2016 Prescription Benefit Change

I agree and that message is that Merck really doesn't give a shit about their employees and as gets posted here often, Mother is messaging that you better just be grateful you have employment at Merck.

 

Screw you, we owe you absolutely nothing. When you are removed to be replaced by effective contract personnel We will rejoice. Scum suckers!

 

But I like my job. I like being able to work in an environment of work/life balance. Dropping my kids off at school at 9, going to Starbucks, meeting with my team, eating lunch with my customers, completing my admin. At Starbucks, picking up my kids from school at 3, watching their soccer practice while on a 4:00 conference call and heading home in my company provided car. I like this life. Please don't take it away.

 

Sounds like you and every other pharmaceutical rep has it made in the shade.

 

The entire bloated field staff is going over the falls throughout 2016. Contract is the future!

 

CTL position won't change, right? They will still use Merck CTLs to manage the contract reps, right?

 

That is correct, we will keep the cream of the company personnel!

 

That's hilarious when Merck decides it can't provide their own product to their employees as a prescription benefit after doing so for years. Whoever sits on Merck's benefits committee must be some real financial wizards. Little wonder German Merck wants no confusion as to their company's heritage. Guess generics aren't so bad afterall, huh?! Be well people, be well indeed.

 

Mother is "messaging"?
Does Mother also "memo" you?

It is accurate that the decision on access to MRK drugs sends a clear message that saving a few pennies is more important than granting a small but long-standing benefit to loyal employees.
Such stupid cost-saving strategies further erode employee commitment and productivity---both of which have negative business consequences.

 

And your executive team could care less about the negative impact on employee commitment and productivity. Best to put Merck out of view of your rear view mirror and forget about this broken company.

 

Did you bother to read my post before restating what it said?
So much for reading comprehension. Are you on the MRK exec team?

 

Indeed I did and I felt your subtlety merited my comment. Unlike you, I intended no offense.

 

My money does not need to buy your Viagra, buy your own crutches!

 

All of these companies are out for their own profits. They do not care about the employee. How blind can one continually be???

 

We pay you to work delivering that exclusively device deli other than that you are nothing but a business expense. What a waste.

 

Where is that pipeline? What a waste. At least we make more money. What is more valuable? Delivering food, speaking about products and increasing profits or going to work, pretending to know science,never delivering on new products and making excuses. Why not move your jobs to China and India. Even if they do nothing it would be at a quarter of the pay. The results would be the same. Ship them jobs overseas. Why not?

 

Indeed I did and I felt your subtlety merited my comment. Unlike you, I intended no offense.
Dr Smith

 

Well put. I would also add that you don't see the executive officers or BOD of Merck have an erosion of their stock options given to them and exercised quarterly. Isn't it amazing that Merck cuts costs and benefits for everybody else except the executive officers and BOD? I cannot take these hypocrites seriously when they lie on stage or at earning report meetings.

 

Be happy you have a job. If you are retired, anything is a bonus. You don't help the bottom line. Be grateful. Benefits can go away at anytime. Be appreciative. It's not a right to have them. They cost the company money. We are self insured. Every time you get sick it cost the company money.