I was a professional salesman and always and only worked for the money.
I don't want nor need your pity.
I loved the fact that my worth could be measured by performance against an agreed upon goal, my annual quota.
The more I sold, the more I made.
I worked for 17 different corporations, was fired twice and mostly left for what I saw as better opportunities.
Most times I picked winners, not always, but I never regretted my decision and NEVER looked back.
I was very fortunate to sell in the computer industry during it's early growth period, from the late 60s through the early 2000s when there were very little boundaries on commission sales folks and in general, when most high end selling was face to face and not "ZOOM" and remote presentations.
There were years I earned 7 digits, it was enough. No pity for me.
I couldn't do it today, I'd be fired or quit in New York City minute, with all of the political correctness that goes on today.
I certainly wasn’t extending pity to you.
It has been my real world observation that the majority of people to whom money is the sole object are unhappy people.
That is not a blanket statement by any means, especially in the world of people who live and die professionally solely based on the amount of money exchanged in transactions, such as...salesmen.