Still trying to figure this out

Hubby has had two interviews this week and both are very interested in him.

Company 1, his first choice, called him yesterday and offered him a position. The pay will be salary, not commission. It would be so nice to know exactly what we would be getting every month instead of having to wonder and worry if there were enough sales to have a decent check every month. The downside is that, what you get is what you get. No chance to make more. They will give him a company credit card to cover expenses. We wont have much in the way of tax deductions next year but we also wont be having to put out money every time Hubby needs to fill up the gas tank or the fax machine needs new toner. He will get to keep his same territory and all of his stores that he has now. This company seems like a better fit for both Hubby and his customers. They will call him by Wednesday with a salary amount.

Company 2 is a much larger company. They haven't actually offered him a position yet. Hubby said the interview went well but he was uncomfortable with some of what they asked him. They wanted him to give them the names of all his accounts and how much he did in sales with each one. We had been under the impression that they had all that information already but they only had some of the bigger stores. They wanted Hubby to name names. That is information they would get AFTER they hired him, not before. They put the pressure on him to lay it all on the table and that just did not sit well with him. This is the company that came to California about five years ago and tried to hire Hubby then. He didn't trust them then and his opinion hasn't changed much after his interview. A lot of his customers have dealt with them in the last five years and there wasn't a lot of good feed back. They are offering the same commission amount Hubby is making now but he would lose three of his biggest accounts because there is already a salesman calling on those stores. We would also still have to pay for all our own expenses. I don't think we could manage on the same commission, losing his three biggest accounts. The only up side would be that for the first year, he would be salary and they have asked him to name an amount he would need. This company wants Hubby but more than that, they want his stores.

He has also received offers from five other companies that he didn't even send resumes to. As vendors he has done business with over the years heard what was going on, they started calling him, offering him positions. Other vendors have called to see how he is doing, where he thinks he might be going. I guess it really does pay to be number one in situations like this. People know who he is and know what he can do. He has also made a lot of money for vendors by pushing their programs. If they cant get him to come on board with them, they at least want him to go with a company where they can still do business together. He was feeling pretty down last week but after all the calls he has been getting, he feels a lot better.

He is going to call Company 2 this afternoon to give them a dollar amount for what he would need as his salary and its going to be high. I just hope that Company 1 will come in close. Its not all about the money but we do need a certain amount just to survive. I asked him what he would do if Company 2 said yes to what he wanted as a salary and Company 1 didn't even come close. He said he didn't know.

The only thing we really know for sure is that he is going to come out of this with a job and we can only be thankful for that fact.