onal sales are the answer. Currently, I am tracking twenty jobs in progress and about three million in presented quotations that are in one phase or another in their progression to become sales. Which of course means, money in my pocket. I have a salary of around $50K in addition to commissions that range between 4% to 12% of the equipment sold. The company offers health, dental and life insurance at a reduced rate. Simplex offers tuition assistance, expenses, car allowance, EAP, 401K, retirement programs, and a good working environment.I again find myself in the position of being promised with the carrot of a management position. This career I can see lasting between an additional 6-8 months waiting for their promise to fulfill itself. If not, I am sure that I will again look for another career. For another company within my industry or one outside that will utilize my leadership, training and organizational skills to help increase their market share and bottom line.Of course, my only requirement from them is a good compensation package.The Readers Digest version of my careers in only a few pages. The final chapter is not written yet and is still to come. Check for it in your grocery stores. I enjoy helping people, training them to realize their dreams and successes. However, there is a price for this knowledge. Paid to support my family in a life style that they feel is comfortable. I guess that as I have gotten older, my need for speed, excitement, and adventure as a driving force within my career has been replaced. My outside driving force is my family, my need to help them survive. My career rewards themselves spent on my family’s education, marriages, and for my own retirement with my spouse. Am I happy with my own life and with the career paths I have been fortunate to see and succeed with? Yes! Would I do anything differently? Yes! If I did, would I be blessed with the wife and children that I presently ...
