considered selling Cut-Co knives, this was a sales pitch, aimed at mindless sales drones who don't actually care about financial security, and probably overestimate their sales skills. Commision only? Not for me thanks... I like knowing when I'm gonna get paid... And since when does "Work from home" mean "Drive to senior citizen's homes and try and hock insurance"????
... Well at least I got this email from MGM Casino about the dealer position I applied for.......... Which has already been filled.
........
*SLAM..... SLAM SLAM SLAM*
I feel better now.... Except my head hurts.... And the drywall needs repair now.
Ok... Who has a horse, and where is your shovel? My dignity has fianlly been quelled....
- Kenny G.
"Hey there young fella (and the other 20 people around you in this cramped ass little room)... All you gotta do is go get your own insurance license (.. No, we won't help with/payfor one bit of it), and then we can train you how to sell our crap, and make boat loads of money for us, while you wait patiently for your 'Commision Check.' ... Hourly pay? Heck no, you aren't even considered an employee to us!... Wait.... Where are you going?"
Just like when I foolishly considered selling Cut-Co knives, this was a sales pitch, aimed at mindless sales drones who don't actually care about financial security, and probably overestimate their sales skills. Commision only? Not for me thanks... I like knowing when I'm gonna get paid... And since when does "Work from home" mean "Drive to senior citizen's homes and try and hock insurance"????
... Well at least I got this email from MGM Casino about the dealer position I applied for.......... Which has already been filled.
........
*SLAM..... SLAM SLAM SLAM*
I feel better now.... Except my head hurts.... And the drywall needs repair now.
Ok... Who has a horse, and where is your shovel? My dignity has fianlly been quelled....
- Kenny G.
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It will get better and when it does (I know this is small compensation right now) you will be stronger because of it and better able to deal with whatever the next crisis happens to be. Do not doubt yourself and keep following your instincts. You will prevail!
Hang in there, I know Michigan sucks big time right now, hopefully we hit rock bottom and can go up from here.
Hard is hard. hey, I know this may sound stupid, and I don't want to insult you, I find that the beer industry is always hiring. Its hard hard work but the warehouse, sales, delivery ect... check with the Bud. dist, or the coors/miller dist. Its not glamor, but it'll feed you.For now. IJust remembered the many years I was in that industry and there were alwa... more >
What about trying to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door ? :)
That job will come when you least expect it. In fact, it will find you. Even though the work of finding a job is usually harder than the job itself, you will prevail.Your good sense of humor will get you through. And, a year from now you'll be laughing about today. JJ
Kenny-
One chapyter in my (God willing) soon to be published book is called "So You Want to Sell Cars for a Living?" It's at least 10 pages long-- far too much for here-- but it revolves around what you said.
"Commission only" does suck.
This is a tough one for me to follow but I keep trying...
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Go and find out what makes you come alive, because what the world needs is people who have come alive". ~Gil Balie
If you fix your wall you can apply as a drywaller with experience. Are there any temp. agencies there? Sometimes an employer using the temp service will hire you if they like your work. It would be beer money til you find the job you want. Then there is a gigolo for cougars...retain your dignity & ethics above all.