AZ was always Good to Me.
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You are so right!! Wish our current sales force had the determination, grit, and skills to sell like we did.
I started in the late 90s and I hate to tell you you would be lost….field metrics, physician metrics, hospital systems with National no see/sample policies, iPads, car trackers, young managers that only know how to manage to metrics, compliance (program,lunches, sunshine etc….) Younger prescribers, medical schools who have made our industry into the Antichrist. I could go on and on, but your sales success would not be “welcome” here. Those were truly better days when your relationships could make a difference and a lunch was not required. Heathcare has changed and our industry has caused a lot of the damage.
Sadie Hawkins dances and floats and malts at the soda shop while we did the Twist to Chubby Checker and the Mash Potato to Dee dee Sharp. These kids don’t understand. I have a cigarette pack in my rolled up T-shirt sleeve right now.
Ma ringing the dinner bell while Pa smoked his pipe. Sure as shootin Johnny and I made it back from the creek for Ma's salt pork and okra.
Truly better times for sure. I realize the above was satirical but today's pharma sales model and strategies are doomed. The hyper-focus by SW, Joris, etc on OMNI is misguided. All those things are just tools. Thats it, nothing more. They have no real ability to change a behavior. Only people can do that and only those people that are very good at what they do (clinically and selling skill wise). Become THE resource.
You can..."Guide" people are what works and what is a NO go....I know as I launched Nexium & Crestor for AZ.....so people can change they need the proper tools.....
LOL... What a great response. You must be pretty high on the food chain.
Yep, AZ is very good company. I have over $1,000,000 in 401k plus health ins. until 65...thanks again for taking care of your employees. You show me a REP that complains all the time and I will show you a FRUITCAKE!
Metallica was awesome last night!! Great to have beers with AZ alumni pre- and post-concert!!! AZ was good to me!
I went to Gainesville High School in Florida...Tom Petty went there...his band in Gainesville was called: Mudcrunch....played a lot at "Dub's" a Topless Bar
Loved Tom Petty --- best song: I won't back down. AZ was #1 with me.
All the music references are great. Love most of these bands, but let’s face it, AZ sucks ass. We got paid to fuck off - and there’s something to be said for that - but AZ was and is a soulless corporation with dumbasses in “leadership” roles.
$1M ain’t much. How are you going to survive in retirement?
Maybe current AZ is soulless but our AZ was filled with great managers and hard working field reps. We built a big pharma company and are proud of our accomplishments. AZ was good to me and my family!