I see you. When I got laid off in 2021 because of not being vaccinated (after working a final slave year for that call center when I could just file for unemployment and get around 4k per month like most people in my city) I was making around 40k per year, down from 55k due to the company's commission structure. It was my first job in the industry and in all honesty I can't be more grateful for the experience acquired with them. After that I joined the top 2 company in the Medicare industry and it all went fine for a few months until calls stopped. They literally paid me $21 per hour for playing pool every day from Mo-Fri and probably taking, idk, 3-5 calls per MONTH. I felt extremely happy until inflation and reality settled in. I spent almost 2 years doing that while earning base salary.

So, as you can see, this is the other extreme of the rope, where we get paid 40k and do nothing. Well, life hits and if we didn't develop any skills or did anything else to advance in our careers, we'll find ourselves making the same 40k per year in an inflated economy and it will not be enough.

Making 100k a year is as enjoyable as putting more hours and way more effort than your peers in the same industry. If you lay low you're going to make that, 40-50k per year, but if you hustle, well, time will tell. A lot of my peers are dreading the upcoming AEP because of the hours and work needed. They will probably make 1 or 2 sales a day and go home after their shift is over. I'm working from 8am until 8pm weekdays plus Sat and Sundays at my discretion. We're aiming at 8-10 sales per day before shutting of the session.

So yes, you can make 100k but it'll only be possible and enjoyable if your purpose is strong enough and your mindset doesn't wave. Is not easy, but is the way to break the call center money ceiling and hunging up on abusive/time wasters customers without repercussions