A normal topic concerning people who are bored.

[Koko Lion]

you mean making the boss money

[The Sonic God]

Now, why would I want to make my boss money?


I make more money than my boss does, actually.

[Koko Lion]

what? Thats a very nice boss, wanna trade

[Borah]

LoL, Sonic, your boss is either stupid or dumb :P
I don't know how, especially in America, an employee can make more than his boss.

[The Sonic God]

Commission.

My immediate boss has a $35,000 annual salary. Thus, his average pay rate, 40 hours per week, 51 weeks a year will be just under $18 an hour.

My base pay rate is $4 per hour. Eight hours a day is $32 per day. Out of a month of 20 days, that's $640 per month on base pay rate.

My commission is 1.0% on any given product, 10% on service plans, and much higher with compounding vendor spiffs (a vendor spiff is a reward given to me for selling their products within a certain given period of time.) My commission increases 0.1% for each attachment added to the main product (which is a computer, CPU, TV, et cetera), up to 2.0%

Example:

If I sell the following (average sale):

20" iMac 2.4GHz: $1499.99
AppleCare Protection Plan: $169.99
1TB LaCie Hard Disk: $349.99
Mac OS X Leopard, the Missing Manual: $39.99
APC Surge Protector: $29.99
Epson Stylus C120: $99.99
Ink #68B: $14.99
Ink #69M: $12.99
Ink #69C: $12.99
Ink #69Y: $12.99
Navigator paper: $3.99

There are a total of ten attachments, so my commission for each product is now at 2%. LaCie (for example) has told me that they will give me a $50 spiff for each terabyte hard drive that I sell with any system.

So, here's how I would get the commission. Though AppleCare counts as an attachment, I make 10% rather than 2%. Yes, service plans make us more money, but the value to the customer is of the greatest importance. This covers any significant non-accidental damage to the computer in a 3-year period of time.

20" iMac 2.4GHz: $1499.99 x 0.02 = $29.99
AppleCare Protection Plan: $169.99 x 0.1 = $16.99
1TB LaCie Hard Disk: $349.99 x 0.02 + $50 spiff = $56.99
Mac OS X Leopard, the Missing Manual: $39.99 x 0.02 = $0.79
APC Surge Protector: $29.99 x 0.02 = $0.59
Epson Stylus C120: $99.99 x 0.02 = $1.99
Ink #68B: $14.99 x 0.02 = $0.29
Ink #69M: $12.99 x 0.02 = $0.25
Ink #69C: $12.99 x 0.02 = $0.25
Ink #69Y: $12.99 x 0.02 = $0.25
Navigator paper: $3.99 x 0.02 = $0.07

Total commission: 108.45

Note that I make more money on vendor spiffs than I do service plans!

Five customers per day with an average sale like this one will yield $542.25 of commission per day. After 20 days, I made $10,845, if I had sold like this consistently. But... this isn't a perfect world.

A day like that where five customers will buy as much as they did with service plans is extremely unlikely, but the possibility is there. I do about one-tenth of what is actually possible. Some are tight on their budget, some won't buy service plans, some want the machine and nothing else. Sometimes I'll have an entire week pass by with no sales at all.

My average commission per two-week period is between $700-$1000, not including base pay rate.

But if I made even $700 in commission in a two week period, with base pay rate is $12.75 an hour.

The real fun for us comes during Christmas and Black Friday, where we have actually sold that much.

My largest paycheque after taxes was $1200.

[Koko Lion]

Thats pretty sweet, commission is great with a basic, kinda gives you that extra motive. Whats your company called?

My boss gets more commission on what I sell.

So if I sell a 17" Monitor I take 7% and my boss takes 10% for doing skwat.

Guess we in a world where you eat or be eaten.

[Borah]

That's what I love about my company... The only way I make money is helping others make as much money as possible

[venshon]

i don't work for a company, i am a chef (mainly starters and dessarts) at a gastro pub

[Borah]

I'll have a bowl of clam chowder

[venshon]

that will be £20.01

[Koko Lion]

"Gastro Pub", cool

There so many places here that call themselves "Gastro Pubs" but there nowhere near it.

Why not come down here and show them how its done?

[Borah]

that will be £20.01

coming right up

btw... give it to me in USD

[venshon]

"Gastro Pub", cool

There so many places here that call themselves "Gastro Pubs" but there nowhere near it.

Why not come down here and show them how its done?

what make um so far from being a gastro pub?

[Koko Lion]

what make um so far from being a gastro pub?

I've seen overseas "gastropubs" and compared it to here, it just seems the quality standard ain't there. Not sure why?

I always thought a Gastropub traditionally serves descent grub.

[venshon]

gastropubs tend to do descent grub eg. my gastro pub's fav main is venison and dessart is sticky toffee pudding