May 27th, 2021
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I think sales is an amazing career path, but over the past decade as a mattress sales person I've done some shitty things just to earn a little extra comission. For example, I've taken advantage of more than one divorcee just to sell beds by convincing them that they need to "treat themselves after years of bad sleep" by getting the most expensive option, knowing full well that they would be fine with an average-priced twin. Sure, the bonuses I've gotten for my sales record is sweet, but sometimes I feel guilty.
I guess I'm thinking about this right now because I landed a HUGE sale (6th biggest in the franchises' 32 year history) this year, and I'm currently on a cruise using the money I made off of it. But the sale was to a crazed man who was convinced he was going to make a highly profitable trampoline park and bought 21 mattresses by emptying most of a joint retirement savings account that he shared with his wife. As I sip the pina colada, all I can see is the financial demise of the couple who paid for this vacation. Maybe I'm thinking too deeply about it, but idk I think this career has made me into a horrible person.
May 27th, 2021
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