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Re:Ask HN: Why do engineers hate salespeople? by agcat on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:35PM (#45595942)
Yeah the downside is huge. I hope there was a way to reward engineering teams too for sales commission.. have you come across any company that doso?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do engineers hate salespeople? by jqpabc123 on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @02:03PM (#45596317)
No, I have never seen engineering get sales commissions.

I have seen sales people get *recurring* commissions --- where they get a piece of every future sale to a particular client. Even if they have no involvement in the purchase. In extreme cases, they make good money doing nothing.

Engineers never get paid for doing nothing --- because they are not members of the ruling class.

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