A question about a salary for a bathroom designer?
< strong>Question by Bry: A question about a salary for a bathroom designer?
I recently graduated with a residential space planning & design associate’s degree.
The job I landed is a “Bathroom Designer.” My responsibilities are, when the client comes in, to get a feel for their wants & needs in the new space. After this preliminary discussion/consultation, I go to their home and do measurements. I then come back to the office and put together an entire design for them…I draft a floor plan in AutoCAD, then print out the specs for all of my plumbing selections, paint selections, countertops, cabinetry, lighting, tile etc. Sometimes I even do rendered drawings of the space for the clients to visualize. Once everything is together, I meet with the clients again and present the design to them and also the pricing (so I do budgeting, technically, too.) We do this until the design is perfect for them (sometimes my first presentation hits the nail on the head, sometimes there are minor changes requested.) Once they are ready, we sign a contract and I schedule them with our contractor and tile installer for their project to begin. I fill out purchase orders for all of their materials and submit them to be ordered. Once construction starts, I spend a few hours each day on the job just overseeing everything and making sure everything is being installed how we wanted.
My boss has told me repeatedly that I am the best designer they have had so far. I have sold 4 bathrooms (large budget, $ 25,000+) in the 3 months I have been there.
However, I am at $ 10 an hour. I was promised a commission plan also, and that has not been put into effect yet. When I confronted him about it, he made me do some sort of math equation so that I know how much it costs them to employ me and what fees I am helping cover when I sell things, to keep the business running.
I am getting very frustrated. I feel like I am worth way more than $ 10/hour. Am I being taken advantage of? Should I confront my boss again? I am grateful to have a job, but $ 10/hour hardly supports my family of 4!! My husband earns a decent wage but he will be going part time soon so that he can finish his degree in elementary ed (he has to begin student teaching soon).
Wanted to add, I was promised a commission plan during my initial interview.
Best answer:
Answer by ace12852001@yahoo.com
ok, doing your interview, was the a condition that was to be met to start the commission? ( say a sales amount, profit amount or a time frame) You may have to quit to get your bosses attention. How much experience doing bath rooms do you have or has this been a learning process?
How are you suppose to be paid, a base + comm, a draw against comm, or straight comm? How was your commission going to be based on, gross sales? gross profits? What is the policy if the customer holds back or does not pay?
It sounds like he is trying to make up a short falls within the company and you are helping him make this up quickly. This may be your first fission in being a commission sales person, if it’s not in writing CLEARLY with examples you will loose every time, you are never going to get paid more then what your suppose too.
Good luck with this company and your career, it is a great one
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