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This is an emotional touching story of a friend who is having some hard and difficult situation feeding for himself. After longtime of searching for paid job with no success he saw a job that will pay him in commission. This means you will have to depend for money with your success in the work daily, weekly or month depend on the agreement. This friend that got a job is now having more hard times to go out looking for customers to buy the product of the company that he is working for because it is a marketing company. He is depending on me for some support like to go to work, sorting him for transporting himself and sometimes feeding and I help to do this for him (a friend that is down today can be up tomorrow and may help you also in future, they say future is pregnant. Help a friend in need). I do this with him sometimes with happiness and good face. I encourage him that soon he is going to make big sales with big profit to cover all the time he is not having profit.

This taking me to the benefit of both kind of jobs and the negative side. Just few that I will cover

                  Benefit of commission job

1. Possiblity of high profit: This is very possible like I encourage to my friend. You can be lucky to have a customer making good demand of the product in high quantity plus good profit margin per unit of your product and you be surprised to cover more profit for that month against colleagues who chose to base on salary.

2. You have time for yourself: Commission job give you free time to go out, visit friends, go party and not to live a life to get monitoring by neighbours. It is not a 8am-5pm job. You decide the weekend time to yourself and how to do about the Saturday or Sunday.

3. No harsh talk or shout from boss: There you have your Independence and to report to company , no daily problem of not performing to company.

4. You can do more jobs: Yes the time you have, a wise employee can do more jobs or another business.

5. Good for high rank staff: If you are lucky to get to high rant in the organization, you have lesser challenges to meet up with sales. You have more network of customers to help meet your target.

                   Negative of commission job

1. Low sales or no sales at all: Like my friend as example. Sometimes this is challenging for that kind of job. If you are selling or dealing in season products or service, just know you will face this from season to season.

2. No productive time: If you are not wise, creative and with good energy you won't make use of the free time advantage. You will lazy around, weak and only focus on one job. If you are not smart this type of job is not for you.

3. You assume a self made boss: This is because you are having to control yourself, you can lose control and have ego that it will pull you down when not control.

4. A new member: If you are a new staff you can face financial challenges like example to my friend is.

              Benefit of salary based job

1. Salary expectation at the end of month: This is the reason and advantage why workers like this type of job. They know the ending of the month will put cash to the pocket.

2. Relax mind and no target attached: This type is not always target oriented. Some may attach target but normal office job is to do your part and expecting to be paid at the end of the month.


             Negative of salary based job

1. Laziness: This kind of job make for lazy workers and they play tricks and do little or no job and expect payment during the month end. This is why organisations put cameras now, at least apart from security to also know how employees perform.

2. No creativity: Such workers are not bother of innovation, diversify or do better or have their own business.

3. No personal time: You are limited, your time is occupied with work most times.

The salary base job having more negative effect than benefit. Benefit is more of salary expectation during the month end.

What do you think of it ?

The two types of jobs both have their differences to advantage and disadvantage the person involved but one thing must be also kept in remembrance for every applicant of job, soldiers go and soldiers come, having a job that is not comfortable enough for you to have peace in enjoying life is worth leaving, you can't best deliver the best and expected performances required if your mind isn't there at what you do, some job has been a source of harm to us but instead of leaving it, we continue to endure because there's no alternative to earnings for a living, job has not been intended to harm us the bad way and therefore we must never relent in finding the best suitable job to suit our taste.

I prefer career jobs or salary base jobs, as mentioned. This kind of job brings stability to the employee and his family. There are many potential benefits and increasements on his wage as he rises in career, while keeping the same workload.

On the other hand, if you want to earn more from comission jobs, you have to work more, you have to invest more time without the guarantee you are really going to earn more after all. There are less guarantees and benefits for this kind of employee. Social skills are also a must and not everyone is able to communicate to the public in a clear, charismatic and captivating way.

But since opportunities are scarce for all nowadays, we can't choose with what we want to work. Any opportunities available (since they are legit) must be taken in consideration even if it is not the job of your dreams.

A commission-based job — easily. I'd prefer me having to earn more when I outperform and/or work harder rather than having a "safe" salary. It really depends on a case to case basis though; someone in a bad financial situation might want a stabler income especially if he/she sort of lacks the skills and connections.

Most people will choose the salary base job since it will give them a stable money which is always expected every payday or should I say majority of them would choose this path as a stepping stones to their goal or a career choice plus it will give them an experience. But just like what the OP said, you can't control your time which is you have to work 8 hours a week depending if you have rest day.

But just like what the above said, it all depends to each individual but the more you have master a skills the more you will earn a profit from your commission based income. Plus you have a full control of your time and no bosses who calls you more often to be there in the office even if you are off to work.

For me, I'll choose commission based but I have to master a certain skills first or a career for commission based salary.

salary base is simple because you got the job because you are specifically hired to do it and get paid after a week/month.

but it would take a special skill to take a commission base job and most of it needs marketing and salesmanship. i tried to be part of a sales force before it took me 3 months to finally got one client to buy a product and it was just my uncle who simply considers it because he just don't want me going home fruitless. i realized after what he said to me that sales job is not for me.  ;D

Having a fixed salary job can be of the biggest disadvantage to someone considering that with inflation, your salary can become less than sufficient for your basic needs in a short time, and since a salary job also means that the salary you are paid at the end of the month is also considered a consolation for the time spent in working for their benefits, you time is consumed.

A commission-based job puts value more on your job and pays you better for the time spent, and also give you time to find other interest and engage in self-development/growth. In a couple of years if you do a commission-based job you can on your own observe the level of growth and how developed you have become in that particular field but a salary job can keep you stale.

I would personally choose a commission-based job but also will not criticize those that choose the fixed salary jobs because truthfully the rigours associated with commission-based jobs cannot be handled by everyone.

But both kind of job require some skill also. If you are in the office you need to know how to carry out some of the assignment and the man doing the commission job also need some public enlightenment , good speaking and charismatic to convince customers


Yeah because of opportunities not available with salary base job is the reason for doing the commission job by many people. But commission job has opportunity of being able to earn more if you put additional effort unlike salary payment that will be eaten up by inflation.

I have been on both sides so I have a fair share of experience. I do prefer a job that pays me on commission basis to a job where I have to wait till the end of the month to get paid as it is in my region. My reasons are that first I am a very ambitious person and working commission jobs is like working for myself therefore the harder I work the higher my pay. Secondly, since the pay isn't fixed I will be forced to embark on personal development trainings to improve my skills set since I am my own boss. Thirdly, in my opinion with good planning and discipline, this is the fastest route to getting clients, contacts and starting you own company.

Why not both! Every type of earnings will have its own pros and cons. But when it comes to make money, I always prefer to have multiple sources of income. Being dependent on a single type of income may ruin your financial health.

Once you have liabilities like mortgages and other loans. It is always better to find more ways to make money so that you can support yourself financially during an unexpected turn of events. That's always preferred!

The types of commission and fixed salary jobs have different things but both of them can be put to good use if they choose from the work they like.

As we know a permanent job on a fixed salary basis is the choice of many people because they think they want stability at the end of the month (all the time) maybe this is said because they don't have to bother anymore to find customers they have to do work from a fixed salary basis is work that has no target, they only carry out tasks according to what has become part of your job.

This commission job is quite difficult for those who still don't understand there must be special skills in order to get more customers to this company which makes their targets have to be a lot in order to get paid more, if they don't meet the target they will get low wages but it depends on how we do the job well then I guess get the results it deserves.

I myself am more a worker from a salary basis, this has become my sufficiency with daily needs and other rent, apart from other businesses it will be a plus for me.

Commission pay job is what I prefer,it makes you have time for yourself, the more hard work you put in,you get your reward for it. It encourages discipline and is flexible. I  have a close friend that is into commission job,he makes three times more than the money a graduate earns at the end of the month. If you mismanage your funds during the time that you are making good cash on a commissioned job,you will end up regretting. A salary based job will benefit his reward after retirement.

He is a tailor sometimes he comes home three hours from the time he went to work, when I ask him what happened you came home early,he will say just made one shirt only,because he doesn't feel like working anymore that is why he came home. I will ask him what about your boss,he told me that she will pay him based on how many shirts he makes.

I have to say that being in a job with decent prospects and an increasing salary offers a great level of comfort in life. Although it can vary massively between different professions and some people can have a natural talent for commission based work as you describe, often however companies will take advantage of people by underpaying with the promise of earning commission but with very difficult sales targets. Commission based work in some sectors can often lead to sellers exaggerating benefits, manipulation or twisting the truth in order to sell products and services - thereby deceiving the customer but benefiting the worker. Those who are unwilling to bend the truth will often find the base salary in this commission based job too hard to live on.

I agree with your statement- this is a case-to-case basis but if you are someone who has the set of skills to competitively participate against others, then a commission-based job may be better.

Personally, I am somehow scared of the term "commission" due to its nature. It is like, you are being paid as long as you can outperform and be at the top of the food chain. The only problem is, you have to be consistency at your work. While the pay may be higher compared to salary-based jobs, the latter is still more stable and secured in terms of receiving monthly wages.

At the end of the day, it all boils down to preference and opportunity. If you think that you are someone who prefers to control your own destiny, then a commission-based job may be better suit for you. But if you are someone who prefers to be secured, then a salary-based job may be the right choice.

Surely if you have the skills and capabilities like that, you will never settle in a salary based job but always chose for commission job to gain unlimited profits. However, for those who are comfortable having their stable job without going out from their comfort zone, salary based job will be better as it’s always safe and secured that you will receive a fixed amount every payday. For me, if I can have them both, that will be much better and will be give me huge profits at the end of the day.

But this type of job is able to kill the creativity of any person and make him hostage to certain circumstances, including government jobs, which are the most guarantee of providing a stable income.
Freelance professions may be more tiring, but they are more productive and therefore more profitable. As for investment, it may be more profitable and does not cost much effort, but it is less productive and does not provide direct benefits to society and the market.

The circumstances of our life will dictate which one is the most appropriate for us, if someone already has a family they need to support they cannot really afford to work for commissions as you only need a few bad months to get into financial trouble and to start having problems with your spouse, however if you are single it makes more sense to work for commissions if you are good at what you do, and even if you have a few bad months this is no problem as you can always cut your expenses until you begin to do well again.

I will always pick commission based  jobs over salary based jobs. If i have little or no idea on how to get my audience in the commission based job it will be challenging at the early stage but once i find the perfect audience for the product boom it will be a rosy adventure because my pay won't be fixed and static but rather based on my effort and productivity.

Another good thing with Commission based job is it can be a good preparation ground for future entrepreneurs and large business owners because from the experience gathered in getting the right audience for a companies product the employee can apply them in their own ventures which will help in predicting what audience best suits a product and how to convince them to try them out

Well, workload varies a lot. There are governmental jobs with 4 or 5 hours workload from monday to friday. It is possible for those employees to have a fixed job at the governmental sector and an extra job as freelancer, so they can continue exercising their creativity anyway. In some cases, just a secondary hobby activity is enough to balance the monotony and annoyance of a public job and achieving welfare in life.

It depends on the field you're in. Some jobs cannot be converted into commission type even if you wanted them to be like that. For instance, you can't expect a trauma doctor to be all night at work waiting for a patient to come and get paid for the number of patients he helps. The job is too important for him to be paid nothing on a slow day.
I know a case where firefighters were paid per hour of putting out a fire, so they were setting the nearby woods and abandoned buildings on fire.

IMO commission jobs are good for journalists, writers, artists, coders, builders, but you can't expect a store clerk to work this way. How would you pay a gas station worker on a commission salary? For each car that goes through? That would be ridiculous. 

Commission-based jobs have limitless earnings while salary-based jobs, they've got an expected salary to be received whether it's weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
It all depends on the person on how he's liking the commission-based job. I've worked before with a company that offers commissions and only a little allowance daily. I find it really challenging and exhausting and you can't go easy with it unless you've got a huge payday and commission. It's like you'll be pushed to your limits to do everything that you can to hit some target of yours. As for salary jobs, you may go easy and you've got what you've been said to receive as your salary. The good thing with commission based is that you hold your time while for the other, you don't unless it's part of the contract that you can do whatever you want next after finishing the today's task.

Every human being has the type of work that will fit him/her. Not all job is the same.

Commission job is well challenging. Having that type of work requires you to be moving from one place to another, trying to convince people that might end up not buying the product you market.
Commission job is not really for people who are not outspoken, jovial and smart. Stay far from a commission job if you don't exhibit such traits.

I preferred a commission job to a salary job. The reason is that I hate to be controlled in a particular job without having other chances to explore and excel in other fields

Commission based pay or salary makes no difference to me.

I may not be the perfect worker. But I've always tried to do what I can to make as much money for my employers as possible.

Its not a cool story bro, but a long time ago, when I started working at a mcdonalds their grill was stained and dirty. When I quit working there I had scrubbed the grill enough at closing time for all of the stains to be removed. You could tell if I had the closing shift as the grill would be a visible shade lighter and nearer to its original color.

It doesn't matter how much they paid me. That's the type of plan I've tried to follow everywhere I've worked. As I wanted my name to be associated with quality work and dependability and also to form good work habits.

Between commission incentives or salary pay. The best option could be the 3rd: be your own boss. I think that's where everyone would choose to be if they could.

You're mentioning the negatives of commission-type jobs twice. The last paragraph's title should be regarding salary-based drawbacks.

Back to the subject now, I haven't tried a commission-based job yet. It sounds too intimidating and quite stressful if you ask me. No sales, no revenue. This way, you don't have a guaranteed flow of income by the end of the month. On the other hand, these types of jobs may go well beyond if you're an out-of-the-box person and may achieve a greater income than the normal salary-based job.

I'd be willing to try it at some point, but in a sector I'm an expert in and interested in.

Some of the commission-based jobs in my region are always associated with marketing and it not everybody that have marketing skills. Sometimes these marketers have to go through a lot of challenges just to get deals that would enable them to earn some commission. We have had issues of clients sexually assaulting these marketers because of their desperation to get deals.    

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I would always prefer a salary-based job that has the prospect of promotion based on performance and constant salary review based on current economic realities. It is easier to plan with salary based job than a commission based. In commission-based jobs, you might not be sure of your earnings for the month which makes planning very uncertain.

If you can do both, why not?
Having a basic salary is very important because you already know the income you are getting and it is programmed as well as possible to meet your needs, savings for urgent needs, and also small investments every month on a regular basis for the future. And on condition, your base salary is enough for it all.
and there is nothing wrong with you working and also looking for a side as a commission by using your skills or strengths which I think you can still use in your spare time or outside your working hours. I think it's very good and do it to the best of your ability and also don't push yourself if that's enough.

and I rate salary ensures you get a base salary and commissions act as a motivator for you to increase your income by working hard.

This topic is very subjective because different people have different lifestyles.
There are some who prefers income stability than higher income, but there is a high chance of you losing that job or you might not earn at all.

