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Need your opinion.
Working for Wipro as azure data engineer in Spark, Hive, Azure ADF, ADB etc.
Current CTC: 17.5 LPA
Total YOE: 11 years
Relevant exp in big data: 6 yrs
Relevant exp in Azure: 2+ yrs
Got offer from Atos of 26.4 LPA. Is this a good offer? or Shall I search other job at 30+ LPA?
Getting calls from some product companies like JPMorgan Chase Chubb. How much can I expect from these product companies?
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Tech sales. The risk with sales is that income is super variable though. You could easily swing between making $400k and being laid off the next year.
I sell AWS professional services.
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I’ve done lots of sales comp and org work across the industrials landscape. It’s common for reps to have a base of 90-160 (depending on COL and tenure) and for the top half to make >200k with some clearing 600k (or much more). Most have backgrounds as engineers and may have come from the customer side (eg worked at refinery and now sell into refineries).
I also have friends that made 2-300k in pharmacy sales with no relevant background. most are very attractive. And all but a few are topped out and struggling to maintain their success now that we are approaching 40. 
So... what’s your background? What industries do you know? And there’s probably nothing you can’t learn, but there will be a ramp. 
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He worked for another pharmacy company that Pfizer bought. You usually have to do inside sales then outside sales. Inside is more of your training period and the money isn’t great, which I think was about a year in Chicago, then he went outside and made a lot more.
Challenge with variable comp roles is that there’s so much out of your control....you have to ask at least the following 1) what’s the territory like 2) did the last rep over farm or is the territory vendor locked with another group 2) sales cycle 3) is the product seen as a market leader 4) do you have sales support, sdrs, ops, legit qualified leads, 5) will my execs screw me if I kill if and split my territory. If you want to crush it, get in Hi Tech SaaS that’s on the hockey stick part of their growth, great market fit, good territory / processes / sales accelerator and unlimited upside. Keep in mind SaaS sales execs leave after a 2-3 years bc they over farmed and their off to the next. It’s like being a relief pitcher in the minors - always need to bring your A game. Sales management is a cushier gig after sales. I mean, even market leaders harm each other, I.e., guys at Microsoft or AWS. Find a tech company that offers good stock on top of variable cash comp.
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Having been in this type of role early in my career I agree with everything that’s been said. To be clear you’ll still need to do sales proposals and there’s always the concern around your company’s overall portfolio. Depending on your industry, you may still be “on call” for issues that pop up.
If there is an underlying question of “what are some high comp jobs I can do that reward my effort regardless of others’ performance (eg - decreased bonuses in today’s environment),” you may want to diligence it some more.
Finally, sales can be a grind. You’re always tracking to quarterly numbers and no one likes surprises so you’re providing monthly updates so you’re really on a biweekly cadence for years on end.