Stay-at-home mom starts commission-only sales job, husband gets annoyed when she makes $0 in 9 months: 'As soon as I'm home, she's MIA until dinner time'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Oct 11, 2025 9:00 AM EDT
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Learning when it's time to quit is a valuable skill to have in life.

Not everything is going to work out the way that we hoped, and that's OK. Knowing when to walk away from something that is not serving us is important, as it can do more harm than good when it is allowed to carry on unabated. 

When it comes to weighty topics like relationships, jobs, or money, having a clear idea of the point of no return is even more important. Spending too much time pursuing these things with little in the way of reward can have consequences that are far greater than you may expect. 

Unfortunately, when somebody has invested a lot of time and energy into something, it makes it a lot less likely that they are going to stop believing in it. It doesn't matter if everyone else can see the disaster coming from a mile away; they are committed to it.

 

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  • When this happens with a job, it is often because an individual feels like their chosen career gives them a sense of purpose that far outweighs the downsides. The thing with work-related mistakes, though, is that they cost money as well as time. 

    This is something that one husband became increasingly frustrated with after his wife took a 100% commission sales job and proceeded to make no money with it for nine months. Spending less time caring for their three kids and more time locked away in her office, she accused her husband of being unsupportive when he suggested that she was not spending her time productively.

    The man wanted to have her back, but he felt that the circumstances were making that increasingly difficult. He wanted to know if he was in the wrong.

  • Wife has been working in “sales” 100% commission for the past 9 months. She hasn’t made a penny.

    Title sums up the situation. She spends 6-7 hours a day and demands to be uninterrupted in her home office. We have 3 kids and I work full time paying for everything, getting off work at noon. So as soon am I'm home she's MIA until dinner time. It's really starting to me
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  • off because she has literally not made a single penny and she even has to spend money to buy her own leads. I wouldn't care if she didn't have a job at all and was just a stay at home mother. It's the hiding in her office or too busy to do any chores or spend time with the family while listening to "agent academy" or other
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  • motivational lectures from team leaders. She claims I don't support her. I did at first but it's very difficult after 9 months with literally negative profit. AITA for complaining about this?
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  • DaftDeft Wait is she into an MLM? Forget a or not, you need to get her the f she is. h le out if
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  • Accomplished_Pea6334 Working at McDonalds is more profitable and at least she can bring home a happy meal.
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  • InstructionEarly1969 NTA. But if she wont listen to you, you need to stop funding her and move any joint money into a separate account. She is getting scammed, and if she refuses to acknowledge it, she will drag you both into a financial crisis
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  • jrm1102 You need to talk to her about this. I mean shes clearly getting scammed.
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  • thesqrtofminusone 9 months and not made a penny? Something is off there
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  • chappyandmaya My brother in Christ, your wife is rapidly approaching a financial black hole; the event horizon is close, but still avoidable. It's time to have a VERY serious conversation with her; Plan B is call a divorce attorney. NTA
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  • Good_Narwhal_420 she's in a pyramid scheme. look up the company and present the evidence to her. even if she won't accept it, its unacceptable to be LOSING money to her "job" and contributing nothing. NTA
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