I'd prefer stability than higher income, so I'd go with salary-based job, but if there is an opportunity to do commission-based jobs aside from the salary-based one then I'd rather do both. Right now, one income source for me isn't enough. I also read a Facebook post that has a caption, and it says, "Use 9-5 to pay bills, use 6 onwards to build your future."

Now if you can be a business owner then you will not fall to these 2 options, and that would be better obviously.

The option between the two depends on the choice and the desperation of the person involved. The most common offline is the salary-based jobs, while most of commission-based jobs are online, except its a professional work that the company so rely on the professionalism of the person. Some do commission-based jobs as their way to make passive income, so it's cool as they could do it in their spare time to make more money. While the amount of the salary received matters too.

However, the comfort of earning and the amount of earning should be used in knowing the best one between the two. This varies among individuals.

I think I will choose a job based on salary because I will get that monthly payment at the end of the month or the beginning of the month. As for commission-based work, I find it hard to catch up because I don't feel I can sell things as easily as others.

In this salary-based job, I think we have to be careful in choosing the place of work so that we can get promotions, which means that the salary we get can also increase along with the benefits. But people who work on commission may find it challenging to make or pursue sales to earn more commissions.

All I can say that I am more pessimist than optimist, that is why salary based job is my choice, because it creates an image of stability. Commission like job is more risky, but allows to earn more. Employee is almost unlimited with his earning. Why almost - because of demand and supply. Employee can do as much work as huge demand is.

Some people here said that salary based job is for those who are lazy. Because a person can do much more, but he will do only agreed by contract amount and receive agreed salary. That does not bother me much. I can earn more doing commission job, but I understand that I can not earn all money in the world. Instead, I prefer to do some freelance or some quick IRL jobs (like do few hours of delivery and etc).

A commission job isn't good enough because you will be set on target to meet up with on a very weekly or monthly bases and that determines the rate of interest the employer will awarded as a commission at the end of every circle, the bad of it is that they will not pay you if you don't meetup the targets set, salary work is more ok and better because you will always have your fix income at every thirty days of work period, but the bad is that you may not be open to an opportunity to earn more than the stipulated amount every month, but it's more preferred than commission jobs.

If you have skills and long years of experience then you can get huge compensation for commission jobs. Also you can work with multiple projects so for sure you can get good money here if as I said you are skilled and well known but if you are building up your portfolio then maybe choose the second option.

In salary base job well maybe you can work 1 or 2 jobs but expect you can get the fix monthly payments for choosing this one.

For now I prefer a salary base job, when we get a guaranteed payment then I can focus on doing the things that are asked for, so that I can spend all resources and ideas, while commission jobs of course need proven experience and skills, like usual marketing jobs is a commission job so it takes a lot of skills.

Corrected it thanks. It was a lengthy story and I was not feeling fine at the time of writing.


If you are a new employee of this kind of job this means you are going through some tough times until you are fit to have your customers and other networks. It is benefiting for higher level workers and they have more guarantee income, they have laboured in the past.


You have to have charisma that is the ability to convince people. Is not the job for shy people or introverted people.


This time around you can market products online . It is a good area to focus for shy people and people not good for one on one convincing.

Only a nice person can carry their friend through tough situations, thus it's touching that you have a decent mindset to do so. In circumstances like this, where most people don't care if someone forgets that one good return deserves another, having a salary base is far better and more convenient in certain ways than being paid on a commission basis for commissioned work. And from a different perspective, everyone picks what they believe is appropriate for them, therefore some people may feel at ease with the commissioned job while others may rebel against it.

Agree with this. It still depends on the person, and I want to get a salary-based job because I do have a family to feed, I don't have any skills in commissions, and I am not good at sales. Though mostly the point with this is about high income. I do have a relative that is working in a commission-based job, I could say that even though I have a higher salary, he still ends up earning more, but the problem is that when COVID came, that affected him a lot; he had no income at that time. Both have risks, but if you want to play it safe, go for a salary-based job.

For security, of course, salary base jobs are better because if working according to the commission usually requires a lot of expertise, and marketing is a field that usually provides salaries according to the commission, Of course we must be brave to try to work according to the commission if we have enough skills.

I prefer Commission Job Than Salary Base Job, this is because I am still in school and I don't have full time to work, and I have worked several times and got a commission that is a car sales and renting an apartment so that I get a commission that I think is big.

I have third option: Business / Entrepreneurs

You get best of both the worlds mentioned above. You are highly proactive when you invest money and time on yourself and can do magical things in terms of financial management. Definitely it’s more paying and you could still have lot of time for yourself.

Though it depends entirely on nature of business most of them would take lot of time, struggling period cant go off soon but once the base is created you can easily sky rocket yourself.

Just indulge into this pathway if you really want to average the pros and cons of those two ways you mentioned. ;-)

Pardon me to say this; Do you know that salary (monthly) based job always goes for a loan?
Yes! This is absolutely true because they always have the hope and mindset by month ending they are expecting payment from their office so they thought they are entitled to take loan and pays whenever their salaries comes at the month ending.

Do you also know that Monthly based salary earner always live extravagant live?
Sure i have been a witness of this, i have friend of mine who is working and he live a life that i can't tolerate his kind of characters, he spent money unnecessarily and keep saying don't worry at the month end i will pay all.

Lastly, skill based work is more valuable and taskable than the commission job and salary based job
In skill job, you put your best to attract more clients through your works you could get more jobs or possibly your clients could refer someone to get you contacted for another job, by so doing it will require to go for more knowledge (upgrade) to enhance your skills rather than just seating in a company waiting for months to end to receive your salary. Skill based workers are being paid more compared to other sections of workers. Believe me or not they always utilized their income very well and are very rich. eg, Bitcoin and any other cryptocoin out there are skills based work and income can't be quantified with any other salary earners today in the world, through their skills they have been able to produced a coin called "bitcoin", from which other coins have been given birth to.. over the years thousands of cryptocurrencies have been launched through skills (Knowledge developed, introduced by a single man).

I think it's possible that any kinds of jobs will fit to each of us because what if you live in a poor country where jobs are only limited? Instead of complaining and be too choosy, people there just pick up any jobs as long as there is still a vacancy. What important for those people is to earn and have something to fill their stomach.

You said you hate being controlled by your boss but I think when you are doing commission works, you will still be dictated by your client and sometimes they are also the ones that will decide if how much cut you are going to get. If you truly want freedom then you better be an entrepreneur and build your own business.

Survival do what matter the most on which we arent on the position on demanding on what jobs should be offered and most of the times you would really be having no choice but to deal up with those current

offerings unless if those salary bracket isnt really justifying your experience and past positions then it would really be depending on your decision whether you would swallow that ego or pride just to have some

job which is something that you arent expecting that you would really be accepting.Its true that if you do hate on having a boss or much prefer that you arent licking someones shoes
then you would be totally be sticking into entrepreneurship or making a business.

Well I now have a job with a salary paid each month and I like it that way.  I think I would be nervous if a had a job where my salary is so much less but I could make a bigger commission if I made some sort of quota that was expected for me to make.
Many years ago I worked a job in Sales and it was a commission based job.  It was a stressful Sales job and I had to work more then 40 hours in each week to make my quota.  It was a nice job to have at the time but too much to worry about if people didn't want to buy the insurance I was selling then I was in trouble and worked 50 or more hours each week just to survive.

A commission-based job does not provide the stability that a salary gives you. How on earth will you buy a house or property on a commission-based job? You have zero guarantee that you will be able to pay your monthly expenses and bond payments, if you earn commission every month.

I like a job where you get a fixed salary and then they add a commission incentive, if you participate in sales. (You might be working in HR or Finance or Logistics... but you also help in sales.)  ;D

I prefer commission jobs than salary base jobs, this is because commission jobs are usually bigger, for example if we get an assignment to sell a house and succeed, we can get a big commission, there are many job opportunities based on commissions and another advantage is that they are not tied to routines such as salary base jobs.

As a person with a family to feed and relying on me, salary based job is more suitable. Having a monthly stable income is more secure and less worries compared to commission based wherein you have to strive harder in order to get more sales. I experienced it before, it's hard and stressful and ideal only as part time.

However, it still depends on your capability because there are people who are able to survive and exel through commission based because of their dedication and passion to the said job. It's really true that if you love what you're doing, you won't feel any burden but instead motivated to be successful and become financially stable.

Commission job work will help us be more active and positive at work as well as more responsible for our life because to achieve our goal, we have to work continuously. Unlike commission jobs, basic salary jobs give us a stable life, less competition and you hardly have to worry too much about your life. Both have pros and cons, depending on the preferences that each person will choose the job they love and suitable for their personality, it is impossible to say which is better than the other.

both have comparable results, salary-based jobs require one to work according to the existing rules and commissioned jobs require to achieve more in order to get what we have done.

I think it's the same and coming back to myself, everyone has a different view of it.
I personally prefer commission work, because in my opinion because it can spur myself to do better every day to be able to get maximum results, and of course also because it will create even better prospects in life that don't just watch with hope. the agreed salary with nothing that could be done to earn more.
it's about pushing yourself to accept challenges and make things that will impact your own strengths too, many good things will be received if you work on a job that gets commissions.

It's true, both sides have their own votes, different people do have different take in regard to this matter, you already provide a good
opinion in taking sides between commission and salary base job.

On my take, I'll go with salary job as I needed stable income each month to provide the needs of my family, though there's also pro's
in doing a commission base job.

But living in a place where budget is always relying with your month-to-month salary, most likely salary job will be the good option.

a job with a salary basis is more promising, we don't know what will happen to us in the future, when we are sick or unable to do the work we do so we can't get the slightest commission. it's a big risk when we choose commission work.

I think it's better to find a job with a more profitable salary basis even though there are many burdens that must be carried but at least it doesn't interfere with our finances and we don't have to think about many things to do the things we will do to survive.

There are levels of job criteria as you mentioned, I mean some countries are not fully available on the general criteria regarding the jobs you mentioned. But if I were given a choice, I would choose commission-based workers.
This type of work is suitable for people who have skills and like to work hard. Interestingly, we are not made into machines by others, because based work like this becomes the sole owner, therefore skill and hard work will never go to waste, because if we get results, it is absolutely ours.

I'd rather have both, there are companies that offer both wherein an employee can have a regular salary while having a commission.  This is the beauty of being involved in a marketing and sales company.  Not all people have options like this.  Basically, office people are forced to accept a salary base job while those at the free agent / independent distributor are forced to accept a commission base job.

Those who enjoy these two kinds of salary are mostly company agent that is involved in sales and marketing such as Drug company agent, and alike.



You also won't get paid if you don't work even if your job is a salary base.


Indeed those who have no skill in marketing and sales should choose salary base job.

You certainly need to be a charismatic and outgoing person in the sales industry. I don't classify as such, and I'd have a hard time surviving in such an environment. On the other hand, I have thought that car sales would suit me because I'm a huge fan of automobiles. However, salesmen are often forced to trick customers into thinking they're getting a great deal by selling them a defective or problematic vehicle, which I find completely unethical and a scam practice. I could never do that; selling something knowing that it has issues is a no-go for me.

People have different preferences and financial situations that's why whether it's a commission-based or salary-based job, both are useful at some point. There are even persons that already have a fixed salary base job but still doing part-time, freelance, or any other commission jobs just to maximize the potential earnings they can get although, on the other hand, it will take a toll on their physical and mental health.

As for me, that has a fixed job, I'm thankful to have a side income and other opportunities to earn. But everything should be balanced and not get to the point that I always feel exhausted because of taking on lots of different work at the same time.

Right now I prefer salary base jobs because I want security, if I already have enough skills and capital then I will try the luck of Commission Job, especially since I want to have freedom of time so it will be difficult if only focus on salary base jobs.

Working and getting a basic salary at a company is a very good thing, because everyone wants to have a job and a basic salary that matches their expertise. But to find additional income in life, everyone still needs to rely on better time, skills and focus so that they can get additional income that is greater than the basic salary you often receive every month. So both I think are good for you to work on as long as you have more time and skills.

As explained both have benefits, me? I'm a salary based person, but I quit my job long time ago to focus on business and then crypto trading/investing.

But there are some of my friends who really thrived on commission based, I don't know how do they did it, but I will tell that they are very successful. Specially in selling properties like condos and houses, it will take some time for them, but once they got their first sales, it's smooth sailing. One thing they told me is that network is very important for them and that you just don't know, maybe the person you just met will be your future clients.

The choice will depend on your needs, what exactly does a person need, calm and measured work, or does a person have any aspirations and motivation? Energetic people who want to achieve more in this life very often leave work and create some kind of business, in this case they will have to work just as much, but at the same time the person will be his own boss.

The economic crisis will cause spending and shopping to drop sharply, so commission jobs will be difficult to reach customers. With the jsalary base job, the working time will also be cut and the salary will not meet the daily demand because the items have increased by 15-30% while our salary has not increased. In this case, both are not dominant.

The middle ground of this is people like me who have a freelancer job that has been going on for years. I mean this doesn't really stop each other, you could be at home, get a freelance job, and keep working for that like a salary based on how much you work. Imagine journalism, you write for newspapers right?

The more you write, the more you get paid, so you have incentive to work harder, and if you can write 24 hours a day then you would do that, life sometimes gets in the way but you could totally do that if you could. This is why I believe that it's quite important to face the fact that freelance+monthly income could become something together if you can find that job.

What you say about the job with a salary basis is true, but do you find it too boring because as you say there is no need to think much to do everything. This will make you lazy and unlucky if your current job has problems like the company goes bankrupt or you are replaced by someone better. You will be in big trouble right after that because you don't know how to think and can't do anything but that old job.

In case you do a commission job, you will become agile and flexible in all thoughts and actions because every day you must always think how to achieve today's sales goals to earn income. If your old job has a problem, it will be easier for you to get over it and find yourself a new job as it will probably be easier in your day job.

Commission jobs means you should have more clients than you can handle. The purpose is to not be idle any time. The salary will make it look like you are being paid daily. Double or triple what they make but it means working harder to achieve it. There will be sleepless nights and even not being able to go home just so you could finish it all if ever a time comes both clients gave you a specific time to finish it at the same time.

The issue is when you get old. Retirement, medical, and other benefit stuffs that daily wages give, you don't have it. So, you will need to work on it yourself. When commission base workers get old, they don't find clients anymore just because of their age.

I think preference is person to person based, because while doing a commissioned job makes you think out the ideas and processes involved by oneself, a job is more or less routine. One may get bored at doing a particular job for a very long time and thus become stale. The essence of living is lost where one doesn't find meaning in what he/she does for a living.
Living on my own terms while working at better ways to improve my income is more rewarding in the long run compared to doing a job for month end salary money.  I like commission job better, but the economy right now with inflation biting down hard has made it become even more challenging to survive on just two means of income. A part time job in addition to offering commission jobs if one does have that kind of skill is more profitable right now.

There's better assurance in a salary-based job than in a commission-based job. Commision-based jobs offer a higher salary but there's no guarantee that you could always win clients especially if the account is too complex. In a salary-based job, you only have to perform your best to fulfill all the given tasks and you will be paid accordingly. Those who seek assurance and stability would prefer to receive a salary regularly.

