M_Donahue

Since I'm running out of time here ... here is another from board favorite CNN from yesterday ...

Nevada:
Trump vs. Biden
CNN
Biden 46, Trump 45

Biden +1

Trump Head to Head vs Biden

See down the page...

Trump 48% Biden 49%
DeSantis 49% Biden 47%
Haley 49% Biden 45%

But the headline is:

"Fox News Poll: Support for Haley doubles in GOP primary, she tops Biden by four"

The morning crowd should have fun with this one. LOL

In this world, decentralization is a good idea. We don't need all three branches in DC.

... on a side note - to you and Caddy... the Supper Club has gone to crap. Very little participation. Threads locked daily with no consistency. I'll hand around there until the football season is over ... I'm about to be kicked off this board again and it is not worth creating a new email to post here. Hope the two of you have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas and maybe we'll end back up on another board later.

The ole SPIFFS lists... loved them. But, yes, you did need to check them.

For those that have eaten at the Sunset Terrace when it was cool / cold... what is that like? Is the Vue a decent alternative if it is cold?

Thanks for the responses. Very helpful.

LOL

jbdawgs03 ... did enjoy the back and forth re the polls. What are you going to do if Youngkin enters the race? That would be about five weeks from now if it happens. His best option is to run as an Independent. Then the polls would get interesting.

On a positive note

A dozen CEOs back Bill Ackman’s call to not hire Harvard students who blamed Israel for Hamas attack

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan demands UPenn leaders resign

If you shared the industry, might get better info.

Also, do you have a two income family? It can make a difference on the stress level. Is it a big ticket item where you either hit it big or ... not? At quota, how much will I make? What percentage of the sales reps make quota?

When in sales (years), had decent base salaries and the commission plans varied a lot. Got up to 25% after hitting 125% of quota with one plan (racked up but the company misled me in the hire process - HINT - and I left). Had as low as 0 on first certain % - worst plan and was a joke and they changed it because it was a joke). Most common was 3 to 6% with large bonuses after reaching 100%.

Agree - ask to speak to two or three reps, then try to talk to someone else not at the company, but in the same industry.

Ask them about turnover at their company and make them be specific. Why is the last rep gone? Most of the time, territory matters - sometimes BIGLY. You want to know what percentage will be from new business vs existing customers. Got one territory with new Co and had zero customers for main product. Six of us were hired at same time and I was the only one to survived the first year. It can be brutal.

Comp plans can really vary ... I remember one where part of the sales mgt comp was based on improvement in profit - even if it was a loss (laughed all the way to the bank on that one).

In short, ask a lot of questions and don't feel like you can't.

He could help get spending under control.

Have been underwhelmed by Atlanta Restaurants over the years - for it's size (B'ham has more top offerings than Atlanta IMO). But, have not traveled ATL as much in recent years. One place that was recommended a couple of years back that did live up to expectations was Miller Union, not too far from GA Tech.