When I lived in an expensive part of SF (not long) I was eager to ask around "What do you do for a living?" Sales. One guy managed to bring in 20 million dollars worth of contracts into a tech company by calling his friends. His comp was north of 1 million for one year. He wanted 2 million for the next. That is a good deal for a company and easy to justify that comp. Another lady sold energy contracts. Another lady sold real-estate. Another guy worked in Oracle sales. What I learned: what revenue they generated for the company they got a cut. These people could walk into any company and add IMMEDIATE value. Their personal freedom was also astonishing, their employer couldn't care less where they were or what they were doing. Just bring in a sale.
When I lived in an expensive part of SF (not long) I was eager to ask around "What do you do for a living?" Sales. One guy managed to bring in 20 million dollars worth of contracts into a tech company by calling his friends. His comp was north of 1 million for one year. He wanted 2 million for the next. That is a good deal for a company and easy to justify that comp. Another lady sold energy contracts. Another lady sold real-estate. Another guy worked in Oracle sales. What I learned: what revenue they generated for the company they got a cut. These people could walk into any company and add IMMEDIATE value. Their personal freedom was also astonishing, their employer couldn't care less where they were or what they were doing. Just bring in a sale.