It depends on the person's personality. A commission-based job is profitable, but you need a quick responsive attitude for that. Introverted people will not be interested in this type of job because it requires a lot of communication. Also, a salary base job gives security to a person. You do not have to be tense about your monthly income even if you can not do any work for a few weeks.

I will go for the salary based job because its safe like fixed earnings will be there for every week or month respectively. Commision based jobs can get higher income rate but more the company grow the competitiveness so the chances of earnings will get lesser and lesser also I witnessed company will make the job harder once they become established.

However any job is like a trap, we sill stuck in their forever, its the beginning or everyone's career and build their own empire.

When choosing a commission-based job before we must really consider first,
especially in terms of communication because as you said also commission based jobs would be more suitable for those who have communication skills

Agree on salary based on an assurance; this is best for those people with a family to feed so that we can still feed our family after a month. I know with the commission-based job, they can earn more, but I wonder if this will be stable. Like what happens when the pandemic hits, right? Most of all are closed, and I wonder if you can still get clients at that time; though most of us are affected by this, we can still be sure with salary-based jobs that, we can get money after a month or so. Though still, this depends on the people because you can earn in a commission-based job that could last for almost a year

Most especially in this present time of inflation, any legal job can do as long as it can sustain our basic commodities and expenses from living our lives. However, if you can be given a job of your own choice that manifest your interests and skills, definitely it will be all worth working and satisfying on our part. Regardless if it’s for commission bases or salary based jobs, the most important thing is that you were able to enjoy your job and be the best version of what you can be.

Commission jobs pay well but it's not that we do have several works online. It depends on availability and demand. The salary base job is fixed and it's a long-term period. Much better if the salary is really competitive and there are lots of benefits as well.

What to choose now? Maybe if I can handle both, I will try it. Sometimes we really need to do multiple jobs in order to save enough money.

Then later on, if I have enough money to start business, I will forget those jobs and will began to manage my own investment.

Since I have a somewhat lazy personality, I chose a job based on salary. There were times when I struggled more to earn more money, but as I got older I thought it was unnecessary and started to prefer fixed salary jobs because I saw that it was better to take less responsibility and live a quieter life on reasonable terms. I think I feel happier now than before because my mind is so relaxed. Life is too short and nothing is more important than my comfort.

There’s always limitless opportunities to earn when you work for a commission bases particularly when you are good and shows more passion in your job. You can always target higher profits and set it as your monthly goal. However, with salary based jobs, I believe its what most of the people want to venture in because aside that skills and high knowledge are not required, as long as you can do your job the right way, you will always receive a fixed and decent amount of salary.

If you arent that good in marketing(common) when we do talk about commission based on which this would be likely on recruiting or convincing people to buy or deal up on something which you are
offering then its better to stick into those fixed salary rather than making yourself getting along with this and forcing to be that on making money.Not all would really be that effective when it comes
to marketing which they would be ending up on having no sales or whatsoever correlated to this.This is why i do much prefer on working on jobs which does have fix salary.
It might be have its con's when it comes to limitation but you would really be having at least do have sureness on your salary.

In commission based jobs, you would likely end up job hunting endlessly. It is like freelancing if you would ask me. You are the boss of your own, but you would end up working endlessly just to close a sale. If you are struggling financially, at least a salary based job would be a "mental" cushion for you so you have a guarantee salary and it is not just the end of the month, there are businesses that pay bi-weekly.

I disagree that you have no personal time in salary based job. It depends on the industry you are at. There are a lot of software devs out there that just did not do work at all the whole week, because there is nothing to work out and the company will pay them regardless since they are present in the workplace.

Commission jobs and salary jobs have got there advantages/disadvantages but on the terms of which I would prefer, I would go for a Commission job. Reason being that, it would give me the flexibility I need given the way my life and work is scheduled right now. I don't need anything holding me down at a place a place as I still look forward to gaining in on more opportunities out there and Commission jobs kinds of exposes you to people as well.
Salary jobs might offer securities as your sure of your pay without having to close in on a job but you hardly get what is your services worth from a Salary job.

This is a difficult question to answer, because everyone will have a different opinion. to be sure, I can't say which one is better and which one is preferable. it all depends on a case by case in the field of work, in essence both have their own advantages depending on the competence and integrity of a person.

have a salary-based job, which will definitely get a stable source of salary in accordance with the position/career you have. have commission jobs too, providing a source of income that may be greater than salary-based jobs, depending on the type of work. however, in essence as I said before.

if someone has competence, is willing to work hard, is creative, and most importantly has high integrity. whatever the job, whether commission-based or having a fixed salary, will produce a relatively good income in accordance with their respective fields.

I handled both, and tbh I would prefer salary over commission. There's just a lot of variables affecting commission-based jobs that will really render you to put in the extra effort just to get something off of it. Whereas in a salaried job you literally just have to clock in for 8 hours every single workday and you'll expect something. Sometimes salaried job can be tedious but hey, there will be your 'downtime' days wherein you wouldn't really perform naturally, but you'll still be paid. If you do that on commission-based jobs, good luck finding a client or making a sale with that.

If you're the type of person that never runs out of energy, go for a commission-based job. But if you're average just like the rest of the populace, salaried jobs is IMO miles ahead than commission-based jobs.

But indeed for commission work, it is clear that the challenge is also quite a bit difficult because if we don't master this well then we will actually only have difficulties, especially if there is indeed a target that we must achieve.
On the other hand, for basic salary jobs, it is less difficult when working because we only have to continue to follow the work standards that are applied but this is certainly not as heavy as for commissions, I think and I prefer this option.

If you chose commissioned based job, it requires more socialization because you have to build a connection between you and your client in order for you to create a successful deal, otherwise you’ll be left behind and won’t make a profit if you can’t make it. So it takes more flexible personality so you can cope up with your job. However, with a salary based job, as long as you do your job right, you will always be compensated with that. So there is more security here even if your performance level has decreased.

But this is not always the case that employees that are not proforming get enumerated completely. In some cases they are tied to certain requirement for payment and when they don't get to it they are paid incomplete. Normally there are task that the company will require from their employees before they get paid even on salary based income.

As much as possible, we want a stable profit where we control our time. Unfortunately, that was not always the case even for a commission job. To make things not difficult, try to always choose where our time will be worth it and pays well.

Really hard to find a job that is convenient for some people and in return, pays well decently that's why as much as possible, if there's an opportunity to setup an own business, try to consider doing it.

It's really a good practice to work wise but sometimes really need to work hard first before being wise.

What if the employee is sick? Are you also not given slack at work? Because illness is an unpredictable thing when it will come and when it will recover, so it would be very cruel if a company did not consider the problem to its employees. In terms of salaries that are different from professional employees, I don't think it's a problem because employees who have certain professions are sometimes also difficult to find, so it's natural for such employees to get an additional salary.

I think this is a different case, if you are sick, but there must be a doctor's certificate, I think it can only be said that it does not violate the agreed rules,

If you are someone who likes stability and doesn't want to scramble, a job with a basic salary will be very suitable. But for me, I always want to earn more money, love to discover new things because it can help me get great opportunities, and always set goals for myself to try every day, I like commission work.

No job is better than another, each has its own pros and cons. Depending on the thoughts and personality of each person, we choose to suit ourselves. As long as we feel comfortable, satisfied when working there, we have done the right thing.

To be frank, I don't like any of the two. I like being the CEO, the employer myself. My position stems from an in-depth scrutiny of the situation. I've worked both as an employee and employer and then realized as an employer of labour, no one pays their employee more than 10% of the total money the staff makes for the company. No matter whatever salary you get paid, thinking it's cool, it's invariably less than 10% of what you would've made for the company. However, if it boils down to choosing between commissioned and salaried job, every proactive employee should go for commissioned job. They efforts will earn them more independently.

True, there is nothing wrong in this because indeed everyone has their own perspective and it depends on the desire to determine whether it is more comfortable to be in a job with a basic salary or indeed looking for a job with a commission. The most important thing in this case is that when we have made a choice, what we have to do is stay focused on that choice so that the results we do are maximized because we also have our own demands and we are paid to do what must be done according to the standards of the company that employs us.

How will you be expecting a company to be paying you without doing your job, they are paying you salary those not mean you won't work, you will definitely have your own task you will be doing if you want to be paid.
I think I prefer salary job to commission work, why I prefer salary job is that am not really the type that can relate with people easily, people like me will definitely find it difficult to do commission work, because you will have to learn how to relate with people so that you will be able to sell your products, the amount of sales you make will determine the amount you will receive, so when you don't make much sales you won't expect much profit.
When you are been paid salary, just do your task and you don't have to care about the amount of sales the company make, you will definitely receive your salary at the end of the month, you don't have to relate with people or make new friends, just do the necessary things and you will receive your payment by month end.

Massively agree with you on that take. Most companies here will not take into account the ever-rising inflation that plagues the economy yearly, so people are left with a choice to leave and risk dying of starvation or keeping their regular 9-5 job that will only sustain them enough to get by. Commission-based jobs are the best when it comes to profit but without prior knowledge of sales or experience thereof, you will not be able to make it. I'm kind of wondering why OP's friend hadn't thought of going freelance, that seems to be the most sensible option given his situation.

Commission based job clearly makes high offers but you also have to reach your quota as well so you can avail high amount of payout. Maybe in some days, you get lucky and close the deal, but in most days you get unlucky and end up broken. So most likely, there is no guaranteed profits for that that makes it too risky if you are a breadwinner and a family man. The reason why others just settle for salary based job, even if the rate is low, at least they can be paid accordingly.

If you like steady and stability, then the base salary job is for you.  However, if you can sell water to an ocean then you would be best served by a job that pays by commission as you will exponentially make more.

Simple, but the logic is right. If you can do that, your chance to create more money with your skills fits for a commission base job,

it's something that you can established, a good example is real state if you have good knowledge selling multimillion properties, imagine

the money that you can take each time you sold one property, it's more from your monthly salary if compared to a salary-based job.

More on how you execute or on your choices that you will going to perform. Life is a choice, make a good one for you.

The benefits of stable work are stability and security, while the commission is to broaden your circle, allow you to contact more other fields, and increase your ability to resist risks. The two do not conflict, but complement each other.

Commission-based jobs do have advantages and disadvantages.
And if we talk about the downside of taking on commission based jobs, it's very difficult to do it in the beginning for beginners. because in this type of work requires a strong mentality, high motivation, not easily give up, skilled in speaking and also skilled in introducing products/services. good at attracting customers/buyers. and no less important is to always be able to look convincing with a facial expression that must always be cheerful and not gloomy.
For beginners to master these things takes quite a long time. and often many give up in this field of work.

but the advantage of this type of commission work is that we have the potential to get a salary exceeding the average salary of people who work with a fixed salary every month. because if we are proficient and many customers then this commission work can bring in income many times over. The condition is that we must really master the science of marketing.

If I could only chose one then I would go with Salary base job since it would secure my expenses and I wouldn't be pressured on how much I would be earning since it is fixed.
Unlike in commission you don't really know how much you could make in the next cut-off.
But if you have some income other than the commission base job then I think it would be better.

Having a commission requires a lot of hard work and luck and not everyone is that lucky. This was my harsh realization recently as a freelancer. Just by hardworking on trying to promote your business would not budge it since nobody would even know who you are and what are you trying to offer as commission. You might even need to connect to a lot of people in LinkedIn just to get yourself next to the door for opportunities, but it might still not work out.

Having a salary base job with a little bit of commission work would be somehow be better option. Let's say if I work 8-5 as a software dev, I would also sometimes accept commission based work like minor fixes in someone else's website and not those clients who would require you to build a whole web application for them. That combination would make up for the "possible" low salary you earn as well as not having to "work" to find a commission based job since you already have your stable work.

That's something that makes a lot of sense also when the commission is given to employees who can give the number of sales of goods or products of a company increasing every month. Because in addition to the employee who will receive his basic salary as a worker there, he will also get a commission from his boss for being able to increase the number of sales.

But for me it is very unpleasant because an employee is only trying to make his boss richer faster through the work he does, so I prefer to just receive a basic salary and use my spare time for other jobs with unstable income. Because I think the thing I do is to increase my income personally and not for someone else like my boss or the like.

Setting aside about making the boss or owner even more richer because this kind of mindset is to those people who are really that thinking about those situations which is simply being crab mentality.

If you are someone who do look for a job and something do finds for some income then you wouldnt really be minding off those things as long you do get hired.Doesnt matter if someone gets rich or not.

It wont really be that much of an issue or matter of things for someone to mind on.Choosing in between commission based or salary fixed then there are indeed jobs
which do offer both things but if you cant find one then its better to stick out on where you are currently placed.

This is more of a way to think that you won't grow. If you have passion to do the commission job more than salary and you know that the owner will get more of the profit out of the labour you make and you stop but go to do the salary job, you are not doing good for yourself because you are not doing what you like as your passion. Also you can remember that when you do good in commission jobs you have have more credit, commendation and increase profit.

Yes, that's how it goes in commission and salary earning. You'll be relaxed more with salary based job because you know how much you'll be receiving plus the deduction and you don't need to force much of yourself.
But if you're younger and you know that you've got a lot of energy to be a work horse then a commission job is for you. What I know with these people that are in the commission basis, they really like to do sales.

It is based on your passion. If you are confident talking and selling products that give you a commission, that suits you, really. You can really earn a lot of money from doing this, and many people are living this job, perhaps, it becomes their permanent job.
But if this is not your line, salary base job is the best option. Yes, indeed give you monthly or weekly income, or daily pay but the opportunity to earn more is unlikely possible unless we do a part-time job. Or, take them both - some people are gifted enough...

But as for me, I'm not good at speech or marketing - so I preferred to salary base job (skills).

Commission jobs really pays well over most of salary base job especially if the work is continusly and projects are always on long-term based. But the reality here is, only those who acquired a good portfolio and skills are those who actually feel the big benefits of doing a commission job.

On the other hand, salary based job are mostly pays with average salary. Only professionals with such good skills are bound to be eligible on a much higher salary rate.

We really need to work wise and hard to achieve that high paying salary.

Based on your statement, I conclude that any work returns to ourselves, whether in commission work or basic salary work depending on the level of ability and our work in doing it. Broadly speaking, the significant difference between commission work and basic salary work is in terms of time placement.
commission work is usually done by resellers, resellers get a salary from the sales that are shared with the company or the owner of the goods sold, want your position as a senior or junior the more you have more customers, the more salaries and bonuses you get.
while the basic salary job the better we work the greater the chance to be promoted to a higher position and get a higher salary.
Yes, both have different classifications of advantages and disadvantages, but if asked to choose from the two, I prefer commission work, because it doesn't really bind my time and I don't feel dependent on one company.

