u/HarleeWrites

I work in medical delivery/service and have a background in emergency services. Also have an unrelated bachelor's and OSHA 30 cert I haven't been able to do anything with.

My company introduced an incentive for converting customers to our pharmacy. I ended up being the highest achiever in my region. This put me under a little monthly Zoom spotlight, and certain cooworkers like my manager and local sales rep recommended I go into sales. I've learned that I really like incentives and it makes me feel like I'd love having commission.

That along with my frustrations working in service really makes me want to make the jump. The crazy overtime, being on call, and dealing with dogs all the time is just getting to me, and I can barely make plans for shit because of this schedule. I just want to be able to go to work early, get my shit done, and then be able to get off to my personal time before the evening. Driving a van around to tickets put on me a minute before 5 is not it.

I've started looking at random sales positions both within my company and locally. They span from bathtubs to roofing, health insurance, and so on. I'm not sure which are bad, but I'm guessing commission only positions are a trap. I'm also only considering things that I would actually want to buy since I've heard sales success is only as good as your product.

What kind of positions would you recommend I apply for? What should I avoid at all cost?