# Has anyone ever worked a 100% commission job?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 22, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308 "2003-03-22T06:25:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/41 "2011-09-01T21:00:08Z")

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> [@Mr.Excellent](#):
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> You know what? I don’t have to listen to this.

You certainly don’t, pal.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/42 "2011-09-01T21:12:27Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> You certainly don’t, pal.

Okay - Dopers, this guy is an asshole. And anybody who listens to him is an asshole.

Still quoting the movie. **The Other Waldo Pepper** actually seems a good sort.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/43 "2011-09-01T21:23:21Z")

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> [@Mr.Excellent](#):
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> Still quoting the movie. **The Other Waldo Pepper** actually seems a good sort.

Oh, yeah, I used to be a salesman. It’s a tough racket.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/44 "2011-09-02T14:38:14Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> Oh, yeah, I used to be a salesman. It’s a tough racket.

PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN! Coffee is for closers!

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/45 "2011-09-02T17:07:02Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN! Coffee is for closers!

Are you going to take it? Are you man enough to take it?

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-worked-a-100-commission-job/163308/46 "2011-09-02T23:11:07Z")

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A seriously great scene.

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