Why people who 'go pro' are the worst pro candidates...

[magiluke]

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Your day job doesn't have risk, you can't have a bad run at the office and lose 90 BB.

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Not everyone's job lacks risk. I, for instance, am paid on commission. If I do well, I can make lots and lots of money. If I do poorly, well, let's try not to bring that up.

I book demonstrations over the phone; a salesman performs the demo, and sells the product.

Anyway, every week I have to gamble with my stats. My primary pay comes off a chart indexed by my revenue/demo. Early in the week, I have to estimate how much revenue I'll make, and book more or less demos based on that. If I'm off, I can be screwed. Last week for instance, my revenue was pretty low. The three demos I booked caused me to lose $200 (due to a different pay scale).

From that point, I had to hope for more sales to go through during the week, which they didn't. By the end of the week (after calling out once and leaving early once to avoid lowering the percentage even more), I didn't get any more sales, and lost $350 in total because of it.

I guess this just turned into an 'I don't like my job' rant, but the point is that not everyone has a guarenteed paycheck. I still agree with your post, however.

[RLilley]

I'm one of those dreamers who hopes to someday be able to "go pro" as they say. However, I'm content with just making a profit for the next few years or so. I'm just glad I know my skill level isn't high enough to just quit my job and play some cards. :P