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Yelp: So here's how it's going to play out. We'll start you on $2k/month base, and then after 3 months your target bonuses kick in.

You: OK, what could those be?

Yelp: Well, if you work hard, you could be looking at 25% of sales you book, and we'd be expecting you to be doing $15k-$30k of sales a month, so let's take the lower end of that, and assume an additional $45k a year bringing you up to near $70k/year. Whilst you're here you're gaining great experience at a great company

You: Well, currently my life is utter crap and this seems like a good way to provide for my kid given I can't afford to go to school, so, OK...

Now can't you see how this might play out?



> So here's how it's going to play out. We'll start you on $2k/month base, and then after 3 months your target bonuses kick in

Hoodwink enough people and fire them before those 3 months are up, and you've got a sustainable business model there.


theyre actually still probably net negative - it costs money to train someone


More than paying the commissions for the salea that are finalized during the 'probation period'? The parents statement seems to be spot-on for Yelp's business standards track record.


The person training them can probably be out making deals 10x as big for instance




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