be careful with commission based pay. like you say you can walk away with nothing but your base rate. i know that some companies have targets so high that they are next to impossible to achieve and even if you do the next lot of targets will be even higher. i understand its about creating a larger customer base to make even larger profits but sometimes targets are unrealistic. a clause in a lot of contracts for these kinds of jobs can mean you will be fired for not reaching targets on a regular basis, not reaching targets will be frequent more than likely. not all target based earnings companies treat their staff like this but a lot do. a lot of companies keep staff costs low by keeping sales targets extremely high.
me personally, i would go for the steady wage aka job #2. you know your base income, can afford a comfortable life off it and it will never go down because you didnt meet a target. this way you know you will always make enough to keep the roof over your head and food on the table at the same time with no compromises just in case you only bring in the base minimum.
it all depends on how good you are at persuading people/explaining things or whether you are better at being a boss and working long hours.
if you check out the companies staff turnover that should give you a pretty good idea of what they are like to work for.
management experience is invaluable especially if your good at it and i would almost guarantee that in a few years with management experience behind you, you will likely be on more than the target based earning bonuses anyway.
me personally, i would go for the steady wage aka job #2. you know your base income, can afford a comfortable life off it and it will never go down because you didnt meet a target. this way you know you will always make enough to keep the roof over your head and food on the table at the same time with no compromises just in case you only bring in the base minimum.
it all depends on how good you are at persuading people/explaining things or whether you are better at being a boss and working long hours.
if you check out the companies staff turnover that should give you a pretty good idea of what they are like to work for.
management experience is invaluable especially if your good at it and i would almost guarantee that in a few years with management experience behind you, you will likely be on more than the target based earning bonuses anyway.
