hey you guys! so i received the offer from Twitter for a SDR position 55,000 base salary, $5,000 sign on bonus it’s not commission based like other SDR jobs are which is a little weird for me. I feel like them being a big tech company, there could have been more but they rejected my counteroffer of 60K base. What is your guys take on this? Just want to hear different perspectives as this is my first job in tech!

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55k base + 5K sign-on bonus with no commission isn't worth it imo😅

I would aim for opportunities that are at least 55K base + 20K-30K commission structure.

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Your first professional job- yes. Take it.

So an SDR position is an entry level position, for people with little to no sales experience and very rarely, any commission.

To spar over $5K to have a major name brand employer on your resume seems foolish, unless you really, really need that money. What about 401K matching? Benefits? Could those costs or additional monies offset the $5K?

If I were in your position, wanting to get into Tech sales without any previous experience, I'd accept the position (if its a really good fit), know up front the job is going to suck but it's a stepping stone and crush your number every quarter. Build your network at Twitter, do more than asked, have a positive attitude, be coachable, so when you are ready for promotion or progression, you'd be a likely & natural candidate. The next position, in theory, would give you more money and room for commission.

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i might have another offer paying more which also offers commisson but then im thinking since this is my first job in tech, should I stick with it as it would be good to have a big company like Twitter on my resume???

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Oh okay gotcha!! Okay welll still thankyou so much for sharing your perspective!! :)

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I can’t speak to the role or offer, but I’ve been really impressed with the company culture so far (joined earlier this year). Fantastic big tech benefits, holidays + monthly days of rest, work from where you want stance, and async first approach have been awesome.

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I can also confirm Twitter is awesome!! While it might not pay a lot, there are great perks that help (free food, gym reimbursement, etc) and it gets your foot in the door. Twitter is great at helping employees branch out into other roles at the company. Also if you can work your way into a client partner role after you get some sales experience, that role makes a a lot

Sounds a bit low for a HCOL and Twitter. However, I know SDR roles don't pay super well. Its a risk, but you could take the role and you will hopefully work your way up to AE and make double that.

yeh they mentioned it was due to the reason that they want to encourage SDRs to wanna move their way up so they don’t make it commission based!

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