need some advice for a job change

That kind of raise plus no room for advancement - sounds like a no brainer to me. Take the money and run.

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That kind of raise plus no room for advancement - sounds like a no brainer to me. Take the money and run.

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Yeah. 30-40k to do the exact same thing you're doing now? Weird or not, I'd be all over that.

Just make sure that you did not sign any type of non compete clause when you were hired on to your present job.

That is too large a wage difference to turn down if you will be doing the same job. If you are like other account managers, you probably have a great relationship with your customers and you would not be leaving them.

Yeah but I've spent 7 years selling against their product. You think my accounts would understand if I flipped?


I make 55k plus up to 23 bonus<been averaging 10k per year)

He said my pay would be 75k base plus uncapped commission. Average is 100k


My territory should be a little bigger but only one overnight per month.

Sales reps who flip vastly overestimate their ability to pull accounts with them. Some will go with u sure, but lots more will seek the least risky move , usually staying loyal to the current company.Make sure your new employer isn't just interested in your short-term ability to flip only these accounts. What about new account growth, etc....

Here's a flip side.

Depending upon your role with the client, they may be "buying" you as well. If there is a customer service/relationship component, or if the sales process require a lot of know how, customization, or involvement, I never think of that person as just a "salesman". They are a partner in the process to getting what I need.

I've been on both sides of the fence, and unless you're scooping ice cream or serving fries, a good sales person does a lot more than sell a product.

If the products are of similar quality, and are backed after the sale by good support, you have nothing to hide or be uncomfortable about. Just tell people the move was good for you at this time in your career, and you feel good about their products.

Case in point. I buy a particular brand of car. The lease deals, turn in, and new acquisition can have a lot of play that are greatly aided by a sales person who knows the ropes and advocates aggressively. If they suddenly switched to the other major comparable make, there is a good chance I'd probably end up in that brand. I've literally never had a car salesperson work so hard for me, and I've bought a lot of cars. This person even buys my kids birthday presents. You think I would turn around and say, "oh, you must have been lying to me all these years." Some might I guess, but the right sales person becomes part of the product.

I think you have this thread mixed up with another on the board about cars.

What % of total comp is the 30-40K ?

Are these customers married to you or your current employer ? Would they or could they
do anything unusal to block these customers from
your new employer ?

What industry ? How stable ?