Anyone else regret taking this job?

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Anonymous said:
What has happened to make you feel this way?
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just another typical shitty company that tries to nickel and dime you at every corner, while making your each and every day a wasted opportunity of enjoying life. Nothing new. That and the level of incompetence is appalling even for a pharmaceutical company. I know these things are a shit show, but I honestly have no no idea how this company stays in business.
 






The pharma side only stays in business because Covidien as a whole carries the weight. They actually want it long gone (the pharma side). It's up for sale, however buyers take one look at the shitty management and run as fast as they can!

It's only a matter of time before the pharma division is sold and Covidien gladly bids farewell to the pathetic pharma side. Then we'll watch heads roll!

Enjoy the ride while you can shitty managers of Covidien Pharma!
 






Anonymous said:
The pharma side only stays in business because Covidien as a whole carries the weight. They actually want it long gone (the pharma side). It's up for sale, however buyers take one look at the shitty management and run as fast as they can!

It's only a matter of time before the pharma division is sold and Covidien gladly bids farewell to the pathetic pharma side. Then we'll watch heads roll!

Enjoy the ride while you can shitty managers of Covidien Pharma!
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Deal is in the works. Early Q2 announcement. Don't say I didn't warn you, and yes I am from corporate and hate this company. I am looking for a new job tonight! I just found out.
 
























http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories.aspx?Id=1641351

(RTTNews) - Medical devices maker Covidien Plc (COV: News ) is considering a sale of its pharmaceutical business, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, quoting people with knowledge of the matter. The sale is expected to fetch up to $4 billion.

The healthcare firm operates in three segments: Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies. The company generated $10.43 billion in sales in fiscal 2010, with Medical Devices contributing $6.72 billion and the Pharmaceutical segment accounting for $1.99 billion sales of the total.

The Pharmaceuticals segment includes specialty pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, contrast products and radiopharmaceuticals. In the recent second quarter, the division reported sales of $490 million, down 4 percent from last year, with the drop reflecting the sale of the U.S. nuclear pharmacies business in the third quarter of 2010.

While announcing the second-quarter results in April, the company also said it expects 2011 sales of the Pharmaceuticals segment to be down 3 percent to flat, while total net sales are expected to increase 8 percent to 11 percent from last year.

Covidien was reportedly in discussions with another healthcare company about the sale recently, but the talks fell through. There are other companies interested in buying the drug unit.
 












Anonymous said:
You all are just trying to get people worried, you bunch of low life trolls. If this were the case, they wouldn't have blown all that $$ on having an NSM.
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Of course they would. It was already budgeted and pre planned way in advance. You will not know till you are told all speculation till then. All you can do s try to enjoy each day as they come. If you hate it here leave now. Don't wait for a sale. You control your happiness no one else. Find a good church and be happy.
 












Anonymous said:
Dont worry bout what you can't control
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Anyone employed by this company is in 100% control of their job future. If you take a step back and realistically look at the facts it is simple.

We have "me too" products that are more expensive and have worse coverage. We have an inexperienced management team on almost every level, and we have actual reports of the pharma division being sold and confirmed by multiple sources. Believe it or not it is your choice to stick with it and hope for the best or take your chances somewhere else.

The sad part is the pharma culture turns once hungry and aggressive sales reps into lazy self absorbed children who think they are the center of the world and the sales will come because they are just that good. They never think their job will be in jeopardy or anything bad will ever happen to them. The cold hard reality is we are becoming more and more extinct and redundant as far as a job goes.

My advice is if you have actual ability and still have that hunger to make money, get out of Covidien. The ship is going down, but it won't be the titanic... It will be a nice slow slip into the shark infested waters while we all watch it happen step by step, and by that time it will be way to late to find a position we would have been able to get if we took the initiative and leave early. I myself have already started the process and I recommend to everyone they do the same.

Good luck to you all
 






The last post is 110% correct. Look at the facts folks! They just laid off about 20 people and have let others go before this by "elminating" territories....they are "elminating" people slowly and methodically.
The turnover at this company is HIGH, if you think you're safe, think again!
You all will be out of a job within the next year....start looking. The reps I feel bad for, the management, can suck a log! Never seen such crappy backstabbing mgt in my life! Worthless!
 






Anonymous said:
The last post is 110% correct. Look at the facts folks! They just laid off about 20 people and have let others go before this by "elminating" territories....they are "elminating" people slowly and methodically.
The turnover at this company is HIGH, if you think you're safe, think again!
You all will be out of a job within the next year....start looking. The reps I feel bad for, the management, can suck a log! Never seen such crappy backstabbing mgt in my life! Worthless!
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And it is so much better when you leave pharma all together... there are jobs out there, but start looking now... it is a longer process!
 






Anonymous said:
And it is so much better when you leave pharma all together... there are jobs out there, but start looking now... it is a longer process!
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Holy fuck yes. I decided to get out and I couldn't be happier. It was a lot easier to find a job than I thought. I am making around the same money minus the car and gas etc... However that is a SMALL price to pay for not having to deal with ride a longs, being on edge every week waiting for the stupid fucking script data to come in and the god fucking awful conference calls where people force themselves to ask dumb questions that never needed to be asked just so they can be involved. The whole culture is a fake, life sucking and evil culmination of greed and a lack of morality.

If you ever want to feel like you are actually doing something with your life and not just begging people who want nothing to do with you for scripts than get the fuck out now while you can. The longer you are in the worse chance you have. I am 25 and what literally scares the shit out of me is watching that 40-50 year old rep still trying to hustle and scramble for scripts on a weekly basis. That is no way to live. I made a huge mistake getting into this field.
 












Can anyone give me an update on how the company is? I left a few months back when they were cutting reps left and right. Saw the writing on the wall and got out while I could. Would love to hear how pennsaid and exalgo are doing, also how many reps are on board etc.. Thanks!
 












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