Do you like commission job or salary base job?

[og kush420]

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

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.

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[Finestream]

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.

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.

[odunybiz]

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 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.

[Lanatsa]

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.

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.

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.

[milewilda]

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.

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.

this is a valid point - for more stability and job security one should go for the salary based jobs. But sometime people are in problem and they go for the commission based jobs too.
Sometimes people are aware of these things too but they have no choice but to go for commission based job.

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.

[Sterbens]

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.

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.

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. 

[isaac_clarke22]

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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.

[xSkylarx]

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.

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.

[coupable]

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.

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.

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

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.

[Kasabus]

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.

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.

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.

[Raflesia]

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.

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.

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.

[Sang Veronike]

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.

[YUriy1991]

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.

[blockman]

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.

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.

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.

[Rengga Jati]

Do you like commission job or salary base job?

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

[blockman]

some people just want to do work - be it a high profile work or a low one. They want to get their hands dirty
I am one of them. so I can go for commision based job too and I can go for the salary based job too.

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.

That is correct - sometimes it depends on the situation you are in. There would be time you would not want to have commision based job but at the same time you have no other choice to do the job to earn some money to put food on the table. I have seen both the times - good and bad.

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.

[isaac_clarke22]

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.

[blockman]

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.

[milewilda]

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.

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.

[n0ne]

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.