Ok, so I'm assuming that you are the same person who posted on the "Distributor" thread. Here's some advice as a former arthrex ASR...
Here goes everything anyone ever wanted to know about being a 1099 ASR:
1) As an ASR (full line, not sure if I've ever heard of a Sm. Jt ASR) you will make roughly 40-43k yr. 1, maybe 46-48k yr.2.
2) NO BENEFITS...This isn't a big deal bc you are 1099 and when it comes to tax time you probably won't pay much in taxes(5-10% total income, esp since you are in TX w/no state income tax).
3)The reason you won't pay much in taxes is bc everything comes OUT of YOUR POCKET. Health insurance($150/m), cell phone($100), car maint. (the biggest pain..$200/m), gas($300/m), etc. Imagine if your territory is on avg. 30-45min away from your home and you don't live very close to the distributor, you will easily spend $700-900/month on those expenses.
4)Here's the math: 40k-4k(taxes)= 36k At this point you are making similar to what someone makes @ a $51,000 job in w/30% tax to pay (51k*.70=36k).
Here's the other Math: 36k-($750/m*12months=9k) 9k(expenses)= $27,000!
So, now you make as much as a school teacher (38,500 * .30= 27k) $38,500 yr. gross, before taxes!
5)Pylant is a good guy, but like everything it depends on who you ask. The most important ? you should ask them is what's the territory size (both geographically and $$), bc this will give you a better picture of your experience. A better ? to ask is how many miles does the current rep put on his/her car per yr?
6) Since this is an ASR role, I'd worry about the experience 1st and Money last, bc you're not doing this role to make money.
Good Luck and Hang in there