I got that from a couple of things
1) the fact that he doesn't seem to have any kind of grasp on how the business works - he doesn't know where the orders are sent, he doesn't realize that cash is deducted from the manager's cut of the check orders, etc
2) the fact that he thinks you work all day for free - if you don't sell, then you don't make money, just like any other commission based job without a salary base (of which there are many)
3) the fact that he thinks there is no free time - if you're selling books, you can do what you want. It's the folks who aren't selling that are working all the time.
Listen, 9 out of 10 complaints like this come from people who couldn't cut it in the business. Magazine sales have a high turnover rate - for every 20 people you hire, 10 will stick around, 2-5 will be succesful in the long term. When folks are hired, they're told what the high end potential is, because you never know who the 2-5 will be. Of the 10 that don't stick around, 7-8 of them interpret that potential as a promise, feel somehow betrayed that they didn't reach that potential, and blame the company for their failure. You can't hold it against them, sales in general is a demanding industry, and cold call door to door sales even more so. You're selling a product noone wants or needs, and most people never move beyond that to realize that the real product is your personality. And hell, some of those that do realize it don't have the personality to sell in the first place, so there's that as well.
But the problem is that all you hear on sites like this are the misinformed rants of people who, for whatever reason, couldn't cut it. You don't hear from the people who made it, because they dont' have anything to complain about, which is why I've taken to making my rounds to do my part to let people see the other side of things.
I sold magazines door to door for over 5 years before being elevated to management. After another 3 years, I had made enough money that after selling my crew to another manager, I was able to move off the road into a 3000 square foot home, open a brick and mortar shop, and put myself through college.
Is there money in mag crew? Hell yes there is. Is there fun to be had? Hell yes there is. Is everyone who joins going to get there? Nope. But the great thing about mag crew is that whether you succeed or fail, whether you get rich or quit, the responsibility for it is all yours. |
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