Originally Posted by
KDS777
What you just described is partially why I left my former employer.
Glad to here I'm not crazy, or at least not 100%.
I really do appreciate everyone's feedback. I've been a little more stubborn lately as life on the road impacts my wife and kids. I love travel and don't mind 70% time away, but asking me to take a 500K opportunity out to dinner at AppleBee's upset me. I'm paid well, and didn't realize how much of my own money I've spent to get things done each year until my CPA, and my wife raised the question recently. Turns out I spend close to 20K per year of my own money to close deals, which is great as I closed the deal, but not good for us as a family. Base salary, commissions, health benefits, all factor in, but I want to go in eyes wide open with this opportunity, and at my age, possibly retire with the company.
So this isn't a rant on my part, just trying to not rock the boat with a potentially great opportunity, but I don't interview often and have taken to heart everyone's feedback for tomorrows video call. I don't care about paid membership to the United Club, as I cover that on my own, and since I'm a coffee nut, I don't mind covering that as well.