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Have you heard of Kirby, I hadn't until three weeks ago when I applied with a shady company named Proscouts Inc. They offered me a marketing job with a guaranteed base pay of $2100 USD a month and a chance to own my own business. Needless to say I took the job and found out I wasn't doing an average job. For the first three days they corralled us into a small room where they demonstrated the inefficiencies of the average vacuum and then how great the Kirby was. I was sold on the vacuum but was the job going to be successful. Everything seemed great but how did I get others to buy a vacuum that cost $1899 USD no matter how good it worked. I showed up for a couple more days of "thrilling" training. We sang multiple songs about the Kirby based on popular tunes and danced around to rap music, they were obviously trying to lower their turnover rate. I was one of eight in my training group. Three days into the job after the training we all loaded into a Chevy suburban with Kirby vacuum cleaners to go knock on doors, I was the only one lucky enough to come back for the job. I was skeptical because they told us we didn't have to sell the Kirby just do the demonstration, sales meant commissions but the base was always there. I got into two houses that day and did my demonstrations and sold the Kirbys around $1800 USD. Off each sale thats $600 USD in my paycheck. Since then I have been averaging about $800 USD a day and I only show up to work half the time. Whats great is I'm not even responsible for closing my own sale. My job is to sell them on the product and call the manager. Once the manager arrives I sit back and watch the magic of my paycheck in the making. For all of you in sales you know that the price is the hardest part. People can love a product but if the price isn't right they won't buy. Our managers are like over glorified legalized con men so I love calling them to close. I wish I would have found this a long time ago. If you are interested just find your local Kirby dealer and apply. Push through all the BS and take it as it comes. It paid off for me no college degree required, not even a high school diploma!

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