I can tell you that the higher ups in the company do not care whether employees are happy with the new commission structure.

I recently had a conversation with my ASM (Area Sales Manager) about employee commissions (I am a Sales Manager and not commission based but bonus based. The conversation went like this,

ASM: I don't care if they like the commission plans, I want to make sure they understand them.

Me: They understand them, and that is why they don't like them.

ASM: I know its tough, but its not a reduction in pay if you really look at it, and they should be happy to have jobs in this economy.


These conversations are so that the higher ups get to know who is unhappy with the comp plans, and then those people get a microscope on them so every little thing they do is a coaching, etc until we can move them out. It's crazy.