Good sales people are the most valuable asset a company has. They are by far the highest paid, hardest to find and most under appreciated workers in the country. In my business we call them rainmakers.seemoreroyals wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:11 amNo, I have never sold cars, new or used. I have a degree in accounting but decided to pursue a career in sales early on so I would not have to work so hard to make my fortune. Along the way I discovered you can make a lot more money owning the business rather than working for somebody else. Little did I know that you would have to put in all the hours I was trying to avoid by not directly using my accounting degree. In the end it paid off. I still admire and have a healthy respect for professional salespeople everywhere.
In America, unless you are a government worker of some kind, your compensation is not determined by your education. You are paid by the revenue you create. The more revenue you create, the higher your compensation. This is the thing that is missed by people like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders when they complain about CEO pay. If you have a doctorate in something that doesn't create revenue, your degree may be worthless to a company. However, if you are a good talker, you could become President of the United States and win the Nobel Prize.