career crossroads: tech sales or pivot to finance?

Looking for perspective from people who’ve made a move into finance or seriously considered it.

I’m currently in tech sales selling hardware. The company itself is a mess. No real tech stack, unclear commission structure, weak enablement. It’s made me question whether this is just a bad employer or if tech sales as a career has fundamentally changed.

I’m debating a few paths:

•	Stay in sales but move into SaaS, cyber, or fintech

•	Pivot into wealth management or another finance focused role

•	Walk away from tech sales entirely

At the same time, I’m being recruited for finance manager or sales manager roles at a dealership. Base is roughly $15k per month before commission. The money is attractive, but I’ve done the dealership environment before and don’t see it as a long term, scalable career.

What I’m really trying to understand is longevity and compounding. Tech sales feels more volatile now. Longer sales cycles, tighter headcount, stack ranking, and less upside for reps who aren’t at the very top. I’m not afraid of hard work, but I want to build something that compounds over time rather than resets every year.

For those who’ve made a transition:

•	If you moved from sales into wealth management or finance, how did it play out?

•	Are there finance paths that reward relationship building similarly to sales but with more stability?

•	Is the current state of tech sales a temporary reset or a long term shift?

Appreciate any candid insight from people who’ve lived it.