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Minnie Mouse here giving a friendly reminder that russia has mail order catalogs to replace Mickey Mouse boils and all.
Mickey Mouse here again.....nobody cares about trocars people! You're all going to be replaced by a mail order catalog within a few yrs!!!
I quit this laughing stock of a company a few months ago and I can definitely attest to most of the previous comments i've read on this board. Rather than sling mud at this joke of a company for the dozens of reasons listed (and there are dozens), i'll say this to anyone under the age of 28 (consider it solid career advice): i've been in medical device sales almost my entire professional career and laparoscopy is dying. There really isn't anything new and revolutionary that's changed the way a surgeon does his job in 8-10 yrs. ok, big deal, a balloon added to a trocar to prevent it from falling out because some dumbass surgeon consistently makes his incision too big. Or a 5mm clip applier. WOW! Real game changer there. My favorite is the rumored Energy device Applied has said they were going to release almost 2 yrs ago. Ligasure, Harmonic Scalpel, Thunderbeat, etc have all been tested and proven in the market for YEARS. If you're thinking of joining this small mom & pop outfit, ask yourself, do you REALLY want to joking a company whose sole existence relies on the success of trocars and the products a dr sticks through them? I wouldn't. And I wouldn't advise anyone joining a company that puts minimal thought/money into their R&D either. But what does a veteran like me know?
Wow, a veteran. I'm in awe of your experience and appreciate that you're so tenured that you know what's best. I've been here 5+ years and like it. I like the culture and the work environment. So I guess I'm an idiot now huh?
I think the manager that wrote the above post should put on the gloves and get in the ring. That would be funny. All the managers here are the biggest nerds i've ever met. Oh wait, there's no fun allowed at Applied. Zone meetings in Po-Dunk towns like Cleveland, OH or Teaneck, NJ. And make sure you bring enough spare change to feed the meter and get yourself a drink from the vending machine because that isnt reimburseable, right Grosshans?
Wait a minute, so the purpose of zone meetings are to go somewhere for you to have fun? The reason they're in shithole locals is to deter chumps like you from going out and getting fucked up and not focusing on the purpose of the meeting.
How me a company that puts you in first class hotels in Vegas or Atlantic city for the purpose of you having fun.
Oh and about the ring, yhea, I was there. And I killed it. That's why I'm managing dumbasses like you now.
Someone tell me how he is still employed here please?
Commodity's rule Time Square in New York if you ever vacation you will see that for yourself. Commodity products to me means that there is opportunity to be had when Trocars to many of the surgeons aren't like a commodity. Long term is the cost savings that adds up as time goes by as is the clinical benefits of the Gelport and Gelpoint for the patient upfront; those facts create a market for a smaller private company like Applied. What's the future for reprocessed trocars?
Applied's only appeal was - and still is - price. There is little for the company to offer a customer other than that. You initiated the race to the bottom and, soon, you'll have "won."