You are right, but in a commission job, you just need to be persuasive enough for customers to make a purchase from you, and you can also earn more from it than a salary-based job. Usually, in a commission job, they can earn enough money to last three months, which is good, but the problem is that it is not always the case because there are months when you have no earnings, so it is not secure, unlike a salary base, where you are already sure that you'll get a salary by the end of the month, but again, it is extremely difficult to get an increase because you need more experience or spend more years to get a promotion.

if we want to grow financially, then I think the commission system work will be better done. let's say we are marketing properties, the more properties we can sell, the higher our income will be, and that means our hard work is in accordance with the pay we get. if we are employees with a salary system, then we have to work hard but the salary remains stagnant, although sometimes many give company bonuses

Depends on your needs as an individual. If you are into stable income then go with salary baded job and if not, go olthe other way around. Commission-based job would really give you huge amount of money but the problem is; you won't get commission on a daily basis. Perhaps on apratments; an gent could get a commission each time a new tenant will rent the facility but it won't happen on a daily basis right? And there are time that no outputs are tasked to you which means you will not earn any commission for that day/month. On the other hand, salary based won't be that huge but constantly going to your account which would lessen your worry in times of emergency.

Sales industry is not that easy. You need to work with your 'networks and connection' as an agent. Many people got rich because of this so called commission based jobs, but keep in mind that many people quit because of a reason. Figure it out.

Working for a fixed wage is no longer feasible in the economic conditions that led to the disappearance of the middle class in society, which was able to live on a fixed wage. Some may go to get a second job, but this is very exhausting, both physically and psychologically. For this reason, sending private projects represents the best solution.

whatever opinion is here I think it's true. Back again to the individual human mentality, where not everyone can take risks like other people, so if that's the case, salary is a good thing to do. but I personally tend to look for a safe point and then do a side business, so that the salary income I can use to meet daily needs, while the commission I get is to invest and maybe open a new business, until the time comes when I will let myself go as an employee and become an entrepreneur completely

If your basic salary is still more than enough to live your life at this time, then there is no need to worry or bother to look for other income such as commissions through certain skills. Because when you want to find a certain skill from the bottom, you will definitely spend more time on it so that it makes you no longer consistent in working as usual which is paid with a basic salary.

If we rely on commission work, we need skills that not everyone can afford, it's only natural that commission work is more expensive, I plan to commission work and now I'm focusing on aquaculture, and there has been an offer to provide training on freshwater aquaculture .

I could say that the people who have commission jobs have a talent because they can persuade people. I am always amazed at those people who can persuade people to buy something, because I myself can't really express my feelings towards others. Many of my friends work in commission jobs and earn significantly more than I do.I'd like to try, but I lack the talent and skill that they do.

That is really true and I missed the elephant in the room. You are really just generating sales for your boss and obviously the boss is going to get all the credit while in the meantime, you are struggling to close a deal and make a sale.

Good thing that freelancing is really a thing and I always use that in my spare time. It could be unstable and I might reach the end of the contract one day, but knowing that I still receive basic but stable salary is a good thing.

Did you know that most "housewife" people end up with some commission based job eventually in one point of their lives? That is mainly because they do not have to be the bread winner of the house, the male will go out and get a base salary that will provide for the family the basic needs, and the woman could go out and do something that she enjoys and earns only as much as she wants to, like a hobby with some income.

This is not as common these days because everyone is working, but back in our father’s day it was a lot more common. My mom used to have this selling bags thing as well, not for a lot, just 3-4 years, but she would be selling bags of some companies and take a cut from each sale.

The best way to be your own boss (if we speak about taking commission based jobs), then we should choose freelance work instead because we keep loving what we do and we only do what we love. A person needs peace of mind and if he knows about his skills and have the courage to stand out, then he must go ahead and search for some work that meets his profile instead of chasing something new. This way, he will also make money while enjoying the work because all he is doing is something that he loves to do.

Yes that is relating to what they love to do not just what others want them doing. Freelancing like you said is not everybody that can be doing that especially that of writing and reporting, so it is passion for we to do what we like not by what thing others do. A commission job is good if you want to grow a niche for your self but you have the capacity and the believe to do that, you will succeed.

I agree.

I've worked in the corporate with a fixed salary and as well as a job-commissioned position. I like both of it differently. In a fixed salary, you know what we like about it.

And for the commission based jobs, I like the freedom that this type of setup has. It's more of an output based and that's why you have no fix salary.

I also did both but I noticed that having a fixed salary would also limit my capability. It's like working without any motivation. When I switched to a commision-based job, I became more eager to reach different milestones each time I hit my target. It became challenging for me and I was also able to earn better out of it. The limit of earning will only be based on your skills and hard work so I prefer a commision-based job where we could grow and feel more motivated to earn.

I currently have a salary base job and I love it. It helps me have a stable income, although it will be quite boring, but when I get used to the job, I will have more free time and can use it to learn about investment channels. No matter what kind of work you do, you should have an investment, only then can you have a more comfortable and fulfilling life.

It's not just you because many of them have a more stable income but are still investing,
I think it is important for us to at least be literate about investment because for the future it is more promising,
but to get a profitable investment return of course it takes hard work

The salary plus the hobby that you do for side income is the proof that most of humanity just wants to have their own business and do whatever they want instead of a salary based job. The idea of 9-5 is not appealing to anyone, and the idea of a boss that yells at you is definitely not one neither.

This is why I believe that we shouldn't be shocked to learn people just fail to do that or do not have the courage to leave. That means they cannot just have their own business, or freelance, they just get into a job and retire there because they are afraid. I have met with both kinds of people and none of the salary based ones were happy about it, because even the idea of going to office is not cool.

i like salary based job. And I try to give my best but I can't take the stress on my head about the sales all the time to get the commission out of it.
Apart from both I would like to have a side hussle which can help me get some money out of it. Like an Airbnb project or online home based garden store.

If you want more security and receive stable income, then go for salary based job. But I actually see it as a limited source of income, so I chose commission based over salary based job. It’s not that I have some certain skills in expanding my sales, but it maybe it’s more challenging and it keep me more motivated to improve the skills that I have built in myself.

Commission cannot be used as payment for all types of job just as said in the above quote. Also commission payment benefit the employer and a hardworking employee. A lazy employee will prefer a basic salary as he knows that either he's work is fruitful or not, he will be paid.

But there are people who arent really that good when it comes to marketing and this is why they do stick out with that fixed salary income rather than on going into those commission based.
They do have  their own pro's and con's which it would really be just depending on what you do prefer because not all could really be able to deal with basing up into their financial conditions.
If you do really like on making yourself having no problems when it comes to finances then it would really be that normal that you would be finding other viable sources neither via
investments or having your own business but of course it would really be needing that more risk taking and having that capital needed.

Usually office type based jobs does really require high qualifications for you to get hired and to those commission based arent really that too strict when it comes to degree(we do all know that)
which means that people would be having no choice but to apply for these jobs even if they are aware that it is really hard to get up some commissions, this is why they do really end up
on getting deal with it as they dont really have any choice.Just like the rest been saying that it would be falling on someones preference but if you dont have any options or choices
to be made then you would really be forcing yourself on dealing on something that you dont really like for the sake of having some income.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Salary-based work is safe, but no matter how hard the work we do, we will be paid by agreement. Meanwhile, commission-based work is profitable if we are able to pursue what the company is targeting, but maybe if the company's target is not achieved then we will be paid less than that. Maybe there should be a third option, yes, it's a job based on salary and commission, I'm sure everyone will be happy with this third option.  ;D ;D

There is a bit of catch there in "..enjoying the work because all he is doing is something that he loves to do.". This might be for another discussion/thread, but having your passion become your job does not work at all sometimes. Imagine painting at your free time and doing it with your whole love in arts then now imagine painting under a specified deadline by your own boss.
I heard some horror stories of people losing their passion due to exhaustion to the said passion that they pursued.

In my software dev field, sometimes it is exhausting, sometimes it is not. I love debugging stuffs and all those exhaustion I felt goes away in an instant when I finally manage to debug the program or web app.

If we really want to secure money by the end of the month, then salary is the best way to pay our bills. We dream of being rich someday, but settling for a job can't make you rich. As others have said, take risks, do business, or invest; you can earn huge money if it works, though it has risks, and also you can lose it all. So it is better to have both: do your job first, then start investing; then, after you see that your investment is working well, that is the time you'll decide whether to focus on your investment or not.

I agree with you on the idea that there are people who were created to live and die as employees performing one job and never thinking of mastering a good skill or even changing jobs. These are often working in small jobs that achieve self-sufficiency exactly without surpluses. I mean, even in the most extreme cases, if he is expelled from his job, for example, or his residence conditions change, he will search for a job to the same degree, and he may die of disability if he does not find it. This mentality has been rehabilitated since childhood, with a complete absence of an example to follow.

Well, there’s no choice actually as you have to reach your daily quota so you can increase your sales and receive a good amount of salary, unlike salary based job that you will receive fixed amount of salary regardless if your performance is poor or excellent. However, it’s also true that if you are still young and has high spirit, then take the challenge to work in commission job based.

But there is indeed a risk when looking at salaries and commissions in this case.
As for the salary itself, for example, when we work in an office, it is clear that there are no targets that really demand us, in fact it becomes monotonous at work because it only matches the targets and tasks we want to achieve, after that it is finished. different from the commission which we are required to rack our brains more because our income depends on what we do and maximize opportunities.
This has its own risk of each choice and of course it depends on what we are good at. If you really want to be a little more comfortable without targets every day or month then salary is the right choice, but if you want competence within yourself and have strong motivation to earn more money then commissions are the best thing.

Compared with wage earners who work in the office, those who work on a commission basis, especially sales staff, encounter different types of customers with different needs every day.

This is also the job challenge of salespeople. They must find ways to satisfy customers, answer customers' doubts, and then let customers close deals with them.

Compared with fixed-salary jobs, commission-based jobs are more flexible in nature and have a greater degree of freedom. If you yearn for freedom and flexibility in your work, commission work is perfect for you.

However, before joining a commission-based job, you still need to find a good company and team to ensure that you can get commissions on time and have sufficient resources for your continuous growth.

If you agree with the above point of view, it may be better to work on a salaried basis than a commission job. Popular and stable salary base jobs so that they can provide you with a suitable income and ensure the continuous development of your business. Commission-based jobs have high requirements for each individual in terms of performance to reach a certain level. If your performance is lower than others, your income will drop sharply. Many people who have experienced this think that there is no point in taking on commission-based jobs, which only offer temporary income.

You have no choice and that's the motivation. You'll get flex time at most times but you need to reach your quota for commission basis jobs.
The choice is on each of us for which we think is the best to choose for. But the most important is to work at the job that you really like so that, you won't be stuck and at the same time you're always excited to go to your work to be productive and do the tasks that you're assigned to work for.

I like salary base job, for now, this is my choice. With all advantages that you mentioned and with all disadvantages. In fact, we cannot deny the disadvantages that will always follow whatever our decision.
But, it seems like that sometimes, we may not need to only choose one. If we can earn money or salary from any source, why not? As long as there are chances and we can still make it, why not?

However, if we have more money from both job salaries, this will be more okay, right? We can save some of the money to make some business later. Then, we can build our dream and realize it much better with both salary

Those that have experienced how hard to get the job that you want because of competition and sometimes your qualifications are not enough to what they're asking, you just want to have a job that you can work for so that you can provide.

I saw it too and it is inspiring but at the same time frustrating when you're not hitting the sales and quota that has been assigned you to hit. But that's okay, since when you've learned how to be skillful in sales, you'll eventually get there after a few months of working as one.

You really need to be desperate sometimes just to close a deal. Not really direct to the topic, but I recall a lot of people asking me plenty of questions when I go to the mall especially in tech and gadgets area wherein there would be plenty of salesman/saleslady that would just hustle asking you plenty of questions on what are you looking for while in the meantime you are just window shopping and not really looking to buy anything in particular.

As much as I am annoyed being hustled, I kinda appreciate their hard work of being able to make sales. Those jobs are pretty exhausting, I could imagine.

That's still related to the topic and that's the type of job that you really need to hustle and grind. Those salespeople are commissioned base and that's why they need to attract and talk to anyone that passes by their store. They would think of anyone as their potential customer, although it's certainly annoying when I encounter one, I just politely say that I'll just call them whenever I need assistance and if I'm about to purchase any products that they're selling. And that's because I've been one before and I understand the nature of their work.

Im feeling on the same thing which i dont really like on getting asked every now and then and every details which they do really need up.I know its their job but
going into certain extent does really give out that kind of irritating feeling.
When it comes to job then its up to your decision on which one you would really be that in preferring.We cant deny that commission based does really give out that
that chance on making profits specially if you are really good at marketing.
If you arent that good then you would be simply sticking with salary based jobs.

Commision jobs are good for people who have good communication skills. Everyone can't master commission jobs. There are some people who always talk about being loyal, for them salary jobs is the best. I'm much interested into commission jobs, because it is like we receive rewards for the efforts we've took.

When we discuss different things with the client and finally gets the job done with self satisfaction and client satisfaction it gives us some happiness that can't be experienced with the salary jobs.

If you can still make 5$ in a day when conditions are tough like during Covid. That means you have to be more grateful because you basically still have the luck to make money every week, even if it's not a big size. But it's still better because you can still survive on that income if you manage it sparingly for your life.

You must know that in difficult conditions not everyone can make good money, but everyone keeps trying to earn money in order to survive in difficult conditions. And you are very lucky because you never complain to keep working in any condition when you face unusual conditions.

I choose salary based job. Though we have our own opinion regarding this matter, but the benefit from it is more visible. Maybe it would be a never-ending cycle of same routine but still it will make you a master of your own niche. This will help you to target a better  position which means higher salary and higher benefits. Then the cycle will repeat. But i would like to try commission-based job that is why I am trying to apply as as virtual assistant (that can have commission or hourly rate).

You are right. when our economic situation and condition is in difficult times (unemployed) then all kinds of jobs with commission or fixed salary are not even a reference. because when we are in difficult times, we must first have a source of income. But when our economy is gradually improving. then we become more courageous in choosing between jobs on a fixed salary basis or on a commission salary basis. and both have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Hired work has its advantages, but there are more disadvantages, so I decided for myself a long time ago that I would be my own boss. I've tried starting a few businesses, some of them successes better and some worse, but I'm glad I took this step. I do not have a boss who will tell me what to do, I can take a day off whenever I want, and my earnings depend only on myself, in general, I have to work a lot, but it doesn’t bother me, because I feel free.

Good for you but not all people can be a business owner because it requires capital and good management skills to properly manage it to become profitable. Entering business industry unprepared will just waste your time and money compared when you have a job with fixed profit. I try to do business before but fixed bills and employee salary is killing me that makes me  move back to my old job and aim to be promoted for a better salary.

I’m not risking anymore on business but that doesn’t other should follow my path. If you have the capability to do it then push it since that’s the fast estimate to climb the ladder to success.

Like you, I also failed to run a small business, I believe that everyone wants freedom, wants to be the boss, but not everyone has the ability to do that. Many people choose to continue working as employees because they know their abilities well, in many cases also open their own businesses but then choose to return to work as employees because they cannot maintain business operations.

Many people work for hire but still have success, many people open businesses but are still precarious. It's hard to say being a better boss or a better employee.

