
Originally Posted by
shanna dior
Congrats on landing and so far excelling at your new job! Sales is a pretty natural career choice for a lot of dancers, so it's not at all surprising that you're doing so well. Depending on what you're selling, in time, you may find it equivalent if not better than dancing, simply from an income perspective.
My vanilla career isn't in sales but I still find it hugely satisfying. I went to school for this field and I can leave my job at the office when I'm done. Theoretically you can do that with dancing, but I find that good regulars expect some maintenance OTC, even if just a text or email here and there. The hours are also great for enjoying a social life, though I do miss sleeping in!
Right now I dance sporadically (maybe twice a month) as a 100% not necessary supplement. I could totally get by without the money dancing provides me, but I wouldn't be able to experience as many luxuries (namely travel). This works well for me because I can just pop in and out of the club whenever I feel like it -- or, more honestly, whenever a good regular is feeling spendy!
I've been at this job for long enough that I'm at the point where I'm looking for my next move. I'm looking for a salary increase that'll be enough to cover how much I generally make now in total (salary + dancing on the side). This is totally possibly based on the jobs postings I've been coming across. Once I land my next job, I think that'll be it for dancing for me.
I'm looking forward to it because as much as I've enjoyed dancing and the income its provided, it's not as fun anymore and the money doesn't flow as easily as it used to. I'm not burnt out (going down to dancing twice a month, if that, has really helped -- especially now in the summer because I really want to enjoy the beautiful weather and the club is at its quietest anyway) but I AM ready to stop dancing for good. Honestly, if my salary was just a little bit higher, I think I would've stopped a couple of months ago. I'm hoping to be done by the end of the year, though our busy season is late fall through Christmas, so maybe literally right at the end of the year haha. Start 2016 fresh!
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