You're on an override

[Mike Hussey]

Dave Moss frustrated about his real estate sales business:

Dave Moss: Baby, I can't make a goddamn dollar with these leads. You're killing my ass on the street.
John: I'm sorry you aren't happy here.
Dave Moss: That's cute, but you run this office like bullshit. You're on an override. You make money, we make money.

What does "You're on an override" mean?

Source: Glengarry Glen Ross (a 1992 American drama film adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer Prize–winning play of the same name, and directed by James Foley)

 

[Mike Hussey]

override means to use authority/authorization to gain control of something?

It’s often used for computers, like overriding a system that’s glitching?

 

[GoesStation]

Does "override" mean "to use authority/authorization to gain control of something"?

It’s often used for computers, like overriding a system that’s glitching.

That's true, but it looks like a bit of industry jargon here. It sounds like it's referring to a remuneration system.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

That's true, but it looks like a bit of industry jargon here. It sounds like it's referring to a remuneration system.

I think that's right. The supervisor, John, is pushing the sales force, but Dave is pointing out that John is being pushed, too, by upper management.

Dave is saying that the salesmen need John, but John needs the salesmen, too. He's arguing that the supervisor and the staff need to work together.

(Of course, John will never see it that way.)