Maybe there is something wrong with what you guys do on why your business fail? Many of us thinks that running a business is easy but it isn't actually. For our business to be successful we need knowledge and luck more than just a capital. If we don't have a background in business then I think we can also hire people that will help us. We only need to pay them though.

We all want freedom so that we can do whatever we want but I think freedom can be achieved not only by building a business. Look at some of the freelancers. I think some of them do still have bosses and are being paid via a salary but they have more freedom than those who work full-time in the office.

If it was their first business, then it is clear why it has failed - lack of experience or knowledge. It is hard to start something new and already be successful in it. I have seen few people that have started something, it was their first and only business, and this business is alive now.

However, I a supporter of a salary base job. Somehow stability in salary buys me. I am not ready to be a slave for years and fork for someone, to have a freedom later. Because this freedom isnt complete. Once you decide to take a rest and let everything go with the flow, something always go wrong.

I like both actually. It’s just that commission job is much harder because you need tremendous skills to close a client or so. I have tried once getting commissions from the ones I referred to the project, but I’ve ended up having no sales at all despite my time and effort.

I understand that this is a rejection business. But the more you get rejected, it’s either you quit or you learn and get better. Salary job can help sustain your needs, but commissions can give you much more in which will rely more on your skills to close your client, especially that its critical to know what you are promoting in which customers could ask you in-depth questions.

You should really possess those persuasive skills. I do have a friend that is really into commission jobs. He tried at first the office job, but he said it gets boring in the long run. When he gets into commission jobs (selling appliances and cars), he gets a commission once he sells it. He gets very interested in it and is very persuasive to people, whether online or in the physical store, and he earns more! But then COVID hit, and he was really down and lost his job; however, he is now back in a commission job, mostly selling cell phones.

The mentality of most of the people in my country is salary based job. They are being paid $100 a month but they want fixed salary at end of month. Even if you offer them commission of $50 each on one conversion, they will deny it. Because no one wants uncertainty. Personally, for me commission based jobs give a higher ROI on time invested. When we know that we will get a fixed percent on each conversion, we will even give the work more effort.

Commission work does seem free to do because time management can be arranged by yourself, but it is burdened to be able to get marketing targets And must be able to sell products in order to get a profit presentation, if there is no product sold then there is no income at all. Unlike the case with salary-based jobs, the work we do every day is clear and there is a calculation of income every month, although it looks monotonous, but salary-based work is quite safe And obviously to get income every month

Despite the possibility of getting a high pay in commission job, I would stick to salary job anyways.  In the organisation I work, we have both salary base staffs and commission base staffs. I can tell it is not always rosey for the commission base staffs, they have to work hard to bring in customer to earn commission which is not the case for salary base staffs.
However, if you are a good marketer and have the ability to penetrate big customers, surely you will be happy earning your commission with little stress.

nothing is secure in the so called world - neither salary based job - nor a commissioned based job. When the time is not right everything is snatched from you.

That's another matter because everything will be gone if the world plays tricks on you, but we're talking about monthly income, whether large or small and how stable it is. That is why a salary-based job is stable, even though the increase would take years. Still, it is sure that you can get your salary by the end of the month. On the other side, on a commissioned job, you can earn a lot that will last you for a couple of months, but there are still months that you still need income since you didn't get any commissions that month.

It's truly admirable that you support your friend during this difficult time. The job he's taken on is challenging, but it also has the potential for big rewards. It's important to remember that when things are tough, it's essential to have faith and to keep pushing forward. It's also great that you're helping him out with transportation and other expenses. In terms of his finances, it might be helpful for him to use an online pay stub (https://www.thepaystubs.com/) generator to keep track of his income and expenses. This way, he can see exactly how much he's earning and where his money is going, which can be helpful when you're working on commission.

In a commission-based job, an individual's income is directly tied to their sales performance. This means that they have the potential to earn a high income if they are successful in selling the company's products or services. However, if sales are low, the individual may struggle to make a living wage. Also, commission-based jobs often offer more flexibility in terms of scheduling and time management, as the individual is not tied to a set schedule.

Of course, we can do these 2 types of commissions at the same time, during a pandemic when we have a lot of free time, we can use the time to look for commissions, and the easiest thing we can do is to become part-time marketing so that formal time when working is not disturbed, for starters, of course is a difficult thing but if it has been going on for at least 6 months it will be easy.

Personally, I don't like both of these types of work just because both provide passivity. 
Everyone has the right type of job based on their personality and interests.  I personally love dynamic jobs, salary according to each person's labor productivity, and my current job is selling products and services.  There can be many people doing a combination of things at the same time.  That is their strength, I have also tried many combinations to earn more money during covid19 but the results were not satisfactory.

This can still be done, but I think something like that if done simultaneously, even though it can still be done, it will not be optimal.
We know that these two types of work can be done both principally and sideways, but on the other hand things like this require our focus and targets so that our achievements can be better. But when these 2 jobs are done at the same time, even though it is still possible, this will not be good because our focus is divided so that in the end this can interfere with both jobs.

We can't force it when conditions are like this, instead of making both of them worse, it's better to choose one for us to focus on.

For me, both have their own pecks.  It all boils down to ones discipline. Discipline in the sense that, one must be patient if one is to expect earnings in any of both format.
A skilled person like an artist would have to be done with or have received the payment for a commissioned job and upon delivery would get the balance if this is the agreement. For a salary personnel, it doesn't matter how much you spend, what is agreed to be paid upon months end is what is paid. Any other extra is perhaps benefits that come with working for that organization.
I prefer a commissioned job as long as I get paid as quickly as I can complete a job and get another. If at the end of the month, we were to compile our earnings, one would see that a skilled person who offers commission for jobs has a higher probability of earning more than a salary earner and can double this with more value added.

Contrary to popular belief, a paid job does not move most people forward and keeps them where they are. With a paid job, most people don't want to work more. Person prefers to work as much as its salary and cannot reveal its potential. Nepotism is more common in salaried jobs and no matter how hard you work, salary doesn't matter where there is no merit. However, in other types of commission works, the person has to reveal his potential to the full, or person will starve. That's why person strives to be more hardworking and efficient. Self sacrifice is what is required to move humanity forward.

Currently I still rely on salary jobs because I am still about 4 years old graduating from school, many offers to be able to get a job commission and if we compare it with salary jobs, of course, the Job Commission is greater, I have friends who work as marketing property and rely on the job commission and him Can earning around 2 to 4 times the salary I received.

I like to work on commission based on sales performance.  I feel interested in jobs based on my true ability.  Another part is that I like the business, marketing services….  I like communication and connections to create creativity and self-development.  Therefore, I prefer to choose commission work

Commission work is indeed interesting to get a high income that can even be ten times, but I think if it's sales it might not be consistent especially if in a business that has lots of competitors you have to really consider it before going into commission work and you also have to take it into account with your ability to sell, many of my friends are like that, they show high income from commission work at first but after a few months they say stop because the competition is very tight and they can't meet sales targets like at the beginning they worked.

Both jobs have different advantages and each person prefers different types of jobs. Someone prefers a fixed salary job because he only wants to complete his mandatory work and has no desire to do extra work. There are many who love to work hard so if it is a commission based job then he will be able to earn extra money from it. But I think commission based job is good because in this case anyone can complete the work according to their needs.  He who needs a lot of money will be able to supply money according to his needs by working hard.  Again, those who need less money can meet their necessary money needs by working less

If you have that kind of skills commission base is more practical as you can bring more money in your pocket in each time you close a sale,
but not all have that knowledge the reason why most still a salary base income.

They prefer to receive a monthly paycheck and work in an ordinary job environment and wait for the money on each pay date.

Given a chance and a good skill, you should maximize all the opportunities and allow yourself to expand your potential
in bringing more money to the table.

It really depends on the sort of salary you're talking about in comparison to a commission job and it can also depend on the sort of personality you have. People who are more introverted may not feel comfortable speaking to new people all the time and engineering a conversation in the sales type manner that would see them do well financially. There is a certain kind of sales person who we've all seen projected in certain TV shows or movies, that are willing say anything and bend the truth in order to get a sale. They might be financially successful in terms of how the company rewards them, but it borders on fraudulent or aggressive selling tactics. If you can get a salaried job perhaps with some sort of bonus structure built in that might be most successful.

I also prefer salary jobs. I've been working for more than a decade and I find it more easy to work with salary jobs if my target is a fixed salary. But if I want to work easy and be performance based, then commission jobs are like that. You own your time and you deliver results based on the work you're in with these commission basis.

It's because salary or profit in a commission basis job is unlimited. You earn unlimited income there based on your output and there are people who are choose to be on it and knows how to grind with their chosen field.

in general between the two jobs there are advantages and disadvantages of each, but I personally am an entrepreneur who has never felt both but on the negative and positive sides
people who work for commissions are more likely to commit fraud at work, in my personal opinion, even though this is not everyone, maybe it's more of an individual

Well, there are different kinds of individuals with their own skills and capabilities. While some people are business-oriented and have good marketing skills, others know nothing about business or marketing. A commission job may be stressful, but in some situations, the commissions gotten when sum up can be greater than a paid job. Take, for instance, if I were working with a company that paid me 5% on every product I sold. Assuming one of the products was $100, if I was good at marketing, I could possibly sell 5, 10, or even more products per day. 5% of $100 is $5 x 10 products = $50. assuming I'm working 24 days in a month, that would be $50 per day X 24 days, which is $1,200 a month.
 
Although that's a rough calculation, but some paid jobs can't pay up to a commission job. I prefer a commission job to a paid job because I am good at marketing and persuading customers to buy, but when looking for a commission job, it should be with a reputable company so that people will be moved to buy their products.

True commission work is not as bad as you say and not everyone is like that,
those who prefer a salary-based job seem more concerned with stability,
and for those who prefer commission work want unlimited profits but it depends on your hard work.

indeed every commission job is not that bad just some individuals...
and commission work is actually a job that provides concepts and services to someone who needs them and this requires an intelligent mind and clever in conveying an offer...
and not everyone can get a regular job with a decent salary so they like stability in what they get

I think both jobs are good for most people. Sometimes people takes two jobs for better pay but tiring, they have full-time and part-time job. Commission job compared to salary based job isn’t that bad when it comes to payroll. I don’t have a full-time job/salary based job but I have part-time/commission job that helps me with some of my expenses. Having salary based job is worth it because of its salary unlike commissions that consumes time with less salary.

I have no issues with my salary-based employment. Whatever our jobs may be, let's keep the main point in mind: we all need to put food on the table for our families and ourselves. Let's be grateful for what we have because not everyone can have the work that we do at the moment.

Whatever the job, be it commission or salary based. it all depends on the expertise we have. we can do whatever we like, including in terms of earning income. there is no set size, which one is better. basically, everything comes back to the potential we have and how we use it to become an income-generating advantage. there are many people who make good money from their business, or from commission based work. there are also those who like regular income, some of us occupy strategic positions.

Everything has its own portion and potential, according to the expertise we have. because after all, both have pluses and minuses.  the problem is, it depends on us and how we choose according to the abilities, expertise, and opportunities we have.

Maybe our opinion is a little different, if the problem of fraud depends only on the person. because I myself work in a commission-based way. I think the Commission can be more enthusiastic and motivated at work, we can generate as many sales as possible so that the commissions we get are also large.

Vice versa, if you work on a salary basis, there may be no motivation to work because you may be more likely to be lazy because you still get a fixed nominal income regardless of the results of your unsatisfactory sales work.

Yes, because there are people who are really that good when it comes to marketing products or introducing services and other related stuffs which they would really be able to utilize those skills
and expertise for them to make more money specially if its commission based.Its true that you could potentially be able to earn up more than with those salary based but we know that
not all people would really be having that kind of skills which they could take advantage with.This is why most of the time people would be sticking out with those salary based or
fixed ones which i do also prefer, but if you do see that you are somewhat good on marketing then you could go with the another option.

When we talk about deciding on the kind of job one wants to settle for, then we must be able to weigh the differences and defide well without been compelled to do so, anything that does not work to our favour can be neglected, we work to be happy, earn a living and also have some savings, but reverse has been the experience of many due to their undetermined spirit, they had prefer to settle for less than taking the risk to see things changing for good on them.

Commission job is hard work and is so unpredictable. With a salary job you are sure of an income. I will only accept a commission job as a side hustle and not my main job. So here I can determine when I want to get paid while I have my main game going on for me. Also commission job is good if you do it online and not offline so it is flexible but it must not be my main job.

Commission and salary jobs are two different ways to get paid. Commission jobs can make you more money but it also comes with a higher level of financial risk. On the other hand, salary jobs give you a stable income but you may not earn as much. It is all about personal preference and what works best for you.

For me personally, I prefer a salary job because it is more stable and gives me more security. But that is not to say I do not enjoy commission-based work, I just prefer to use it as a side hustle or an additional source of income when freelancing.

Those who are experienced or professional certainly prefer work commissions to salary, this is because they can arrange jobs or complete work faster than people who rely on salary jobs who usually work according to the duration or time routine, of course we have to think about being able to commission jobs so we have to always improve our skills.

In salary based jobs, you can also gain an experience on them and then there are also salary jobs which are professional. Commission jobs on the other hand can be unstable although the earning potential is high but I think most of the people will still prefer and stick on those salary based jobs.

Salary job workers can still complete their work faster and then leave early at work without needing to complete that 8 hours. 8 hours is only the minimum time that a salary worker must spend. Finish or not, they will go home and continue their jobs again tomorrow. They can also do overtime and work beyond 8 hours to be able to earn more.

Personally, I like a job with a basic salary, I like to have a stable financial source, and when I have it, I will have time and the opportunity to invest. For me, I prefer investing than going to any job and with a steady income my investment will be better. If my investment fails, I still have a steady source of income to cover my daily expenses.

People who choose commissions over salary are usually people who are already highly skilled in their field. As you said that they will be faster to get the job done. Those who have commissions usually get paid well for every job they do and people like that usually have skills that few others have. In my country, many companies pay their employees with a commission system, but as far as I know, many of them don't get money equivalent to what they do.

Since all the workplaces I have worked so far have fixed salaries, I think this will be my choice as well. Knowing how much salary will be received at the end of the month and being able to spend accordingly is a great advantage to control my financial situation, but when unexpected expenses arise, it can be annoying to calculate how many days or hours to work for these expenses.
On the other hand, at my current workplace, I receive a fixed salary and additionally a bonus system. This means that I receive both salary types simultaneously. Regarding this situation, I have to point out that unfortunately, I can never know my exact salary as the bonus changes. While it is possible to calculate an average salary, maximum and minimum income, it is very difficult to calculate the exact net income. In such a salary system, only when the payslip arrives, I can learn my net salary. In the next day, my salary is already credited to my account.

I generally prefer salary base jobs where I can do all kinds of work as well as invest as I wish. But the job of the commission is not possible to free one's will efficiently a valuable skill exercise for candidates for salary base jobs. While asking for more money can feel uncomfortable negotiating your skills and hard working attitude can result in a satisfying higher salary, so it's important to overcome this discomfort.

