Is it normal for big companies to issue offer letters without the quotas, and the commission % payout fully detailed?
This a public traded company, and I find it so odd that important details like these are missing.

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I would say yes. I have never had an offer letter detail the quota or commission. Typically you are told that in the interview process...if you asked.

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They were dancing around this question every time I asked… so strange.

My letter did include my commission % (important to have that in writing!) but it did not include my sales quota. I can't speak to your situation, but in my case I was joining a very new team that was expanding the west coast accounts. As such, once I was assigned my accounts and built a little rapport with them the company had me set my own goal (which I love!) and then management reviewed it for approval.

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Yes..LOL! I accepted an offer without these details 10 months ago for a large public traded company. NEVER AGAIN!!!! I hate it now. Understanding the goals is like rewiring a’57 Chevy

Ugh, I’m sorry it didn’t play out for you!
I’m a little worried that they haven’t been transparent with it. In the end, we all have to run our numbers, I find it so strange that they don’t Just tell you outright. If quotas are ridiculously high, or commission % is ridiculously low - IT MATTERS. 🤦‍♀️

I would ask what the quota is, your total OTE, and what percentage of reps are hitting their quota.

Yep. 15K MRR.
Is 65% sort of the norm in SaaS?

Yes. They do it allll the time.

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