So mobility and fiber sellers have to take a 10k base pay cut and 10k is being added to our target commissions amount. This is not an increase in any way. Commissions is taxed higher! Also, when you try to purchase a large item (house, car...etc) loan officiate only care about your base pay, not the commissions, so this is taking away from our purchase power for personal expenses.
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Why would any kind of salesperson work for AT&T? Go to a real company that is not in decline and make some real money.
We're the sales managers, directors, AVPs compensation also adjusted accordingly?
This is straight-up a pay cut-especially when you factor in the unrealistic increase in quotas that all sales segments have received this year, overall if you look at past production run rates against the new abstract this is a net loss for mid market sellers. I have 19 years with T and I've never seen where a new comp abstract has ever benefited a seller. Figure there are maybe 250 mid market sellers: X $10K each T just saved a quarter of a million dollars + the decrease that will be paid out in commissions, as sellers can't make their quota, which again is by design, so the business can manage head-count and PIP sellers out of the business rather than doing a reorg and paying severance. T is grabbing pennies and nickels where they can to pay off the $180B debt. All sellers, especially those in JVBs org really need to start looking outside of T,
"Commission is taxed higher, people don't claim commission? "
Right! Commission shows up on a W-2. How do you "not claim it"?
Is it paid in cash? LOL
Time to be an adult and move on to your next job.
Commission is taxed higher, people don't claim commission? There are a number of clueless people here tonight
'Commissions is taxed higher!"
If you really meant commissions ARE taxed higher, they aren't. Your paycheck _withholding_ is calculated at an annualized rate as if the bigger check was paid to you every pay period.
The actual tax you owe is calculated when you file, on your adjusted annual gross income. Extra random paycheck witholding will simply increase your tax refund and only slightly affect your total tax due.
Bonus and award payments work exactly the same way.
It is $15k added to your at risk, not $10k.
Those who perform well will make significantly more money. Those that don’t perform will make less money.
It’s a sales job - you’re rewarded for your sales. Sell more, make more. It really is that easy.
we don’t care
" so this is taking away from our purchase power for personal expenses."
why would other people care about this?
Because mobility salaries have been so inflated for such a long time that an adjustment has been needed.
Commission pay is higher because too many people don't declare it on their taxes so the make it higher to offset that.
The entire thing is canned. They don't pick the tough questions anymore. Funny how John said he wants people to succeed and have all the resources to do so, but won't even give his employees a desk to sit at.
Even IF someone tried to bring it up, it wouldn’t see the light of day. Only canned, pre-selected softball questions for the sl1me.
It’s because the majority of employees loathe sales.
Don’t take it personally, you guys just su-k.
This was discussed on here last week or week before.