Among these two, I believe it depends on the skills of a person that is doing the job. Some people are so good with sales and stuff that they can make a lot of money with commission based jobs, so they would never prefer a salary based job over it. On the other hand, some people like introverts, they can never succeed in a commission based job since they lack basic communication skills. So, it totally depends on how you can handle it.

I personally prefer own business, no matter how small or big. Be your own boss, and be free to experiment. Commission job must be kind of own business still you cannot earn unlimited in most cases. So, for the people who love to risk, running a business must be more appropriate option in my opinion.

You could be able to point out and realize for yourself whether you are really that good in marketing skills or on hooking up people then commission based jobs wont really be that hard for you plus you could make tons of money which is more than with those salary jobs which is of course it would matter on how good you are into this particular field.

If you arent that good enough on marketing then this would be a problem and it would be better if you do stick with salary based on which you could at least make yourself able to
get some salary on doing those works whether you would really be that busy or not but still you are paid in the end of the month or every 15days.

Honestly, I'd take either. I get the impression from my 2 years work experience that commission-based pay gives more cashflow than salary-based pay, but that doesn't mean it doesn't come without flaws. For one. The fact that it is based on sales, not on your employment makes it so that if you don't put in enough work, you'll starve regardless if you're on a high-tier role like a manager. In salary-based jobs, you don't get paid for your work, you get paid for how hard it is to replace you. In that regard, you can expect that when you land on a high tier role, the pay is good too. On salary-based jobs, you get paid on a schedule, commission-based jobs do not have this kind of leisure so dry spells are often which is not good especially for first-time employees just learning the ropes. That's why I always suggest to go for slaary-based jobs first when you work as a first-time employee.

I want a commission job. I do not like to stress and restriction that is one of the features of a salary job. Salary job is so stressful you have to do what your boss says when he says it if not you get your query. And have you ever noticed that most persons who are salary earners do not like their boss? Have you ever noticed the most persons who has salary earners do not like their job? Imagine waking up everyday to go to a job you don't like. But with a commission job you do not encounter this stress that can be avoided. You make your money when you want how you want without thinking about anyone but yourself. I bet you're mental and physical health will improve drastically with a commission job done with a salary job.

Those that want to be in a commission job, they're skilled and know the nature of their work. It's like they'll have nothing if they don't work for it.
That's why they're working very hard to earn more because the potential income is unlimited in this sector but, they'll need to do something to build their network and at least get used to the nature of their jobs. The easier the job gets, the better because the hardship will be seen at the start typically.

Now after several year of work - I believe that one should go with the flow.
some people who were getting good salary did commissioned based job later after the COVID - I wonder what would be the whole staff of twitter be doing after a layoff.

for me - I have no harm in doing both
I would do a commission based job along with my salary based job.

i totally agree with you !!
the decision is not ours - we have to decide what we have to do. However sometime we are only going with the flow - depending on our situation.

Here in mi country as a professional it is more common to get a job based on a salary system and while searching for a job that is usually what people expect, including myself.

So for now, I would look for some job how could provide me a reliable source of income, then later I could try to find another kind of job or even try to start my own business, after I have managed to save some money, that is.

Sometime it is our culture and society which makes our mind set.
One should not make a decision on his/her own judgement. And keep it hidden from people who would be the problem for you!

I liked salary based jobs before COVID when Covid hit - I lost my job - and after that I never searched for the job.
I started doing my small business. But I am still lost - what to do with my life. Sometimes it take so long to be financially stable and in my case I am that one!

It's a great idea when you try a small business, the main key to business is patience, to be successful in business there are many things we have to go through, it's impossible in a short time we can be successful in business, I also lost several times in business, but never stopped trying try, the most important thing is that we make anything as a lesson to develop a business.

I don't think there will be any commission based job in the future. But maybe I am wrong. We are already purchasing our daily need products from the internet and can get home delivery. And one thing about selling goods to others can be challenging. You need to know your customer's need. Like for example, if you go to a bald person to sell shampoo, he won't buy it. So you need to choose the right job who sells the products what the customers need, and you have to find them too. Otherwise, your sale count will be zero.

And about salary based job, people are more attracted to it because of the stable income at the end of the month. But the recent rise of AI technology is targeting that too. Many believes that by the year 2025, there will be less job available for us.

But the main topic of choosing the right job. I will do both to gain experience.

Yes, of course we can have the time and opportunity to invest if we have a salaried job, what's more important is that we can clearly manage all expenses with a stable income, so that we can set aside the money we get from income from a salaried job, which is different from work. commission, of course we cannot estimate it clearly even though the salary offered can be more than a salary job.
I think commission work and salary work can back up when investments made fail, and I'm sure commission work can still meet the needs. The difference in this case is the certainty of income, which may be a little difficult when commission work manages income.

You'll learn more with both but I think there's more advantage for having a personal growth if you'll have more experience in a commissioned job.
The thrive that you're about to set is going to be tough for you and it's more of a challenge because you'll be output based but once you have made a system that's making you getting those job done and getting those commissions. You'll just do it as if they're too easy on you and making it look like that you didn't had hard time from doing so.

Commission jobs are not really that common to find, it needs to a bit more common before it could be found if you want it and you need to work on your craft a bit before you could do anything. I personally did this, and I had to work really hard to find my job, I was also lucky and blessed to find the best boss in the world, but you need to spend a lot of time in your craft to get good at it.

This is why I spent years to be better and better before I considered making more money. Nowadays I try to make as much as I can without dropping in quality, but I know the max quality I can do and I do not accept any work I do that is anything below that level of quality.

When you are on a commission based job then it is really something that wont really be that simple because you would really be needing to have more in speaking about marketing skills and on how you do approach prospected clients or whatsoever.

Its true that they might be treating it out to be a simple job for those who had hired you or even on other peoples perspective but it is really not.
You would be able to find yourself and see the truth once you do step your foot into such work or job where your salary would be basing up into your performance output
which this is the toughest challenge if you arent that good enough and having no marketing skills.

Those who can earning from the work commission certainly have expertise than those who rely on commission work, I hope that 3 or 4 years can become professional and earnings from the Job Commission, I go to the law in the law and is currently still working in lawyers and makes me know many things To become a legal consultant one day, let alone legal consulting services, especially regarding land disputes in my country very much.

In a basic salary job, if you have a good position in a company you work for, your salary is also good no matter what, and the advantage is that having a job means you have a fixed income expected every month. The only disadvantage is that there is a rush because every day you need to go to work from 8hrs up to 12 hours if there are overtime hours. But even if you are an employee, you can insert on your day off the sideline work on the commission job that you are the owner of your time.

And many do this who can keep up despite being employees and others are doing online selling or home-based part-time income.

now is the time when I like both
I can work two or three jobs a day. Although it's too late to realize that  I need financial freedom.

most of the times if depends on the situation - I was not in the favor of commision based job - but now situation is that I can do it now.

the point you have mentioned it valid - but then again i think one cannot rely on the job too. one can lose it in a jiffy
that has happened to me - we don't know when you are going to lose your job - what is the alternative then if that is going to happen

I think keeping your job secure is as important than keeping your passive income - we can have the time and opportunity to invest if we have a salaried job, what's more important is that we can clearly manage all expenses with a stable income, so that we can set aside the money we get from income from a salaried job

I think a person will be in need of both types of jobs in his life. At the start of the career journey, the salary-based job could be helpful as the worker doesn't have a lot of knowledge and experience in the field he works in, so the salary would help them serve their needs in that period. If the person is ambitious, he will try to acquire the skills that help him build his own business and be independent on the salary. I know not all people think this way, but in this developed world, people should be developed too in order to reach the life style they dream about.

I think salary base job jobs is the best, because one will be sure of steady income, be sure of getting paid by the end of every month or week, not like commission job that is only based on when you are called, that will be when you will only be paid,  and with the salary based job, whether you did a lot of job or not your salary is sure. One will be sure to have money to take care of his or her needs, money to invest and to take care of the family. 

I would prefer the Salary based job to the commission job because the income is guaranteed at the end of the month and much more rest assured compared to the expectation of having to meet some certain targets in order to get paid based on commission. The Commission job brings some certain advantages though, which at the end of the day creates time for you to define and navigate your career plans and other goals for yourself but the possibility of having several clients and potential customers to yourself every week or every month is not assured, you get to convince your customers for several days or probably weeks before they get to agree/accept your offer, this takes quite some time compared to the people that are getting paid at the end of the month. Without you having several win win to your side, you can’t get paid based on commission. The question I would ask myself is can this actually last forever? compared to sticking to a particular salary base job. For how long would I keep looking for targets here and there before I can eventually get my commission?. In other words, the two job has their ups and down bet the amount of positive potentials you get to find in one, you might not get to find it in the other and Our choices are different from one another.

Both jobs have got to have certain advantage and depending on the lifestyle an individual is willing to level by, you would decide on which to go with.

For those who likes a salary job, you've got to be ready for a drawn line kind of lifestyle. There is always going to be a point where the lines are drawn and your activities gets defined around those points. Also, the level of freedom it might grant you. Salary jobs are often not at advantage of the organisation in the sense that, a staff might be sloppy on the job and still get paid but often, staff get paid as much as they work and that's the hard to accept part.

The commission job is one that rewards the hardworking and so its always a perfect job for someone who has got the tike and contacts to make the numbers count. Definitley something i would like as you get to define your pay grade which ain't going to be regular and you have your time.

That's good. You have aspirations to become someone who focuses on the field of law, especially land disputes, because that is a service that many people continue to need in the midst of the many cases of land grabbing that are happening everywhere.


I myself am currently doing 3 jobs every day (actually 4 but taking care of my family I don't think is included lol), even though only 2 (my side hustle) gave me quite a lot of extra money, I feel satisfied with what I did. I think it's not too late for us to be able to do more than 1 or 2 jobs at this time because the conditions in the future are uncertain, forcing us to at least become financially free before old age.

If I can do these 2 things, of course I prefer commission jobs, this is because usually job commissions are higher than commission salaries, commission salaries are usually obtained from those who are new and have no experience, but if you have experience, of course you prefer commission jobs, but whatever we produce, we should be grateful because the current economic conditions are very difficult.

After reading the entire post that the OP described at length, I choose independent work. The types of jobs I mentioned are more challenging and have the potential to earn more than salary-based jobs (status as employees) and commissions. The independent work that I run is in the field of buying and selling agricultural products. Apart from being able to earn an income every day, I can also employ other people.

Commission jobs are only good if you have tons of following in your channels. It must be worth doing since people are ready to dive into opportunities like this because they started small in developing channels with up to 1M subscribers. It's almost like becoming a celebrity when you have that kind of channel either youtube or twitch. Relying just on publishing articles without subscribers is not likely going to be a success.

The advantage of users who has a lot of subscribers is that even the companies themselves are going to look for these influencers. They get paid by the company apart from the commissions they get.

Doing two different jobs that can add income to ourselves is certainly very enjoyable and it is clear that not everyone will always have it. Because every income from work that we can do will always be worth more in conditions like now. Commissions and salaries from commissions are different, but if someone can get one of the two things. the economy will also be greatly assisted because he can receive income and manage it very well for his life.

It seems that those are not my words, those are @MoonLife's words, maybe you need to revise this.
Regarding salary work, of course it's a good thing and it's very easy to set up as I said before, we will always easily measure income and expenses that we might set aside some of our money for other needs or to invest and we can see a picture that's from the financial records that we make. While commission-based work is very difficult for us to control, as you said, work exists when we get a call without any certainty how long we can work there, even though the salary offered is quite large, it is very difficult to control, in my opinion.

I have to say that salary job is the best.
Because on salary job I don't think you the worker will be forced to put effort on it's job. All you have to do is go to work in the morning and get paid by the end of the month.
While on commission jobs, you will be forced to do so many stuffs and if you can't I don't think you will get your commission. Although commission jobs pays higher than salary jobs but commission jobs is more stressful than salary jobs.

I like the job with basic salary + plus overtime to create stability and long-term.  Simply because I have a wife and children and I need such a job to ensure the life and activities of the whole family.  Everyone has the responsibility and obligation to consider this carefully when getting married and having children.  I think that's the majority of people will choose it.  Business/introduction… contains many risks, especially in difficult economic times, selling products will be more competitive and require great pressure.  You sell enough, your commission is high and you live well and vice versa.

I would rather go for both - this is the high time.
The inflation is hitting hard and we need to work as much as we could.

Considering the difficulties these days, overtime is like another way to make up with just the expenses you would incur for the next month's bills. Though it is still way better somehow to just freelance instead of doing overtime especially if one resides in a third world country due to the dollar value.

I had done this kind of stuff before and it was hella worth it in my own end. It would even be a plus if you're managing your expenses reaaaaallyy well since you would be able to still get your "wants".

If both are income with different levels, I would also agree to choose both because now it's starting to look difficult to find additional money to increase the source of income. So it's not wrong to take both if it's both related to income. Besides that, any job now is starting to be difficult to get, so there is no additional income that can come so easily at this time.

That depends on the personal experience of the people as well.
I have worked for both - commissioned job and salary job but i think one should do whatever is beneficial for them, and start to have a side hustle along. This is a life long lesson I learnt a bit late in my life.

If I were young and unmarried, I would definitely want to try my hand at a commission job. But I same you, have a family and children, so I like a job with a basic salary, it will ensure financial support for my family. Although it is tough to have the opportunity to increase my income with salary base job, it helps me not to have too much pressure in life and have more time to be able to look for another opportunity, such as an investment or a part-time in my free time.

THis is the time when everyone is in trouble - people are losing their jobs - inflation is at the peak - at this stage one should get hold of any opportunity coming your way. I have seen people suffering but not working on low wage. One can start small. Whether married or unmarried. One should just work

If i would have time after my job to do another commission job then i will do both, commission job is not permanent so i think we still need a salary based job, and if there would be a chances to do both to double the income then it is good to do both for good. Many workers is suffering from thier budget that is why they find commission based job it is very hard but they can still do it for good.

true, temporary jobs such as commission work can of course be done without getting rid of regular, salary-based jobs. because salary base jobs are guaranteed to be permanent and there can be certainty of what we will receive each month not with commission work, depending on the situation and what we do.
Indeed, sometimes what is obtained from very large commission jobs can be greater than salary-based jobs, but the most basic weakness is the uncertainty that will be obtained.
agree, it's better to stay on the salary basis but if there is an opportunity you can do it for the commission basis and combine it into one without neglecting the salary basis of course because there are binding rules.

at this stage - when I have been laid off from my job I am now doing a commissioned based job.
I think it is matter of time - time never remain the same. Be it the good one or the bad one.

