career ladder

Indeed. My best day with AZ was my first day in working alone in my territory. It felt great with a new company car, great salary, bonus potential and great benefits. But then reality began to set in that I actually had to endure this boring fucking routine for years with no opportunity for advancement because all new managers were hired from outside AZ. It is Sunday afternoon and I am already dreading tomorrow.

 

every step up the ladder results in more spreadsheets, conference calls, and work to make your boss look good. My advice is to stop at 3, if you haven't gotten out before then. At 4 plus they want you to contribute way to much. It's not like any of it is hard, but it sucks to prepare, present, and mentor when almost nobody cares.

 

Correction, "NOBODY CARES"!!!!!

 

I'm hearing that raises for CL were impacted by the "enterprise years". Sounds like the average raise was 3-4%, but normally around 10%. Any truth to this? I find it interesting given that my magager said there is a separate budget for CL and it would not be affected. Is it also a coincidence that most BMS legacy were placed at a two during the transition and many, if not most, moved to a CL 3 tnis year? I realize we have great jobs but it's this kind of thing that tempts me to look at other opportunities.

 

Career ladder is about as useful as that pyrotechnic ladder you see in firework shows. It is fascinating to watch as it grows higher and higher, but at some point fizzles out...CL3 is pretty much it for everyone around here.

The joke...they don't even uniformly share who made it. Promotions in a secret vacuum after all the public hoopla about documentation and IDP updating/discussions. One of my counterparts made CL3 and I haven't seen a region level peep about it. The manager sent a message to the team, but nothing from the region. We all know the region makes the final call but yet didn't send a regional congratulatory message?

 

I wondered the exact same thing. I also wonder if it was also based on how high your base was coming in? Some of us were initially contact, some Amylin, some BMS, and some AZ. There has to be a variance on base salaries, so maybe some of those folks that had lower bases got a bigger percentage raise, whereas those who were closer to or over average, just got the 3-4 percent.

 

Call your RBM and wake them up from their nap. Tell them it would be nice to recognize people who are promoted. Or call their cell phone, they might be on the golf course or at the beach.

 

OK, that was funny!