5 things they won't tell you at Merck

[Anonymous]

once....ONCE??

And that keeps you going??

I hope you were very careful in how you answered him - remember - YOU are a DR.

 

[Anonymous]

forgot to proof read -

You are NOT a Dr.

 

[Anonymous]

2. The fun and creative part cannot be done by a monkey. That's the job satisfaction part which Merck is slowly taking it away by restricting the role of a rep with all the legal craps.

The fun and creative part has been gone for years in my region. Count your blessings if you still have any opportunity for fun and creative in this job.

 

[Anonymous]

The fun and creative part has been gone for years in my region. Count your blessings if you still have any opportunity for fun and creative in this job.

In between field visits, teleconferences, busy work and all kind of manure I still find time to enjoy friendship built over the years with customers. I sat and listened to a nurse I know for 20 years talking about the latest crisis in her family. I would not be able to do it if my crazy manager is standing next to me with his pants on fire and eyes bulging with sense of urgency. Hey, anyone remember we used to say that for an entire year that even taking a piss should be done with a sense of urgency?

 

[Anonymous]

1) Ken Frazier and the rest of his "crack managment" team really don't care if the company changes even though it is screwed up beyond belief. These crooks have become experts at manipulating Merck for their own ends, and really could care less about the stockholders or employees.

2) Your manager knows that most of the calls you make are ineffective at best and totally fabricated at worst. They would rather have phony calls and entered than have you come up on the region dashboard for low call activity. Heaven forbid!!

3) The majority of the doctors offices you call on, give you time only to feed them. You are not bringing any value or information of relevance more than 90% of the time. Many of them have contempt for you, spurred on by your relatively high compensation for hours worked.

4) Pharma sales is a job and not a career. Merck will try and string you along, (espcially if you are part of the "club" or have high sex appeal. As you age, you will find out that you have been swindled. You will wake up one day and really understand how the pharmaceutical industry works now.

5) Free thinkers must be removed from the system as soon as they are detected...Only sheep and followers are able to reconcile the stupidity of the work, and are simple enough to be motivated by silly sales contests etc...

Feel free to add some more if you wish....

1. Your undersized golf shirt with your gut hanging over your belt will help cement your office relationship as one step above the copier repairman.

2. The college basketball programs are starting to get attention. Expect the local news to show up this year.

3. Working in pairs on all your calls clearly demonstrates that both of you are equally ineffective.

 

[Anonymous]

My Doctors value me. Most (the men) love hearing about (and seeing) my boob job. They enjoy my stories about cheerleading in college and teaching cheer on the side. I've had several come visit my condo to experience my cheer first hand. My sales are, like, awesome.