I generally have to agree with Bob that you have yourself to blame for being
uninformed. This is not to say, as Bob does, that I think it's a decent
place. That's not been my experience, at least.

One of the first things I ask of a salesperson anywhere is: Are you working
on commission? If they hesitate and say no, I follow up with: Is there any
incentive pay in your contract that is tied to your sales performance?

If they admit that one of these scenarios is the case, I resist the urge to
yell "get the f*ck away from me," three inches from their face. Instead, I
calmly and surreptitiously quiz them.

I ask them questions that telegraph a "good" answer that would be totally
fallicious: Ok, so I've heard that eMachines are some of the best quality
machines out there. I mean, it's not so much the components (although they
use the best,) but the *integration* that really puts them over the top. Is
that right?

If the rip out an "absolutely," you immediately know that they're a lying
sack of ****. So far, the only sincere commissioned salespeople I've
encountered are also wearing trainee tags.