commission
Commission is the tool by which companies cloak petty fees as rightful rewards, all the while siphoning off the very fruits of one’s labor. Salespeople become invisible slaves to shifting percentages, tasting hope in a sale and despair in deductions. When targets are met they receive praise, but fall short by a whisper and face merciless scrutiny. It is a labyrinth of compensation that traps ambition with a whip of percentages and chains of cut rates.