Moving from hourly pay to commission or flat rate
Switching from a steady hourly wage to a commission-only or flat-rate compensation structure creates uncertainty because people with hourly backgrounds have no prior experience with these systems. Without knowing what to expect from the new pay structure, workers are left wondering how it will actually look compared to what they are used to.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Staying on hourly pay until ready to slow down career-wise.
- 2Using the job temporarily to gain experience before finding a better paying position
- 3Switching to independent shops with straight time or higher flat rate pay
- 4Moving to related fields like material handling or heavy equipment repair
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Possibly getting hired at a new company and they only do commission, i’ve never had experience in this and wondering what people think and have experienced in this compared to hourly.”source ↗
“Got hired at Firestone at 19 an hour flat rate they don’t do hourly at this shop anybody worked for Firestone and can give me the run down on what it will be like? I’ve never went flat rate before either I was just a regular tech doing oil and other basic maintenance. Would appreciate any feedback on how it will look for me there thanks”source ↗