Having both is good but will be so demanding. A big question is will your salary job give you chance to take up another job? I have tasted both types of job and made my decisions. I would never take up any job that will not give me chance to think about myself and care for the family. So, I'll always choose commission jobs and freelancing jobs that will give good time to plan myself. The pay does not concern me always since it will be in the range of the job specifications.

concerned about you  og kush420  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=142531) who have to quit your job, but keep on working even though possible with the atmosphere and circumstances different. but if you do it properly and consistently, of course you can find something that might be more than your previous job.
agree with you that all indeed will not be able to determine whether to be the same, in good condition or it could be bad.
but the journey of life must go on and all need work to continue the journey ahead.

No, it's a cool story. That's my mentality too but my point was never to make my employer earn as much as possible but my signature was and will always be quality. I have done some tough work too, it's inevitable for young people at some point of life, especially if you don't come from a rich or family that has power and connections. There were situations where work was tough, my co-workers weren't doing it properly or as expected and I was putting all the pressure of fixing the situation on myself. They were thinking that I was a little bit crazy but the mentality behind my actions in this case is that when you do something, you should be a professional into it. If you think that you are a professional, you should be a professional in everything that you touch!

Doesnt matter if you do involved on commission based or fixed salary job which you would be normally be sticking on where you do see that you are really that able to strive on day to day living.For those who are wise then they would be finding up ways which they could really be able to enhance out their income via diving into other possible opportunities that they could able to deal with.Lets just be thankful if ever
we are really that getting a certain job basing up on what we had applied or on whats available.Not all do able to get a job due to tough competition and this is why people would really be dealing up
even if its against  their interest or comfort zone but since we dont have any choice then we would be sticking into it.

Come to think of it, I prefer commissions because we can get a bigger income if our work succeeds in exceeding the target set by the company. Whereas if the salary, wheather the job target is fast or not, it doesn't make us paid more but can be cut from manager if our work is late.

You have only considered one aspect that is positive for commission job and negative for salary job. This is not always like that when you look at the two type of jobs because it really varies, when it will be difficult for sales then what happens to someone taking commission job but if you have a permanent job you have a little guarantee of money that you can save and get into another business. You can also request a salary increment when the company is progressing.

As long as we have the time and opportunity to do anything, of course we have to do it, in life there are often many unexpected things, especially if we are already married, many routine expenses will continue to increase, inflation will always come so by getting income from many sources it can be safer , besides continuing to look for sources of income, another important thing is to always control expenses.

I consider commission jobs very stressful to begin with. In salary job your only worry is to be fired and to be hired by someone other. In commission jobs you need to generate money somehow. Even if profits can be very high its brain consuming job.
For example after my working hours end in salary job, I can go and spend whole my weekend on playstation. But in commission jobs its very hard to focus on something other than business.
I think salary job is better, if you can retire early obviously. I plan to retire around age 40-45. Saving money and Bitcoin are obvious reasons.

Commission work is what allows you to earn more money, and I like it, besides, a well-paid job for a salary also requires good brains. I have not played video games for a long time, I also work on weekends, maybe a little less than on weekdays, but still there is always work. I try to take all the work that I can do, and it happens that you can get a good bonus for work for a salary, each option is good in its own way, I can't choose one, both are good.

Likewise - now I work on weekends too.
I have been working for long.  But now I do anything to get some extra money - because inflation has made life difficult.

Job is a job - be it a commissioned based job or a salary. Most of the time salaried people think their job is secure but you never know what is coming up next.
In most case while having a salaried based job - people become relax and want to have money at the end. There are less challenge and more expectation from the employeer.

there comes a time in the life of everyone when you disapprove the rules of your life and do what you have not planned and never wanted to do it.
I never liked the idea of commissioned based life - but I am doing it. After being laid off from my job. I had no choice whatsoever.

The current poor economic condition coupled with the still high inflation rate has indeed made everyone try harder to be able to get additional income. I am also among those who do the same thing. because in order to be able to save and invest, I need to supplement my income from outside and not just rely on my main job. even though it becomes more tiring but we really have to work hard as long as we can and as long as there is still a chance.

If the door closes on you, there will be another opportunity that is bigger than before. I don't know why you don't like it, but if you get a grasp on it, you'll learn that it was better in your past job. Try to love your commission job; if it won't work, then you need to find one. I've also been laid off from job to job, but I came across a job that is better than before, even though I didn't like it at first, but over time I've loved it, though it's been stressful. I hope you will love your job or that you can find the most suitable job for you.

I have seen in  post many people countering who is choosing salary base job but in my opinion those  individual who is only one income  source in entire family is better not chose commission base job. This is my personal experience I was working commission base job before covid but in pandemic everything shut down including my job, my friends who was working salary base job they use to get half of salary or work from home with full salary but my situation really became drastic. Some how I got job in pharma company now situation is much better, so I preferred to salary base job if you don't have financially support from your other family members.

Most people around the world will choose the based salary job because it has a fixed income, compared to the commission salary job which is based on how much advantage it can make. Although both have disadvantages but of course the decision depends on the person's perspective and belief as to which of the two they will choose. So if you're the type who wants a big income even though you know there's a risk, you'll obviously choose the commission salary based of course and that's the simple answer.

Neither is better than the other, it all comes down to personal preference. As a married person, I also choose a job with a basic salary because I need a stable income, although the chances of promotion or income increase will be lower than a commission job. But that doesn't mean I don't have the opportunity to increase my income. Thanks to a basic paying job with fixed hours, I have free time to find another job or can schedule a time to learn about investing. Since then, my income is not inferior to anyone.

I completely understand your perspective on this matter. A job that provides a stable income with the potential for overtime pay can provide the necessary security for supporting a family. Commission-based jobs do offer the opportunity for higher income, but they also come with a higher level of risk and uncertainty. In times of economic difficulty, sales may be harder to come by, which can put significant pressure on those who rely on commission.

For me it really depends on what type of job you currently have so you deserve to stay longer until your retirement time comes. Such a job would probably be preferable to the stability of the salary you get, but I think that now there are a lot of workers who are starting to think of other ways that are more profitable.

Salaried jobs pose much more challenges to self-development from a financial standpoint. They are required to be creative in order to have additional income from side jobs, but most of them find it difficult to get it due to time constraints. Pressure or workload that is arranged in such a way is the most difficult thing to make workers feel comfortable, especially if they only get a salary below the minimum wage and without compensation or any sort of bonus that increases work motivation.

I think anyone that's in their right mind would choose that, commission based jobs are difficult and most of them involves sales which isn't for everyone. Salary based is better since you can probably use it as your support for your other endeavors, you can do risky investment because you know you can fall back on something.

If they work in an office, maybe it will be comfortable because the salary is usually higher and there is also company insurance that covers it, but indeed every job is not the same as being a shop employee, freelance daily laborer and many still have limited time with minimal salary, there is no other way for them if they want to increase their income except for being creative in other additions, I know this is not easy sometimes they are always exhausted after working a full day, but if someone has expertise, especially in the vast internet field then that must be done improve skills to be able to earn.

Office work is not necessarily a large salary, it all depends on the position and so many factors, and in addition, not all employers draw up insurance for their employees, so everything is so unambiguous here. But mainly commission job can bring you more money than a fixed salary and if the main job is enough for a comfortable life, even with a fixed salary, then there is no need to work too much, it is better to spend this time with the family.

Based on my experience having a salary base jobs limits the income it means we are only receiving the fixed income. While a commission job the income is very flexible you can earn big if you had closed big transaction, but the catch is it is not on a regular basis, there are times you do not even closed a transaction meaning you will not get anything. For me I will do both because having a regular salary you have a regular financial income that you expect every payday it would be a bonus if you had closed a transaction in a commission based job. Doing both can help you more in saving money that you can use in investing or even developing your own business.

With the current inflation and financial burdens salary based jobs in  safer option but if you can work on commission based job along with your permanent job things will get better for you in life .
Everyone wants to live a good life and to enjoy your life a little bit you have to do both at same time now.

I agree that by comparison, I also find that people tend to prefer basic paying jobs over commission-based ones. In my country, commission job is very little because it is not chosen by many people, because it does not bring a stable income. But for those of you who are young, unmarried, and like to challenge yourself, I recommend choosing commission-based jobs. Because it will motivate us to work harder, harder to achieve greater things instead of the mentality of contentment when doing a job with a basic salary.

I know that each type of formal job has a different burden, but sometimes I feel that the burden is not worth with the salary generated. In an era of inflation, I think the salary they get at the end of each month is not enough if they don't have other sources of income from side jobs. Fiat was losing value, while basic necessities were getting so expensive that it was clear they would have to go into debt instead.

I have a lot of friends who complain about this kind of thing, it's because they don't have a side job that gives them extra income. Without the skills, I think financial problems will inevitably be faced by those who only depend on one source of income.

I agree with this since it is a matter of personal choice, as well as with the present situation that would determine what suits the best for you. For most, salary based job is much better since fixed salary is there making you have financial security. This is important for those with family and/or those who needs to support their family. But for me, I would do the same that I would definitely try to have some type of side hustles that involves commission jobs so that I could really earn more and make myself be financially secured in the future. All in all, it really boils down on how you would personally see both type of jobs since it really just you who can know what works for you well.

I'd say salary based job is much better, especially when you have to put food in the table. It doesn't matter if you're gonna be lazy, unproductive, or anything as long as you're doing your job and earning money, that's what matters. Your passion or what you really want in life won't feed you, or even your family, I mean don't get me wrong, you can't always make money with that because it's seasonal, lucky you if you have clients every single day that pays a lot for your commissions.

But if we're going to be practical, salary base job is better as long as it pays well for what you're doing for the company.

The salary base jobs is more beneficial in my opinion and I think that every person will have different opinions according to their benefits. I think that whenever the month passes so when an employ get the salary then he has some thoughts about its uses so he can easily manage his life expenses.

Salary that a person get on monthly basis is fixed and also there is no more complication as a person is familiar with the fact that he will do this work and will get specific amount in return. May be a person get more cash in commission based job as compared to salary based job but i think that the monthly salary is confirmed and a person have no worries about his job or other activities which he perform on monthly basis.

I like commission job than salary job because if we are in a commission job we can earn big in a day, while in salary job we cannot earn big we can only earn a minimum wages within 8 hours of working. I believe many people like commission job than salary job, because commission job can make more profit if we are lucky.

I prefer salary paid job because your always sure of getting money at the end of the month..but commission job your not always sure of getting money unless you work very hard.. Salary paid job is not that stressful compared to commission job..I will always choose salary paid job..

When it comes to applying for a certain job, then you wont really be needing to fool yourself that commission based jobs would be something that fits you, specially if you are a person who arent that good on personal

marketing or approaching other people or simply having that marketing skills then you would definitely be not effective nor productive on a commission based job, this is why you would really be going on something that gives some guarantees for you to get some salary on monthly which it is fixed which its one of its cons but if you do want to be on the safer side then you would be definitely be sticking into a salary based
than on commission based.

When a certain person does have those kind of skills about marketing or introducing products or services and able to get some people to be hook and buy then commission based jobs would really be giving
out advantage for you to earn more than that you could get on a salary based one which is really that a common sense. In overall, this would be always be falling into a situation or condition
where you could be choosing  your own preference.

When it comes to job freedom, commission based jobs are more effective. These jobs usually do not depend on the boss. Moreover, there is no limit for earning money. One can earn more money by working harder. On the other hand, in salary based jobs, a certain amount of money is provided. These jobs always depend on the boss. There is also the possibility of job loss at any time. However, commission based jobs and salary based jobs have advantages as well as negative aspects. But a job holder who will do the job will prefer which one is suitable for him after considering the pros and cons. However, commission based jobs are generally not for everyone.

I know that there are many variations regarding salaries in every office including several other agencies, but what I know is that every company always has a policy where employees get insurance, including that a certain percentage has been deducted from their salary.

Commission work now is not easy. I know the results of commissions if they can be skilled and know which way the commission is bigger to generate, but still the work that is common for many people is real work, it has become a habit and their demands are to earn income.
I know commission work is quieter and lots of family time if there is someone who can do it then he is skilled enough to do it.

everything is still possible when you choose a commission job while a salary based job is fixed, I think many people choose a different option.
salary-based work is not bad, because there are no risks that will be faced even if the work is small or when he cannot do the work at a certain time.
whereas commission work requires us to keep going the extra mile if we want more income.

I think salaried job is better than commission job. There are more opportunities here. There are many benefits in the job, the benefits of the job are their security responsibility, the workload is somewhat less, retirement benefits are available. In case of commission jobs, the salary is high but the workload is high. Minimum protection in house rent for low salaried masses has been simplified and simplified in traveling allowance. Recreational leave is available but the pay is low but there is a lot of peace.

In terms of opportunities, I see commission jobs giving us more opportunities. For commission jobs, it will be pretty difficult to build everything at first, but when everything is stable and systematically created by you, you will have a lot of free time later. For a base salary job, you will work for life, and the workload does not decrease over time, but the benefit, as you mentioned, is a pension in old age. In my opinion, both have advantages and disadvantages and depending on each person's preferences, there is an appropriate choice.

if you compare salary jobs or commission jobs, everyone will have different perceptions and views on what is being argued. because there are those who like things that are fixed and carried out on an ongoing basis by getting a fixed salary, but there are those who are also happy with the commission method because it can provide motivation to continue working to get bigger and bigger commissions.

income with a salary can be obtained according to the work situation at any time and if you have to be sick and unable to work, you will get a fixed salary, but you can get more income with commissions, but if you are sick and don't work, you will have no income. so there are two sides that are mutually beneficial and can also be a loss, it just depends on our circumstances which one we prefer later.

Your preference is what you think is a good one.

Those people that are in the commissioned jobs will say that the best job is the commission basis job because they're earning more than the salary man if they're on their peak season or if they're more hardworking.

I also like job security but there's also some enticing moments in the commission type of jobs. That's why you do you and what you prefer in terms of these type of jobs.

I have also relatives that likes the commission based job because they can say that they are having side hustle while doing their jobs, which is really true that they are earning bigger than their salary which most of those commission job has a quota to reach , even one of my relative has a higher earned money through commission comparing to a employee from a government which has been stable for a month , but again there really a time that will come that it is difficult to got the quota but still you'll have a salary on it.

A good example that may be included in this kind of opportunities are those who are working with Insurance and real state.
Most are being paid as commission and those who are involved are satisfied with how they earned their commissions, especially
when they close a huge price deals.

And it's true that there are always differences when people think about security and how they will going to put themselves into this
two options that will generate them for their needs.

Yes, there will be tough times that there will be no sales and that's the struggling part but it's okay and normal. That's also giving them more time to do other things when they hit quota or there will be non quota commission basis job.

But it's most likely that these companies that give this type of job want to push their employees at their peak for obviously more sales on them and as well as commissions to their employees.

Yes, those are huge chunk of commissions in real estate and in those insurances, they're gonna have passive income if their client keeps on paying it on a monthly basis.

Don't forget those car agents as well, they're earning good money specially if the customer will take the car through financing rather than paying it in cash. Although there's still commission for cash purchases for cars but that won't be that much for the agents.

