<prompt> Human: My company is relatively small, and my bosses are the company owners. I recently got a raise and a promotion, and Im very happy with my situation. Im not in sales, so client outreach is not my responsibility.Recently, I got my hands on a big international client through a friend of mine, and Id like to bring it to my company. However, Im not a big believer in the whole give your 150 everyday and hope to be rewarded in the future.Im well established in my career, and Id like to treat this as a business transaction. Id like a fee on the new client if and only if it actually gives my company a profit in the long run, which means I have no problem waiting a year to get a bonus or similar.However, I dont know if my employers would like this, and the people on CSCareerQuestions seem to believe this is a terrible idea and Im terrible employee.Why cant this be trated as a simple transaction? Im bringing more money to my company for a modest price, why would it be seen as a bad thing?What do you think is the best way to approach the issue with my employer?  <response>: go and see the sales directorCEO whoever runs sales and ask them directly if Sales will pay a commission on bringing a new client in through a non sales route.Ask for a chat, and just ask directly if hypothetically there is a route whereby you can receive commission on bringing a new client in - as sales is not your role. Do not name the firm, or give any indication as to whom they are.Sales people arent precious, and if its a profitable client in the long run who cares who brings it in. The Career Questions people do not sound like theyre thinking abut the long term success of your company which is driven by sales, profit and cash flow.HeShe can say No, and you can forget things, they can say Yes - and discuss terms with you, or they can say maybe, and you can hammer out an agreement, which might be based on commission on the first 3 yrs of sales for example.All companies want to increase sales - and cut costs - and appreciate staff taking the initiative. Which you are doing 