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Originally Posted by BrianL99
It's obvious you're unhappy the you chose the wrong side of the pay program. You got paid to write software and your pay didn't depend on the company selling it and making a lot of money. If they had to throw it away because no one wanted to buy it ... you still got your pay.
The Sales person, like entrepreneurs, take the gamble that they can actually perform and produce at their job and they're willing to not get paid, if they don't.
No risk, no gain.
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I'm not unhappy that I chose to contribute to society rather than merely profit from it, but to say I didn't risk anything for the privilege says more about you than me. The mobster who collects "protection" money from all the legitimate businesses on his block probably feels pretty smug about his choices, too. I'll even agree with you that a guy who takes a percentage instead of a salary, ought to get enough to make it worth his while. But 5% of a house or software system (or 97% of a song!) is absurd. You only get that deal when the game is just as rigged as that protection racket.