I'm currently working as an Inside Sales Representative. I'm earning 2,000 which is enough to survive, enjoy a little, and save some. I'm living with my parents currently so I don't have to worry about rent and food is on the table when I get home.
I learned a few months in that my colleague who is younger than me is making 2,500 which is great for her, I'm not hating, but it made me think that I asked for too little. During the interview I said that I don't mind taking a pay cut if it meant I could improve my sales skill and earn a commission later on in my career path. I made my bed and I was okay sleeping in it. But I soon learned that this company does not have a commision for sales which has taken the motivation out of me.
Despite that, I kept calling. Sidenote, I did freelance copywriting before this but it did not earn me as much as I earn now. Feeling stuck was kind of the reason I looked for a job. So on my second month, I had a client call for my service. During that month I worked in the day and did copywriting at night. I also landed a tenant(my friend) for one of my mother's apartment. I was very happy that I had all this income streams coming in. It made me feel like I made progress. It was a lot of pressure and I got by with a little help from my family and girlfriend, but it was worth it.
I feel like I've learned quite a lot from the job even though I've only been working for a few months. I've learned:
- To not fear rejection from cold calling and how to persuade
- To grind. I'm quite introverted so I needed to really push myself to get out of my comfort zone.
- To not be so sensitive. Doing lead generation and customer service, I'm faced with all kinds of people and I have to be calm and collected.
- That I hate working in an office. I feel like I have a contempt for the slowlane path which really motivates me to keep taking action
Now, things have slowed down a little. I feel like I'm not making the progress I want. I want to leave the job but I'm faced with two options:
- Get another job. I'm confident I can get around 2,500- 2,700 which is the entry level basic for an office job in my country. I can either get into commissioned sales or copywriting. Both have their benefits, but I feel like working as a copywriter would give me the experience to get into freelancing later on.
- Go into freelancing immediately. I've been freelancing for a few years but I've only earned 1,600 max on a good month. But this was when I was action faking a lot and had a lot of fear. I feel like I have a better work ethic now. I'm certain that if I get into freelancing now I can hit the 2,500 mark in a few months.
I'm leaning towards freelancing but I want to hear some of your opinions first.
Thanks
I learned a few months in that my colleague who is younger than me is making 2,500 which is great for her, I'm not hating, but it made me think that I asked for too little. During the interview I said that I don't mind taking a pay cut if it meant I could improve my sales skill and earn a commission later on in my career path. I made my bed and I was okay sleeping in it. But I soon learned that this company does not have a commision for sales which has taken the motivation out of me.
Despite that, I kept calling. Sidenote, I did freelance copywriting before this but it did not earn me as much as I earn now. Feeling stuck was kind of the reason I looked for a job. So on my second month, I had a client call for my service. During that month I worked in the day and did copywriting at night. I also landed a tenant(my friend) for one of my mother's apartment. I was very happy that I had all this income streams coming in. It made me feel like I made progress. It was a lot of pressure and I got by with a little help from my family and girlfriend, but it was worth it.
I feel like I've learned quite a lot from the job even though I've only been working for a few months. I've learned:
- To not fear rejection from cold calling and how to persuade
- To grind. I'm quite introverted so I needed to really push myself to get out of my comfort zone.
- To not be so sensitive. Doing lead generation and customer service, I'm faced with all kinds of people and I have to be calm and collected.
- That I hate working in an office. I feel like I have a contempt for the slowlane path which really motivates me to keep taking action
Now, things have slowed down a little. I feel like I'm not making the progress I want. I want to leave the job but I'm faced with two options:
- Get another job. I'm confident I can get around 2,500- 2,700 which is the entry level basic for an office job in my country. I can either get into commissioned sales or copywriting. Both have their benefits, but I feel like working as a copywriter would give me the experience to get into freelancing later on.
- Go into freelancing immediately. I've been freelancing for a few years but I've only earned 1,600 max on a good month. But this was when I was action faking a lot and had a lot of fear. I feel like I have a better work ethic now. I'm certain that if I get into freelancing now I can hit the 2,500 mark in a few months.
I'm leaning towards freelancing but I want to hear some of your opinions first.
Thanks
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