We had a really good conversation at lunch. We talked shop and talked about ourselves. He wanted to know what my thoughts were on the commercial sales department. I gave him some tips and suggestions that I thought up. We talked about the sales positions and he was telling me about how much the sales reps make. It got me to think... (maybe I would like to do that), but money isn't my only object. I could probably make 65k a year doing sales. 35k salary and then 2% commission on my sales of 3 year Road Runner commercial contracts. Something to think about, although I really like being a tech I'm not really a sales guy.
All in all it was a very productive lunch I got to know him and he got to know me. He's a cool guy. I think I might see if there is a way I could do some commercial sales stuff on the side... If the company would allow it...