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Just wondering what anyone thought about this, would someone hire you if you could give them 10%-20% of your total gross each year for the next lets say 5 years? Therefore, you have an in because the person who is hiring you will get a return on investment for merely making a recommendation.

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TheTruth916Just wondering what anyone thought about this, would someone hire you if you could give them 10%-20% of your total gross each year for the next lets say 5 years? Therefore, you have an in because the person who is hiring you will get a return on investment for merely making a recommendation.
I'd do it. Payable AFTER I GET MINE, of course.

For real though, I would do it.

Get busy living
 
TheTruth916Just wondering what anyone thought about this, would someone hire you if you could give them 10%-20% of your total gross each year for the next lets say 5 years? Therefore, you have an in because the person who is hiring you will get a return on investment for merely making a recommendation.
I'd do it. Payable AFTER I GET MINE, of course.

For real though, I would do it.

Get busy living
 

Head-hunting in reverse? Well I think many people would do it. 80% of an income vs. the likelihood of no "good" job (why else would you if that isn't the likelihood?) Good luck finding someone to make that arrangement though. They would be disgraced among their peers since the obvious conclusion is hiring bad applicants.

 
imnottheonlyonethe obvious conclusion is hiring bad applicants.
...not necessarily. Hiring the one who is more ambitious to the point that they will give someone a cut of the action is standard fare in many industries. In an industry that is so fucked up that it had to be taken over by the government because they couldn't manage their shit, why would this shock you?
Get busy living
 

I would do it if I had the opportunity, but it definitely could come back to bite you. First, you have to pay taxes on the money you transfer to the benefactor....so it might be a bit more transparent than you had previously thought. If either party let that slip to the wrong person, you both would likely be ousted by the firm. That could bring many more negatives into the picture.

Like I said initially, I'd do it if I had the chance....providing I put a high value on the opportunity.

"I'm short your house"
 
W.BeachI would do it if I had the opportunity, but it definitely could come back to bite you. First, you have to pay taxes on the money you transfer to the benefactor....so it might be a bit more transparent than you had previously thought. If either party let that slip to the wrong person, you both would likely be ousted by the firm. That could bring many more negatives into the picture.

Like I said initially, I'd do it if I had the chance....providing I put a high value on the opportunity.

I'd pay cash out of every paycheck. This way he doesn't pay taxes on it, and can slowly launder it.

 

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