As what the OP has explained, these two types of salary have advantages and there are also negative sides. Actually, the decision to choose a job based on salary or commission salary does not only depend on whether a person wants a large income or not. There are other factors to consider such as skills, interests, career opportunities and personal values. Some people may be more interested in a job that offers a steady salary because they feel more stable and can manage their finances more easily. However, there are also those who prefer a job with a commission salary because they feel more compelled to work hard and earn bigger profits.

It is important to consider the risk factors in commission salary work. While most commission salaried jobs do offer greater earning potential, they also carry a higher risk. For example, if you work in sales, the profit you make will depend on many factors such as market conditions, competitors and customer needs.

In the end, the decision to choose a job based on salary or commission salary depends on individual preferences. It is best to consider all relevant factors and make a decision that best fits your goals and personal values. I personally prefer to work with a monthly salary because this is the right choice for my current condition that I have a family, because with a monthly salary, it is certain that I will have an income, even though it is not as big as a commission salary.

The problem is that the main job is not a very reliable thing right now. After all, you can get fired for any reason. When you get commissions from different sources, it's more reliable. It is not uncommon for commissions to exceed your salary. Of course, everyone chooses for himself. Personally, I have commissions.

Both are still considered good as long as you are earning with it, the only thing I am concern about commission based job is that most of the times it relies on season to season, since there are ordinary times in which you will have a hard time getting sales to reach the quota for bigger commission. Unlike commission, salary based jobs are often times called lazy even the OP has stated it but it has the benefit that you will still earn every 15 or 30 per month.

As what I have understood by both jobs since I have tried both, no sales = no quota = no commission/salary. Although salary based jobs are also categorized as time consuming jobs, I'd prefer stable source of income compared to unsure income specially if you have family to feed and bills to pay.

      Of course I would prefer the salary base commission, because you own your time, it seems like you don't have a boss but you do. The only important thing is that you reach your target within 1 week, or every month. And when you immediately get the sales target or whatever, the commission bonus you will get is big.

      although the disadvantage is that if you don't get the target or quota at the right time, you won't get incentives or bonuses, that's the only thing I see in commission based salary.

I like job based work. usually it's not too restrictive work. I am happy with the work after it is finished and then I get paid from what has been agreed. while the salary you get from a job that is paid monthly means you have to work for a long time at the company until you are paid monthly. and for commissions usually occur on sales or some kind of MLM.

Well I guess you're only helping  your friend because you believe  that one day he will rise above you and find you worthy of friendship but I want to know if you will still do all of what you claim you do for him if you suddenly  find out that there isn't much hope for your friend or perhaps there isn't any hope for him and you might not be getting anything  in return ?
I don't think your services are selfless  but whatever the case be, please keep encouraging  him and if there are any possibilities  that he might contribute positivs8 to the community here, it wouldn't be a bad idea if you introduce him to the forum and maybe he can also earn some benefits  from the signature or bounty campaigns here in the forum.

Now answering your questions,  I would say that salary jobs will always be best for people who are looking to start their lives as there is always hope at the end of the month and I always prefer salary based jobs especially  when the demand and responsibilities  are way too much and one can then switch and start up something comfortably by then and I always know that running a business  by oneself is always very difficult especially  when we have to depend on the proceed from the business for sustainance.

Hence people should always try to grow finance before waiting on business commissions as it might seem very impossible to live on commissions when the demands are much.

Commission job and fixed salary based jobs are both income generating jobs. A commission based job the income is tied to your sales performance, which is good because it can motivate each and everyone to perform really well. The better the performance the higher the commission will be. But it is also risky because if you do not perform well you will not earn enough commission.
On the other hand a fixed salary based job is a guaranteed salary or income regardless of the perfomance of the individual. A fixed based job can provide stability and security. But still it has limited opportunities for earning more.
For me i would choose both i will do the regular fixed income and i will do on the side the commission based job for a better income.

Depend if I am familiar in that Commission base job or not , or if it is easily to managed learning because there is no doubt that commission base bringing bigger income than salary base but this is depending on your capacity to provide in the said job.

but if I am to choose , I will definitely love to have salary base job and has a commission in everything that i am going to sell.

like in my previous job that I handle Sales account and all of the agents income then I have small commission.

if there is a significant difference of course it is better to choose a commission-based job but if not then a salary-based job is much better to avoid the risk of our inability in several factors so that a salary-based job will be very helpful at such times.
and if there is a salary-based job and has a commission like you used to do, of course that's very good.

In these two types of job one is the huge income opportunity and the other is the opportunity to get a fixed amount of money regularly. But a person who does the job depends entirely on what he wants to do. There are many high ambitious people who like to take risks. They want to change their financial situation and they always try to find challenging job. It is possible to get success very quickly in all these jobs.
There are some who don't want to take any kind of risk. They naturally want to manage their lives with a certain amount of money. Between the two jobs I would prefer the commission based job.

But, If someone has a strong track record of sales and is happy to take risks, then a commission based job might be a better option in my opinion.


Yes. As you point out, the difference between choosing between a commission based job and a salaried job ultimately depends on one's skills, interests, and financial goals as commission based jobs can offer higher earning potential, but also come with risks and greater development bigger. In contrast, salaried jobs provide a steady and predictable income, but may not offer the same level of earning potential as commission-based jobs.

There are many such people who are not ready to take any risks at any time. They are always hoping for a small income. So I think if I can be successful with risks for any job or work, it will be very good for us.  Can't be taken where we may be in danger. I think if we take risks for the right job at the right time, it won't bring any big problem for us. I also like the job you like.

I think a salary job is better than a commission job, right now I'm still on a commission job because I don't have expert skills in any field, I plan to improve my skills in the field of work that I like so that in 3 or 4 years I can get a salary base job.

I almost do not see any risk in accepting a paid job in a country where labour is so union and regulated, so long as the job is paying well, it's a very good bargain. Although, the commission job could be a better option for some as they might make more, but you must first believe in yourself and the prospect you are marketing, if not, you might be putting your finances at risk.

Mind you, the commission job is so tasking and the risk is high, especially during the underperforming times. Conclusively, all options should be weighed carefully as I still believe that both are good depending on the personality in question.

Agreed, it depends on the personality and the person's mind. One of my friend worked for a bank in the loan section. He's assigned with marketing of the loans and collection of unpaid loans. As a beginner his mind accepted it as he needs a job and money to survive. As days passed his mind wasn't free calculating the loans taken by the person and what they repay along with interest. He gets salary and based on the cumulative amount collected along with number of new clients he gets more commission. Later he stopped the job for the same reason ans jointed in a super market.

With more number of people we can see similar mentality. To survive they used to move with job, whole heartedly they weren't. With every business ans commission based jobs we'll have similar things. It all depends whether to go with the salary or commission based ones.

lol that is what called practicality , but sometimes we must decide depending on where we are happy and not because about the payments.

how come that you will enjoy the high paying company if this does not bring happiness to you.
Yeah , Lucky that i have that once mate and also looking for that safe offer till not but suddenly there are none.
though i am enjoying my Job now together with being here in this market.
so there is a chance of increasing my income .

I do prefer salary based to as i dont have experience on commission based job but salary based job are not lazy it is just you have secured salary by the end of the month no matter you are not busy that month or your too busy because that is a stable income and most of us really wants this because we do have family to feed, though commission based job really sometimes if in season they have more salary than us as they have a ton of sales.

I prefer commission based. in freelance it's fairer in my opinion, finishing one job and then can rest in peace when it's done according to the agreement. Salary scaled jobs are more to high-money if it's hourly pay but not suitable for those who like freedom.

I do not like salary jobs, but I dislike commission based jobs even more. Commission based jobs put you in a lot of pressure. For some people, they perform better when they are in that kind of pressure but that's not me. When you have a target to meet you're always pressured to look for new clients. It has its advantages but the sole reason that I will be under a lot of pressure is what I do not like, especially if you've been given a very ridiculous target.
I know not all commission jobs gives target but you'll still want to  make the best put out of it so you'll get paid well. I don't like those kind jobs.

The salary In a salary job may be fixed but you feel relatively less pressured. I'm not all about the money most times, my mental health comes first.

Do you prefer being unemployed and lacking the drive to achieve something in your daily life? Come on, my friend, strive for something greater than that.

Actually, when choosing between these two job models, we just need to align them with our future targets and goals. Additionally, consider your tolerance for risk in order to embrace either of these job models.

A salary-based job is suitable for those who prefer low risk since the salary remains fixed, allowing for easier planning.

A commission-based job typically relies on an individual's performance, skills, and knowledge. It may take longer to achieve substantial earnings. It's a great fit for those who enjoy taking risks and embracing significant challenges.

For the long run, I highly recommend pursuing a commission-based job. You can start by becoming a content creator, a seller on marketplaces, a salesperson for products, a service provider, and so on. Initially, you may not receive immediate payment, but your resilience will be upgraded as you persevere through it.

Of course this depends on the amount we receive, if I get a large amount from work commissions, of course I like it more than a salary base job, but as a professional, of course, a salary base job is my dream because I can choose the work I like, and of course it requires expertise. specifically to be able to achieve the target salary base job.

Ah, you've got the spirit of a daring adventurer, huh? A commission job is akin to a cryptic treasure hunt, wouldn't you agree? High risks, the promise of massive treasures, and the exhilarating suspense! However, let's not overlook that not all of us yearn for the whirlwind life, perpetually hustling and speculating about our next treasure chest. Some cherish the sanctuary of a fixed income. It's like a trusted old parchment map: not exciting, but it guides you safely.

And hey, who's to claim you can't reach the apex in a salaried role? CEOs, groundbreaking scientists, celebrated authors ring a bell? All on a fixed income and, might I say, they've cracked the code! The crossroads between fixed income and commission mirrors your personal ambition, aspirations, and risk tolerance. Choose with wisdom, bro

my take here is that it depends on your financial status also. because if you don't have back up funds, commission jobs would be too difficult for you because for one, you don't know when will you get paid next or when will you get the next job. so at this situation, you would want to have a salary base job where you have stable income. but if you feel you are already financially stable, then accepting commission-based jobs would not be a problem for you. because in this way, you will look for better projects with better pay. so in short, it depends on your current financial status how you will accept each option for you.

Actually it will be more professional for everyone who is able to generate income in his life through several different jobs even though the salary base is different. However, every salary that is considered as income will always be useful for the worker in his life because the salary they get can also be used as capital in opening a business they like.

In the end, everyone will live independently without depending on other people's business with their profession as employees, so it would be better if everyone had expertise in work. But it would be much better if everyone is able to share their time for some work that they like and that is also included in a skill that must be possessed by workers who want to be successful in their life.

I prefer commission based jobs, because we'll get paid only if we work for it. We need to set targets and run to achieve it. Only based on what we've contributed to the business we'll be rewarded. We need to keep ourselves motivated only then it is possible to achieve great heights.

Professional job is good for the girl and boy who doesn't want to explore as well as doesn't want to take risks. With professional job these days the job pressure is high as the manpower isn't available for what they require. For people who lead a simple life with what is available, professional job is the best choice.

High income and increased scheduling flexibility are two benefits of commission-based work. They offer freedom and the chance to explore new business opportunities. However, they also come with the difficulty of a variable income and the requirement for self-discipline and motivation.

Salary-based employment, on the other hand, provides stability through consistent income, diminished financial risk, and job security. In contrast to commission-based employment, they can cause complacency, little flexibility, and slower revenue development.

The decision between the two ultimately comes down to personal preferences, financial objectives, and the particular sector or line of employment.

Your own job? Why not go with worst of both worlds lol. When you finally have your own job you realize that there are some things that you do not wan to do and you need some people to work for you. Not always things you can't do, sometimes it is, but sometimes even when you can, you just don't and its a very tough thing to force yourself into that. Let me put it this way, if you were to build up something that is complicated, you need someone, but even if its something simple, like literally just selling stuff out of your house, there are so many stages of it, will you be able to do that all? If you say you can, then having your own business is the best. I can't, I am just too tired all the time, too upset and too tired, so I can't. But if you can? Do it.

yes exactly if a person can do multiple jobs then there is nothing more useful than his decision because inflation is high during this period of time and all of us are in greater efforts to make some extra money. If person don't have any job for lengthy period of time then it's does not matter that job is salary based or commission based but a person will do it.

People often give value to salary based job but I think commission based job is very good opportunity due to its long lasting expansion and the possibilities it offers to its users. It not only gives salaries but also provide others benefits which a salary based jobs doesn't provide and if a person does not work for a week then he will be suspended from the job.

This is actually good if the person got a lot of time since some works are fixed into almost half of time in a day  which is tiring then you'll have to think of the other works you've applied to. It wouldn't be applicable to people who have a full time job but we all know some people dedicated themselves to have extra income to become financially stable since they could handle a lot of task that were given to them.

If you think of it there's also a lot of benefits when it comes to salary job since you could get some free health check-up, foods, transportation fee and etc in some company. And the commission jobs benefits most likely is the free to the time.

If you do have that 8-5 job then there's nothing you can do but you could possibly still have that other side jobs after 5 which i could say it would really be depending on someones dedication considering that it would
really be that tiring.Somewhat there are ones who do make out some side income online despite on having a day job.It all matters on how someone would really be handling out themselves and time for the to
utilize on making more but of course you should really be that mindful on having a balance because we know that everything thats too much is bad specially when you are abusing your body and compromising
up your health which is something not really that good on any way.

As for choosing about commission based or salary based job then it would really be actually be depending on someones choice because there are people who do prefer this one into other.
Therefore we could really see different choices about on this one because not all would really be going on the same choice.

OP I am happy you know that in every advantage, there is also a disadvantage but going by judgment one needs to look more of the advantage and if the disadvantage is severe then the judgement should be based on your intuition.

Looking at a commission based job, one can easily fit in there because there is no call for vacancy but rather trustworthy, reliable and genuinety is the call. If you have the contact and connected I think you will make it big time. Then looking at the other aspects, one can be able to do other businesses and possibly learn more skills to build their knowledge so as to earn more which would serve them better.

For instance, I would take this platform for an example. If one does a commission based job I believe one can be able to cope here without any issues as regards to when they come online to make posts and comments depending on if they are running a signature campaign but if otherwise, I do not think it would be possible to do so.

With these little I have looked into, without the other aspect of benefits, I can tell you that commission jobs are  ok to go with.

If you can handle the pressure and demands of the job you do, that's fine. In times of economic inflation, finding a job with a stable income to cover family life is what everyone wants. It's fine if you accept to trade ten hours a day for extra income. Everyone's goals are different, so really, choosing a job based on commission or salary is just what you want.

I think the goal of everyone is almost the same, which is to seek greater income and profit in life in any condition (unless he is in a sick condition). Because everyone still wants to accept another job after they receive a salary at their main job in life so that work with a salary and commission will actually be done the same as long as they still want more income each month even though they have to work at two different jobs and I I don't think this will be a problem as long as the salary and commission are in accordance with the time they spend working.

To get a stable and permanent job is everyone's and now which generates a stable income to support ones family, commission based jobs are different you cant calculate your fixed income bt end of the month so that'll lead you to some serious problems.
Salary based jobs is a must in today's tough time where all of us are grabbed by inflation.