I use to work for apartment complexes and i got a steady hourly wage but two weeks ago i got hired on with a company that does hvac and plumbing and im getting only comission and last week my first week wasnt that hot and it was slow only get 3 calls in one day and only get 3 hours of work for that day...... When it gets really busy is it worth it to get commision or just an hourly wage
whats better getting paid commission or hourly wage
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I use to work for apartment complexes and i got a steady hourly wage but two weeks ago i got hired on with a company that does hvac and plumbing and im getting only comission and last week my first week wasnt that hot and it was slow only get 3 calls in one day and only get 3 hours of work for that day...... When it gets really busy is it worth it to get commision or just an hourly wage
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Hourly wage anytime over commission IMO. I'd rather have that steady flow instead of bursts here and there. It'd make my wife nuts trying to do the budget. 
Yea i just got my paycheck today from last week and my wifes like what...Hourly wage anytime over commission IMO. I'd rather have that steady flow instead of bursts here and there. It'd make my wife nuts trying to do the budget.
You can make more money on commission, but the problem is (Imo) is that it puts stress on you to hit your sales goal, which puts you at a risk of termination do to not hitting your sales quota. That means you are going to try and sell everything under the sun, vs what the client needs.
I get paid hourly and judge on calls backs. My bosses are cool, they don't care how long it takes you, and don't make you rush call to call, or rush the job, proof, company policy states if you get a speeding ticket in their truck your done, pack it up and go home.
When we run in to issues and it needs to be fixed right then and there, all they ask you how long will it take you, and you tell them, they call the client and give them the quote, which takes a lot off of me. Quotes, and customers authorization is all them, so if there is an issue, they deal with it, not me. My bosses take a lot off of us, and are the easiest people to work for.
All they want us to do is quality work, not quantity.
Call backs cost you money, and makes the company look bad.
I get paid hourly and judge on calls backs. My bosses are cool, they don't care how long it takes you, and don't make you rush call to call, or rush the job, proof, company policy states if you get a speeding ticket in their truck your done, pack it up and go home.
When we run in to issues and it needs to be fixed right then and there, all they ask you how long will it take you, and you tell them, they call the client and give them the quote, which takes a lot off of me. Quotes, and customers authorization is all them, so if there is an issue, they deal with it, not me
. My bosses take a lot off of us, and are the easiest people to work for. All they want us to do is quality work, not quantity.
Call backs cost you money, and makes the company look bad.
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If you like shouldering the financial risk of the business for your boss, work on commission. If you expect the boss to keep you busy and support you and your family then hourly is the way to go.
Where I work we get paid hourly. But for a little incentive we get 5% commission on anything we sell. On installs, if we don't have any callbacks in the first 30 days & it passes code, we get 2% commission if we install alone, & 1% if we install w another tech. I really like it. There's 10 techs & we all do service & installs, so we all have a fair shot. Unfortunately tho whenever thiers incentive on selling their gonna be some dishonesty. We def one of those.
Sounds like a good place to work.You can make more money on commission, but the problem is (Imo) is that it puts stress on you to hit your sales goal, which puts you at a risk of termination do to not hitting your sales quota. That means you are going to try and sell everything under the sun, vs what the client needs.
I get paid hourly and judge on calls backs. My bosses are cool, they don't care how long it takes you, and don't make you rush call to call, or rush the job, proof, company policy states if you get a speeding ticket in their truck your done, pack it up and go home.
When we run in to issues and it needs to be fixed right then and there, all they ask you how long will it take you, and you tell them, they call the client and give them the quote, which takes a lot off of me. Quotes, and customers authorization is all them, so if there is an issue, they deal with it, not me
All they want us to do is quality work, not quantity.
Call backs cost you money, and makes the company look bad.
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How could they? What are the laws on making comission on a job?
Your commission pay has to equal at least min labor rate. Plus if you work over time, your commission has to be paid at 1 1/2 times, what you average an hour for 40 hours(or at least at min labor rate). The fed labor board has a math formula to figure all of it out. And your state laws may favor you more yet.
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