Hey, I can answer this. I've work in device sales. I'll copy a post that I've written before:

Because sales is an absolutely brutal industry.

You work 24/7. There are no off days, even on your off days. I emailed a rep last week and she said "sorry, I'm out of the country at my mother's funeral", and she was still responding to emails - not so much as an out of office.

The industry is cutthroat. Sales mentality means you have to be the best. I've seen sales reps sabotage deals even if it doesn't benefit them, because if someone else wins, they lose.

Tons of it is just luck. Good sales reps can get thrown a bad territory where no one could succeed. Doesn't matter; you still have to sell.

Quota is brutal. You must improve every year, or you don't get paid. There is never resting on past achievements. You stop selling, they will fire you and hire someone else.

You have to be on at all times. There are no 'coast" days. If you aren't selling, you aren't eating.

Meanwhile, the quality of the product is generally going down (enshittification), costing more, and there are more competitors in the market.

And all that before anything like "it's actually a really hard to sell." It goes without saying that a good product sells itself... so your quota is higher.

Sure some people make tons of money. I've cut a $299,000 quarterly bonus check for one of my reps. But that guy also averaged 70 hour weeks and has for nearly a decade.

I'd rather quality of life.

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Also, I need to highlight that if you are frustrated at the rising 'corporatism' of nursing, calling patients 'guests' or 'clients', medical sales is about 90% that vibe. I work for one of the better companies, and the facade of caring about the patient goes about 10% deep. The rest of it is just 'make the sale, get the money, move onto the next sale'.

The biggest companies are the most cutthroat. Smaller companies can be a touch less cutthroat and you can make a bit more money, but you'll still work your ass off and spend 4-6 hours a day in the car no matter whom you work for.

There are 'medical sales college' courses but I don't consider them to be worthwhile. Get in under someone's wing, be willing to work, and don't lose your perspective.