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Combining primary care and diabetes

Guess who's going to be selling orals in your endo offices those 4 months.

NO ONE.

Brilliant.

Hey, here's a question: It was actually somebody's strategy to NOT have the ESS team selling Bydureon in the 1st position? With all these people already on the oral side of the team, that ESS skill has been selling our $0 co-pay card instead? Because there's not a lot of high-level clinical differentiation among the SGLT-2 class.

Hate to be politically incorrect, but that was retarded.
 




What do you mean America is in decline? Look at what the great Obama has done. He has made friends with Cuba, Iran, and Russia while chasing our traditional allies like Israel away.
And we have two more ass clowns coming in his footsteps since our likely choices will be Hillary or Jeb. You couldn't make this shit up if you tried. One is a Bush and the other has one.

The other one does?
 




I just about choked when I read the part about ESS reps will lead with Bydureon for 4 (repeat 4) months to help with the declining market share. I'm sorry......we paid our upper management how much to come up with this? 4 months and some ESS reps are gonna fix it. Oh right. I could just cuss, but this crap just keeps coming over and over again. Unbelievable.

These guys have no idea what they are doing. Grasping at straws hoping the pull they right one. This is what happens when you promote ass kissers who have grandiose self-worth images vs. those that will push back causing debates that actually make people think. Unfortunately this is in all areas not just diabetes. Just more noticeable there.
 




Hey, here's a question: It was actually somebody's strategy to NOT have the ESS team selling Bydureon in the 1st position? With all these people already on the oral side of the team, that ESS skill has been selling our $0 co-pay card instead? Because there's not a lot of high-level clinical differentiation among the SGLT-2 class.

Hate to be politically incorrect, but that was retarded.

All these people on the oral team makes NO difference in the Endo space if they are not allowed in specialists offices. The hole keeps getting deeper with the decisions management makes.
 




All these people on the oral team makes NO difference in the Endo space if they are not allowed in specialists offices. The hole keeps getting deeper with the decisions management makes.

I'm sure that's why they're making it a four month deal. Four bad months with Bydureon might kill it if Trulicity and Tanzeum get some real momentum, but with all the PCPs writing for Fx, the endo volume contribution in NRx is a relatively small part of the overall business.
 




I'm sure that's why they're making it a four month deal. Four bad months with Bydureon might kill it if Trulicity and Tanzeum get some real momentum, but with all the PCPs writing for Fx, the endo volume contribution in NRx is a relatively small part of the overall business.

Maybe in certain areas. But not here. Metro areas have a ton of endo oral business. And ESS took it straight to the gutter.
 












Four months, no less, no more. Just how many actual verbalizations will even be given in four months. And how many will be that impactful and noticeable as opposed to an oral detail?
 




You do it because you make six figures to do a job that takes less work than stocking shelves at a grocery store. BE GRATEFUL. Someday, if you ever leave pharma, you'll realize how fucking fortunate you are to be in this position. The vast majority of people can't/won't ever get a six figure job, we get it for doing practically nothing. I kiss the ground every time I see my fat paycheck come in after 2 weeks of doing almost no work, just driving between offices and chatting with a few doctors/nurses as they let me. It's insanity.

Finally somebody gets it! I have been preaching for years to quit bitching and be thankful for only working a couple of hours a day. I have seen 2 movies on AZ's dime this week! I going this Friday as well! My God, when I think about it, I probably haven't worked 5 hours all week! PLEASE realize how lucky you/we have it at AZ!
 








You do it because you make six figures to do a job that takes less work than stocking shelves at a grocery store. BE GRATEFUL. Someday, if you ever leave pharma, you'll realize how fucking fortunate you are to be in this position. The vast majority of people can't/won't ever get a six figure job, we get it for doing practically nothing. I kiss the ground every time I see my fat paycheck come in after 2 weeks of doing almost no work, just driving between offices and chatting with a few doctors/nurses as they let me. It's insanity.

Agree. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Here's the deal, though.....The six figures are going away. Contract reps are plentiful and the gene pool gets stronger every year.