Brandon 8676
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Given what I said in previous posts it might seem quitting was a no brained, but on the contrary, it was far from that...... I had struggled trying to decide when and if to quit , and it was just so hard to because my agency director had been so good and helpful to me. Even though I hadn’t made but one sale myself, he assigned commission to me quite a few times from worksite sales that he had closed. He said that even though the fluid to growth book said there is grounds for termination if certain numbers aren’t met, he just didn’t have it in him to cut me like that.
He said he appreciated my effort and knew I was getting out and doing what I could to try to get business wrote and help the agency grow, and for that he would assign me commission on the weeks when he had good weeks, and that really helped me out a ton. There was one week where he got me like $2500 in AP, and a $1171 direct payout with like $750 toward my commission account that week. I felt so bad that I hadn’t been able to write business, that I had tried to object to it— I just didn’t feel good not having actually wrote the business and not earning it myself. But he told me he couldn’t let my efforts go uncompensated, particularly with a car payment to foot.
Of course with things being lean of late, he wasn’t able to help as much, and because of having the car payment, I pretty much had no choice to but to look for other work(with guaranteed pay). Ended up with 5 straight weeks of no pay.
And as such, I thought about it long and hard, it was not an easy decision for me, and it was quite emotional. I felt like I was betraying him by leaving following after everything he did for me. In fact whenever I told him I had to go look for other work, I actually choked up a bit. I felt like I was walking out on him, and I absolutely HATED that.
But he told me he absolutely understands my situation. Even with him being a 6 figure shrewd businessman, he said he understands the needs that come along with things like that, and it’s tough to go long periods of time like that without pay. He said he understood my feelings of depression not being able to sell and make a steady income in the business. So with that, he told me not to worry, that he was far from mad at me, and appreciated everything I did for the agency, in particular with helping people out with some of the software we used on our laptops. And he told me he would be absolutely happy to be listed as a reference so he could put in good word for me when potential employers call.
He said he appreciated my effort and knew I was getting out and doing what I could to try to get business wrote and help the agency grow, and for that he would assign me commission on the weeks when he had good weeks, and that really helped me out a ton. There was one week where he got me like $2500 in AP, and a $1171 direct payout with like $750 toward my commission account that week. I felt so bad that I hadn’t been able to write business, that I had tried to object to it— I just didn’t feel good not having actually wrote the business and not earning it myself. But he told me he couldn’t let my efforts go uncompensated, particularly with a car payment to foot.
Of course with things being lean of late, he wasn’t able to help as much, and because of having the car payment, I pretty much had no choice to but to look for other work(with guaranteed pay). Ended up with 5 straight weeks of no pay.
And as such, I thought about it long and hard, it was not an easy decision for me, and it was quite emotional. I felt like I was betraying him by leaving following after everything he did for me. In fact whenever I told him I had to go look for other work, I actually choked up a bit. I felt like I was walking out on him, and I absolutely HATED that.
But he told me he absolutely understands my situation. Even with him being a 6 figure shrewd businessman, he said he understands the needs that come along with things like that, and it’s tough to go long periods of time like that without pay. He said he understood my feelings of depression not being able to sell and make a steady income in the business. So with that, he told me not to worry, that he was far from mad at me, and appreciated everything I did for the agency, in particular with helping people out with some of the software we used on our laptops. And he told me he would be absolutely happy to be listed as a reference so he could put in good word for me when potential employers call.
