If you worked for a company that took....?

Question

that took $1,000 of your sales check every month to "go back to the business". Would you be upset??

The Facts:

You get paid a salary plus your sales every month
I useally make about $5,000 in sales a month, meaning I see $4,000 of that after they take their 1,000 meaning after taxes it is more like $2,700.
This is a fortune 25 company ( it is actually higher but I dont want to give the company name away )
This was never told to me when I was hired.
There are about 4,000 people in the world that have my job.


I guess I am just upset thinking about how the "bigwigs" of the company are making millions and we definetly need that $12,000 a year more than them I think anyway.


What do you think???? What would you do if you were me? What do you think about the policy? Have you heard of anything like this before from such a big company??

Edit _ yes eye I sell and I get a percentage of what I sell.... I obviously sell a lot to make $5,000 a month in commission

and no the $1,000 they take is not taxed, just the $4,000 that is still mine gets taxed at 33%

Answer 1

I am not sure if I understand you correctly. If you mean that you get a percentage of your sales and that percentage is usually about $5,000, then I guess it doesn't seem fair. But if you mean that you sell $5,000 worth of stuff and get $4,000 for it plus your salary, then that sounds great. Otherwise, the company would make very little, or maybe even lose money on your sales. In scenario #1 it just sounds like they are selling you a pay scale that sounds like you get one percentage of your sales....but you really don't get that percentage, and in that situation, it is somewhat dishonest. Is the $1000 in your taxed pay...if so that is messed up.

Answer 2

It does seem unfair but in reality they could structure your pay or commision anyway they like and your take home would remain the same. Two ways to look at this tho. First if this is the place your going to spend the rest of your days at, then a healthy corporation makes for a healthy career. If the money isn;t there down the road when the economy bites once in a while u could be on the chopping block. Look at Ford Motor company as an example. Secondly if this is not your career company then keep playing the game well enough too get good referals to like businesses that will allow you to keep more of what you earn. Something to think about as well, If you don't mind what you sell there seem to be alot of car salesmen in the right locations that earn above 100k a year. Just a thought. good luck to you

Answer 3

I would get a new job.
Sounds like they are taking the money that u work so hard to earn. It doesn't seem like they are investing, but it DOES sound like they're taking your money.