I was terminated last year after exceeding the XXR goals. I got 6 weeks of severance. Some weeks when I was there, I sold more than some districts. But who cares...right?
There are good paying jobs out there. Most of you have marketable skills with relationship management and working a territory. Our skills are very flexible. I was initially concerned and made the decision to leave the madness of Pharma.
Reading people, working with the varieties we saw from Pharmacy and IM's to surgeons takes skill. Sell it...Do not hold your hat in your hand as you chase other non-industry positions, be strong, positive, and pro-active and you can bounce back and learn another industry.
Looking at the numbers and products that MNK had, you cannot be that surprised. St. Louis has been like a hospice ward for years and the math simply did not work. The stock is a house of cards and will tumble very quickly. If you have stock, take your profits off of the table yesterday or drink the koolaid.
Pharma will not get better. Do not stay in pharma because it is what you are familiar with or comfortable with. Be strong and get out. There is good life ahead but you have to command the initiative and go find it. Decide what you want to be doing and get to work finding it or exploring options.
Do not be handcuffed by you past salary and feel you must make '$x' to survive. We can and all do adjust. Life it too short for places like MNK. It had a chance about 3 years ago to be something special and then lost it's leadership and bearings in a 'fog of self promotion and glory' that didn't exist.
Now, I have only self imposed stress and am without the plastic/paper non-leaders we had at MNK. They weren't even managers and only marginal administrators.
There are good things out there but you will not find them through you keyboard. Talk to everyone and start Friday or Monday. Do not let the self invited pity party go on for long. It will not help your cause and, not trying to be mean, no one really cares beyond your closest buddy or two and their patience has limits.
Good luck to you all and put MNK behind you as fast as you can and go forward. There is adventure ahead and some good places.
There are good paying jobs out there. Most of you have marketable skills with relationship management and working a territory. Our skills are very flexible. I was initially concerned and made the decision to leave the madness of Pharma.
Reading people, working with the varieties we saw from Pharmacy and IM's to surgeons takes skill. Sell it...Do not hold your hat in your hand as you chase other non-industry positions, be strong, positive, and pro-active and you can bounce back and learn another industry.
Looking at the numbers and products that MNK had, you cannot be that surprised. St. Louis has been like a hospice ward for years and the math simply did not work. The stock is a house of cards and will tumble very quickly. If you have stock, take your profits off of the table yesterday or drink the koolaid.
Pharma will not get better. Do not stay in pharma because it is what you are familiar with or comfortable with. Be strong and get out. There is good life ahead but you have to command the initiative and go find it. Decide what you want to be doing and get to work finding it or exploring options.
Do not be handcuffed by you past salary and feel you must make '$x' to survive. We can and all do adjust. Life it too short for places like MNK. It had a chance about 3 years ago to be something special and then lost it's leadership and bearings in a 'fog of self promotion and glory' that didn't exist.
Now, I have only self imposed stress and am without the plastic/paper non-leaders we had at MNK. They weren't even managers and only marginal administrators.
There are good things out there but you will not find them through you keyboard. Talk to everyone and start Friday or Monday. Do not let the self invited pity party go on for long. It will not help your cause and, not trying to be mean, no one really cares beyond your closest buddy or two and their patience has limits.
Good luck to you all and put MNK behind you as fast as you can and go forward. There is adventure ahead and some good places.