Salaries In Sales

I handed in my notice and my VP countered with a package that is making it incredibly hard to walk out the door. My current spot is a $115k base with a $190k OTE, but it’s a total meat grinder. The ne...

I’m about to walk away from a $20k retention bonus because the environment has become so toxic I can’t last another month. No amount of money is worth the Sunday Scaries I’m getting every single week....

I’m tired of being coached on my soft skills when I’m the only one on the team actually hitting my revenue targets. My manager wants me to improve my CRM hygiene and attend more workshops, even though...

I’m looking at two roles: one with a $150k base and a 5% commission, and one with a $70k base and 20% commission. Obviously, if I hit my numbers, the $70k role makes me way more money in the long run....

Would you ever take less pay for a better lifestyle? I’m bringing in $250k, but the money is all I have. My work is my entire life. Opportunity to go to a $180k role with half the quota and a boss who...

I just found out that a guy on my team with the exact same title is pulling a $130k base while I’m stuck at $95k. We have nearly identical pipelines, both hit around 105% of quota last year, and I’m e...

Do you discuss your salary with your coworkers? My boss told me to stop talking about money because it’s hurting the culture of the team. We were just discussing our commission structures at lunch, an...

I was offered a remote role, but the company is trying to anchor my salary to my local zip code. They told me the position pays a $110k base if I live in San Francisco, but since I live in rural Penns...

I just had an offer rescinded because I pushed back on their initial base salary. They offered a $70k base for an AE role that requires five years of enterprise experience, and when I asked if there w...

How do you view the trade market now ?

Keep getting rejected by IKEA NSW — what am I missing? 8 months at EG Australia in retail, applying to IKEA Sales/Customer Service Co-worker roles across NSW, rejected every time — often before even r...

I successfully counter-negotiated a job offer by leveraging a competing offer that I completely fabricated during the final round. I knew I was their top choice, so when they came in with a low base, ...

I’m looking at a $160k OTE offer in Austin, Texas, and I genuinely can't tell if that's a killer salary or just middle-of-the-pack for the local market. I’d be moving from Ohio, but the cost of housin...

Two offers, what would you go with? Offer A is at a legacy tech with a $130k base, a 6% 401k match, and a company car, but the OTE is pretty flat and the culture seems like a total snooze-fest. Offer ...

Will the raise I get if I take a job in NYC even feel like a raise? I got a verbal offer for an Enterprise role that sounds great until I actually looked at the price of a one-bedroom in Brooklyn. The...

I managed to negotiate an extra week of paid vacation and a guaranteed commission bridge for my ramp period simply because I refused to back down on the first offer. The company wouldn't budge on thei...

I’m currently averaging $140k total comp in Chicago, but a recruiter just reached out about a role in Miami for the exact same money. On paper, moving away from Illinois winters sounds like a dream, b...

Is a low base with a massive, unrealistic variable component always a trap to get cheap labor? I’m being offered a $60k base with an expected $180k OTE, and it feels like a lowball disguised as an exc...

How many people invest in stocks but have never read a company's annual report?

I know the job market is horrific right now with ai takeover, mass layoffs, and economic uncertainty. That being said, I sat aside some money to study to get my insurance license in hopes of breaking ...