Anyone have input about moving from sales to professional services…looking for pros and cons to consider.

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Thank you so much for the insight.

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Absolutely! Not sure what country/continent you’re working because it differs, but I get comped 14% over every deal I do where the directors in the org only get comped over end of year target percentage of the team. Repvue shows an overview for the US.

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