Don’t know where to start with this, it’s been a long time coming but I think I’m at my breaking point right now with work.
Also I am Australian so everything is in AUD
I have worked for a luxury brand as a full time client advisor for about 7-8 months. 2 months ago they completely changed the commission scheme to the point where it’s been more than halved…
Not for any good reason, the company is doing better than ever let me tell you. They justified the commission cut by “increasing” the annual salary by $2k, however they removed a bonus that we’d receive every pay cycle. This essentially means that my salary has remained stagnant while my commission got halved.
My breaking point was this last pay cycle, I have been burnt out working full time while also juggling full time studies and how much commission did I receive? 0.4%
It is OUTRAGEOUS
I’ve poured every last bit of energy and effort that I had left into doing my best and got pennies in return. It felt like a real punch to the gut.
For a bit more clarification on numbers, I sold between $90-100k and received less than $400 in commission for that entire month. BEFORE tax.
Honestly at a point where I’m not sure what I can do, I’ve just about tried every industry but I can’t do it anymore. As you can imagine in luxury, you get some awful and entitled people coming in. I have to tolerate these people for at least 40 hours every week, oh and don’t get paid overtime.
I’ve had thousands of dollars worth of merchandise THROWN at me, I’ve had people scream in my face, I’ve had to deal with people who try and rob the place and that get real aggressive, I’ve had to put up with disgusting comments and sexual harassment, and that’s not even the half of it. I’ve had enough
Just needed to rant a bit and also if anyone has any advise it would be greatly appreciated