I am a 100% commission employee doing sales, it involves occasional travel (flying & hotel required), some expenses here and there and my company does not reimburse a dang dime. I can’t help but feel like I’m being completely screwed when asked to travel on my own dime. Not to mention, the IRS does not allow commission employees to write off expenses anymore if they are paid via W2 so double screwed.
There have been times I’ve been asked to attend in person meetings that require me to fly (or alternatively a 7 hour drive), and if I cite any “it’s expensive” lines I get offered to stay at a coworkers home which frankly I just DO NOT want to do when I’m already away from my family for work. I need my unplug and disconnect time.
The other piece to this is being 100% commission they cannot regulate your hours, but there is the expectation that you are always “on.” So a travel day eats into your work day and then you are expected to catch up on all the work you didn’t do.
Anyone else been in a similar boat or gone down the rabbit hole of how TF this is even legal?