The interviewers would just say the job is not entitled to any insurance or benefits, what they can offer is a very low base salary and the commission part would be subject to how many sales the employee can bring to their company. My friend was not willing to take any of them because he has a family to feed and his wife's condition is unstable which could need a lot of money for surgery
Your friend should accept the job, from your story it’s obvious he can’t afford to remain without a job. Sales jobs are usually performance based salary; low base salary and high commission. It’s hard work but if he can generate leads and close enough big deals, he will be going home will a lot more money than other jobs where you have just a base salary and no commissions
My friend's story sends me a signal: no matter how much I earn right now, try to keep my job and souce of income stable. I am also a family man and have responsibilities. Anything bad can also happen to me so I have to be prepared.
Don’t quit your job, you can keep your job and still have other side hustles. I don’t see the need why people want to quit their 9-5 so bad, and it’s not even about working in a toxic environment, I think everyone wants to be his own boss nowadays and they hate working for someone else. So when they get a side hustle doing well, they hastily quit their job to work to be an “entrepreneur”. There’s a lot of risks being a business owner, and you have to make provisions to cover unforeseen losses.