I started a "real" job on Monday as a Sales/Marketing Representative for AT&T. And let me just tell you that when I say "sales", I literally mean door-to-door sales. The job is 100% commission based, so no salary whatsoever.
Well, first of all, these people work from 8:00am-6:30pm everyday....which I feel is ridiculous!! 10 1/2 hours a day of straight door-to-door bugging the crap out of people.
So, on Monday, I went out with one of their reps on the "field". We hit 43 small businesses (which is a lot!). Out of those 43 businesses that we visited, you know how many accounts we closed??? ONE! Are you kidding me!?!? If I am going to do something all day everyday, I'm gonna need to make a little more than $40. I could have subbed for 7 hours at a school and made $80!
Let's be honest, all salespeople do is annoying people anyway. We went into restaurants at lunch times trying to sell them phone services....why would you bother a restaurant owner in their peek hours of business?!?!
Long story short, I could not work that long or that hard annoying people to get paid a big check of $40. Therefore, I quit that evening, and am currently being considered for a full-time nanny position and am also submitting my resume for a job at a church.
Most people say, "You must be crazy to quit a job in this economy!". Thanks a lot Einstein, I realize that! But if I can make more money per week substitute teaching and babysitting, then I would MUCH rather do that and look for a "real" job in the meantime!
That's all folks!
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Laura- I am really glad I read this post...even though I am not graduating until May I have interviewed at some jobs, 3 of which have been sales and I have been apprehensive about taking them even though I have gotten offers. This post may have saved me from making a VERY bad mistake and I am beginning to realize that even an internship that pays $10 an hour sounds better than bothering people all day long.
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Rachel Doyle