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macfantn · Jul 16, 2006, 09:25 PM

i've decided even if i get hired by enterprise to not take it, the pay is too low and the hours are too long for the low pay. Any idea where to find a decent making 40k plus? I'd like something in sales but willing to do anything, i live in nashville, tn

The Godfather · Jul 16, 2006, 09:29 PM

Do you have any skills?

iranfromthezoo · Jul 16, 2006, 09:31 PM

hey pimp work with me at LifeWay

macfantn · Jul 16, 2006, 09:43 PM

i have 7 yrs sales experience, just can't find a decent sales job that isn't bs.

iranfromthezoo · Jul 16, 2006, 09:48 PM

you got a degree? seriously like do you want management sales or like sales-marketing or like sales floor?

Camera God · Jul 16, 2006, 09:51 PM

I hear you. I'm completing my masters in finance, but I don't really have all that much experience. It's pretty painful looking for jobs.

James L · Jul 16, 2006, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by macfantn

i've decided even if i get hired by enterprise to not take it, the pay is too low and the hours are too long for the low pay. Any idea where to find a decent making 40k plus? I'd like something in sales but willing to do anything, i live in nashville, tn

Where are you working now?

mduell · Jul 16, 2006, 11:38 PM

Get out of Nashville.
40k is peanuts in DC, Boston, NYC, etc.

zankoku · Jul 17, 2006, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by mduell

Get out of Nashville.
40k is peanuts in DC, Boston, NYC, etc.

Sure, it's peanuts because the cost of living in DC, Boston, NYC, etc. is so much higher. I'm not sure what the cost of living in Nashville is like, but 40k might cover it.

That said, there are more opportunities in bigger cities.

Angus_D · Jul 17, 2006, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by macfantn

i've decided even if i get hired by enterprise to not take it, the pay is too low and the hours are too long for the low pay. Any idea where to find a decent making 40k plus? I'd like something in sales but willing to do anything, i live in nashville, tn

To be honest, if you're asking on a Mac form "how do i make 40k plus" without providing any specific information, you're probably boned.

kaze0 · Jul 17, 2006, 08:18 AM

Sell bannanas to Monkeys in the Himalayas!

powerbook867 · Jul 17, 2006, 10:44 AM

If you have sales experience, renting cars is not the place to be.

Do you have a degree? In what? If you have a solid track record of selling month over month, many places will train you (think 8 week boot camp)

If you want to do sales, go high end if you can sell. Pharmaceuticals and enterprise level storage are two that I can think of.

Monique · Jul 17, 2006, 11:20 AM

You know that you have to pay your dues in real life and that everything is now automatic. You have 7 years experience so you are in your late 20's. Complain about it if you are in your 40's and you still make minimum wages. This is not the movies it will take time before you get to make over 40k +.

tooki · Jul 17, 2006, 01:38 PM

tooki

Jawbone54 · Jul 17, 2006, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

Do you have any skills?

You beat me to it by nearly a day.

n8236 · Jul 17, 2006, 02:47 PM

I just came back from an interview w/ Morgan Stanley for a financial advising role (salesmen in a suit) and i dunno if i should take it. I hate sales, but i need to get my foot in the door. I have no sales experience watsoever.

It'll take forever to find the job i want (research/market analyst).

production_coordinator · Jul 17, 2006, 03:02 PM

It's easier to get a job when you have a job...

powerbook867 · Jul 17, 2006, 03:53 PM

PC nailed it, as well as the folks mentioning education + experience.

I just popped what I consider my first high paying job a couple of months back. It is a lot more work than my previous position and it involved a relo of the entire fam...but longterm, I believe there is room for growth and I put in 8 years w/ my previous employer working my way through the ranks...

Gamoe · Jul 17, 2006, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by macfantn

i've decided even if i get hired by enterprise to not take it, the pay is too low and the hours are too long for the low pay. Any idea where to find a decent making 40k plus? I'd like something in sales but willing to do anything, i live in nashville, tn

What I find is that it's kind of dangerous driving in those wrapped cars...

milhous · Jul 17, 2006, 06:47 PM

the only advice i can give you is if you can't find what you're looking for in nashville, you need to start looking for jobs elsewhere and once the offer's been made, negotiated, and signed for, you'll have to move. assuming you're not married and don't have any kids, you've got absolutely nothing to lose.

now is the time to be taking chances in advancing your career.

if you have any sort of network at all, use it. also look at the job sites, especially craigslist.

good luck.

nonhuman · Jul 17, 2006, 06:57 PM

The problem isn't finding a good job, it's finding a job that's good for you. My current job is really pretty great by any objective standard. However after nearly two years at it I've decided that it's really just not for me. So Friday will be my last day, and after that I'm going freelance.