Working on commission turns some salespeople into cutthroat, greedy liars who only care about pushing product and increasing their salary, which typically ends up biting them in the butt in the end.
8/30. I once asked a car salesman if the car I just test drove came with a warranty. He picked up the phone on his desk, pushed some buttons and said, "Hey, does that one come with a warranty? OK, cool, thanks." He then hung up, turned to me and said "Yeah, it comes with a warranty." His phone was unplugged.
The former salespeople I know who couldn't "get with the program" said they went home feeling dirty every day, and quit because their integrity was worth more than their salary.
6/30. Not me, but my mom. One morning when I was still sleeping, her iPhone updated and was on the 'Hello' screen. She doesn't know much about technology, so she thought it was broken and brought it to the AT&T store. They told her it WAS broken and convinced her to get a new phone and start a new contract.
When I found out, I was pissed. I turned her phone on and it worked! We went back up there and I spoke to the manager and told him what happened... He said we'd have to pay a restocking fee. He didn't care at all and chalked it up to being just a misunderstanding. We ended up filing a complaint with corporate to get it refunded.
It's not always easy to tell when a salesperson is full of crap, but when the guy at the game store starts talking about the US government cracking down on games you know he's bananas.
25/30. Several years ago, I went to Gamestop to buy a DS game (Mario vs Donkey Kong 2, if you're wondering) and while he's in the process of ringing me up, he starts the whole "Would you like to preorder so-and-so (I can't remember what game it was)?" pitch.
I tell him no thanks, and I'd just like my game and I'll be on my way.
But then he says something absolutely ridiculous.
"Well, I'm sure you're going to want that game, since it's the hottest new title coming out this year, and you'll definitely want to preorder it! See, the US government is cracking down on video games and starting in a few weeks, if you don't preorder your games, you won't be able to buy them because we won't be allowed to sell them off the shelves!"
I laughed at him and walked out.