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~ $70,000 plus $25K bonus average. Contract set till Dec 2014 as of now, but you never know. Benefits are garbage, but better than unemployment. Overall a good paying gig for contract
 












About 250 reps. were displaced from this contract about 9 weeks ago.... now they're adding around the same number. Go figure, who's the brains behind this brilliant move!!
BMS can't be trusted, you'll be blindsided without a doubt.
 






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About 250 reps. were displaced from this contract about 9 weeks ago.... now they're adding around the same number. Go figure, who's the brains behind this brilliant move!!
BMS can't be trusted, you'll be blindsided without a doubt.
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What were these reps told? ie: reasons why, contract end, etc? Some are being hired right back. Was it originally an Amylin contract?
 






They were told there weren't positions available in the new structure...then after 2 months or so BMS management decided to add reps nationwide. So they hired back a bunch of the reps, 20-30 or so, that fit in the geography set forth. Those that had their old positions taken by an Amylin rep were out of luck.
 






Get hired, get let go, expand again, may get rehired, Will get let go again, might get interview for new post, might get offered less money, what's not to like about contract work.
 






Selling Byetta, Bydurion and Omglyza because sales are eroding. I was told that the benefits were good, 3 weeks vacation plus company closure last week of year. Contract is open ended, no end date announced. May roll into BMS, may end abruptly, or may just continue. Think I would rather be on a contract with an end date so at least i can plan. Don't like knowing I can get a call one day that says you have no job the next day. I know that can happen even with a time-duration contract, and it has happened to me twice now in large pharma companies as a "regular" employee, however, I feel that with a time allotted contract, you are more likely to have the job for most of the contract, than just not knowing. I am passing on this contract for those reasons.
 












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Selling Byetta, Bydurion and Omglyza because sales are eroding. I was told that the benefits were good, 3 weeks vacation plus company closure last week of year. Contract is open ended, no end date announced. May roll into BMS, may end abruptly, or may just continue. Think I would rather be on a contract with an end date so at least i can plan. Don't like knowing I can get a call one day that says you have no job the next day. I know that can happen even with a time-duration contract, and it has happened to me twice now in large pharma companies as a "regular" employee, however, I feel that with a time allotted contract, you are more likely to have the job for most of the contract, than just not knowing. I am passing on this contract for those reasons.
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Even time allotted contracts end unexpectedly and put you in a tail spin. I was just on a contract that was suppose to go for two years but was ended after just 1 year. Completely blindsided. Contract only make sense for people that don't count on the income to pay the mortgage and have a spouse that is the primary breadwinner. Otherwise, you can get yourself in deep financial trouble, not to mention it's an emotional rollercoaster.
 






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Even time allotted contracts end unexpectedly and put you in a tail spin. I was just on a contract that was suppose to go for two years but was ended after just 1 year. Completely blindsided. Contract only make sense for people that don't count on the income to pay the mortgage and have a spouse that is the primary breadwinner. Otherwise, you can get yourself in deep financial trouble, not to mention it's an emotional rollercoaster.
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Now that is the truth!!
 






When are the interviews for this contract? Anybody know? I was phone screened last week and haven't heard anything since. Also, is it true that they are filling the positions with reps that were laid off from the position a few months ago?????? Really????? Doesn't sound like a good situation.
 






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When are the interviews for this contract? Anybody know? I was phone screened last week and haven't heard anything since. Also, is it true that they are filling the positions with reps that were laid off from the position a few months ago?????? Really????? Doesn't sound like a good situation.
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Interviews are this week....all week. I was told by the DMs that they are simply looking for the right fit not dependent on past employment or whether you live in territory.
 












Offers are going out this week. If you got an offer before Wed this week your start date will be July 1st. After Wed your start date will be July 8th. Panel interviews are being conducted this week. You'll know that day if you got the job.
 












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