 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
Magnate
Member Since Jan 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,456
11 86 hugs
given 
|
Sep 21, 2020 at 01:40 PM
#1
For a commission job? They pay for my training and licensing. But it's up to me to get clients. It's a great opportunity, but I'm not sure it's right for me. I'm very tempted but I've failed at commission jobs before.
__________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P.  Daughter: 20  Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs. |
|
 Reply With Quote
|
 Skeezyks, Travelinglady, Yaowen
|
 Travelinglady
|
|
Disreputable Old Troll
Member Since Oct 2015
Location: The Star of the North
Posts: 32,762
(SuperPoster!)
8 17.4k hugs
given
|
Sep 21, 2020 at 04:32 PM
#2
Losing disability benefits is a big deal. Personally I wouldn't chance it for a straight commission job. On the other hand, I presume you can work & earn up to a certain amount of money without jeopardizing your benefits? So perhaps you could try it &, as long as you don't earn too much, you'll be okay? But these sorts of things can be tricky. Personally, before you would decide to accept the job, I would think it would be best to consult the officials with the agency your benefits come from (Social Security?) and perhaps also an attorney who specializes in handling cases related to the type of benefits you have. Perhaps other PC members may be more knowledgeable than I am on this subject. But from my perspective I think it would be important to have your ducks in a row, so to speak, before moving forward especially since you mentioned you've failed at straight commission jobs in the past. Good luck with this though. If it could work for you it might be a door to a whole new beginning!
  
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
| Breaking Dawn
|
|
Breaking Dawn
|
|
Magnate
Member Since Jan 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,456
11 86 hugs
given
|
Sep 22, 2020 at 08:56 AM
#3
Never have they paid for my training in the past, that alone is a great opportunity. I have mild success but usually ran out of money. They train with you for 6 months. They offer a base plus commission. I'm more interested in the straight commission. Cause if i fail i don't lose disability. The other way I'd lose disability right away. Just wracking my brain. See my psychiatrist thursday will talk to him.
__________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P. Daughter: 20 Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Member
Member Since Mar 2020
Location: Michigan
Posts: 126
4 1 hugs
given |
Sep 22, 2020 at 08:57 AM
#4
I wouldn't rush to give up disability. Sales jobs are hard and not consistent, and there's a chance that you could hate it. I'd keep the disability in place and see how things work out. If you find that you're bringing in a lot of income and it would impact your disability you could stop there. It's always a delicate balance, though, because you have to weigh the pros and cons of leaving disability with the ability to work and be independent.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Legendary Wise Elder
Member Since Sep 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 47,969
(SuperPoster!)
13 22.9k hugs
given
|
Sep 22, 2020 at 04:41 PM
#5
I'd be really slow about it. It sounds iffy to me. Can you work part-time to see if you are good at it?
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Threadtastic Postaholic
Member Since Dec 2018
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 6,006
(SuperPoster!)
5 192 hugs
given
|
Sep 22, 2020 at 11:28 PM
#6
If the country went into lockdown again would this commission job still be open?
__________________ "I carried a watermelon?" President of the no F's given society. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Legendary Wise Elder
Member Since Dec 2014
Location: US
Posts: 22,362
(SuperPoster!)
9 1,277 hugs
given
|
Sep 23, 2020 at 04:57 PM
#7
Heck no.
I commend people for getting a job part time while on disability or going into work full time and getting off disability BUT only for full time stable reliable long term livable wages. Not for this craziness. 6 months training? Bad idea. Sounds like a scam. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Crone
Member Since May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 71,267
(SuperPoster!)
13 53.6k hugs
given
|
Sep 23, 2020 at 05:47 PM
#8
I thought you had accepted a different job a few Monaco where they train you to become a radiologist? What happened to that? This one sounds scary.depending on commissions in a COVID world, no way.
__________________ Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Magnate
Member Since Jan 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,456
11 86 hugs
given
|
Sep 23, 2020 at 08:44 PM
#9
They offered that job to another person. Recruited me than decided against me.
__________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P. Daughter: 20 Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
| Nammu, Travelinglady
|
|
Crone
Member Since May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 71,267
(SuperPoster!)
13 53.6k hugs
given
|
Sep 23, 2020 at 09:12 PM
#10
I’m sorry.
__________________ Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Legendary Wise Elder
Member Since Dec 2014
Location: US
Posts: 22,362
(SuperPoster!)
9 1,277 hugs
given
|
Sep 23, 2020 at 10:48 PM
#11
Quote:
|
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Aviza, Travelinglady
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
