How would you guys approach this one?

[Iamzod]

Back in very late 2021 the company I work for was purchased by a larger group, i've gone from working for a 7 man company to one with a few hundred staff.

My role was effectively sales based, I dealt with contract renewals & retentions officially although it turned into more of an account management sort of role after a few years as I gained too much knowledge & built a relationship with some of the larger clients.

Pay was pretty naff at the small company but conditions & environment excellent so stuck it out as I didn't even need to commute, it was walking distance & then Covid hit & it became home based where I remain to this day.

When we got purchased I got a £3k pay rise and a drastic commission restructure which made much more of a difference than the basic rise as it went from possibly being 25% of my basic salary to 200% of it in a good month & then 6 months later got another £8k on top as I was asked to concentrate on our bigger clients only so my role & title changed, i've done pretty well at that since & earned a pretty decent pay over the last 18 months.

However, there were two of us drafted into this role when it was created, the other guy recently left & this afternoon I've come across an advert for what looks like his replacement with a salary bracket £10 - £15k more than i'm on, it's been pulled since but I called the recruitment company earlier pretending to be someone else & they confirmed the numbers saying it'll be back up soon, ex-colleague wasn't on that either as i've still got his details so asked him this afternoon.

Is this a recruiter just trying to attract someone or am I being played, what to do?

 

[Iamzod]

Well, i decided to fire an e-mail at the CCO and my line manager earlier simply asking how I apply for this position as I think i'm a better fit than any external or internal candidate.

Nobody replied, but we have a weekly meeting so i'll be asking questions then.

 

[Iamzod]

Frankly I wouldnt of bothered and gone looking for a new job, they wont ever have your respect or trust again so why bother?
Like you said, its a completely different company and management compared to what it was before.

Here lies the problem & this is why i'm conflicted, on a decent month I can bring in more than someone earning £100k p/a, that's hard to turn away from.

Will I get that in this role elsewhere? Maybe, but I do recognise that the commission structure is currently excellent.

However, why should a newbie get an extra £15k for doing bugger all?

I'm getting the commission because i've bloody earned it over 7 years of making customers think i'm the best thing since sliced bread, why should some nutface from elsewhere earn more before they pick up the phone simply because they are new?

 

[Iamzod]

Are you certain the commission package is the same as you are on? If you are getting up to 200% commission then you might be better off with lower basic and higher commission. I mean what if they call your bluff and see is as an opportunity to restructure your package again (£10k salary uplift but reduced OTE)?

It'll be the same yes, it's all changing shortly anyway so we'll of course have to see what that looks like.

I've only been getting that sort of number on the odd occasion, normally my commission roughly matches salary but every now & again something good pops up & I take some nice numbers home.