Company Culture

[anonymous]

Just wanted to gauge morale after this AI launch. How is everyone feeling? I have NEVER felt so micro-managed in my entire career. Just when you thought it can’t get worse…..it actually does. This place is just awful to the sales force.

 

[anonymous]

I’m unhappy too

 

[anonymous]

They are probably driving all these metrics down our throat so more people quit.
There has to be a reorg at some point with how they are moving Aqua to be more account based and purple (for now still getting comp) for those high target accounts. B+L won’t do that for long…they are way to cheap!

 

[anonymous]

Terrible

 

[anonymous]

They are probably driving all these metrics down our throat so more people quit.
There has to be a reorg at some point with how they are moving Aqua to be more account based and purple (for now still getting comp) for those high target accounts. B+L won’t do that for long…they are way to cheap!

Historical strategy involves the following in included order:
senior management recycle
employee survey
workforce downsizing

 

[anonymous]

Anyone that doesn't believe there will be a reduction in Q4 of 2024 is kidding themselves. Xiidra is never going to grow. They paid a ton fo money for a product that they beleived would grow but never will due to increased generic pressure and more branded competition. Not to mention, the data for Xiidra simply isn't that impressive to begin with.

The axe is going to fall on a lot of legacy Novartis reps because their 12 month extended severence protection ends in October. The virtual sales team is a joke and a complete waste of money. They'll be gone. The green team or whichever team it is that's wasting time calling on Walmart optical, etc., will be gone too.

The sales force will consist of either 1 rep carrying the entire B&L portfolio plus a DES, or the DES team will be wiped out and they will continue with the two rep formula with 1 glaucoma rep and 1 dry eye rep. Get your resume ready (if it isn't already) and go look for a higher paying job with a better company now. Nearly every other company out there is paying more than B&L, so don't settle for being underpaid!

 

[anonymous]

Anyone that doesn't believe there will be a reduction in Q4 of 2024 is kidding themselves. Xiidra is never going to grow. They paid a ton fo money for a product that they beleived would grow but never will due to increased generic pressure and more branded competition. Not to mention, the data for Xiidra simply isn't that impressive to begin with.

The axe is going to fall on a lot of legacy Novartis reps because their 12 month extended severence protection ends in October. The virtual sales team is a joke and a complete waste of money. They'll be gone. The green team or whichever team it is that's wasting time calling on Walmart optical, etc., will be gone too.

The sales force will consist of either 1 rep carrying the entire B&L portfolio plus a DES, or the DES team will be wiped out and they will continue with the two rep formula with 1 glaucoma rep and 1 dry eye rep. Get your resume ready (if it isn't already) and go look for a higher paying job with a better company now. Nearly every other company out there is paying more than B&L, so don't settle for being underpaid!

Spot fucking on!

 

[anonymous]

Plenty of people quitting, why are they bothering to rehire? Just downsize and get it over with!

 

[anonymous]

HEY chubby guy get your hand out of the cookie jar you cant even tie your shoes. How the hell did they make you a manager

 

[anonymous]

Anyone that doesn't believe there will be a reduction in Q4 of 2024 is kidding themselves. Xiidra is never going to grow. They paid a ton fo money for a product that they beleived would grow but never will due to increased generic pressure and more branded competition. Not to mention, the data for Xiidra simply isn't that impressive to begin with.

The axe is going to fall on a lot of legacy Novartis reps because their 12 month extended severence protection ends in October. The virtual sales team is a joke and a complete waste of money. They'll be gone. The green team or whichever team it is that's wasting time calling on Walmart optical, etc., will be gone too.

The sales force will consist of either 1 rep carrying the entire B&L portfolio plus a DES, or the DES team will be wiped out and they will continue with the two rep formula with 1 glaucoma rep and 1 dry eye rep. Get your resume ready (if it isn't already) and go look for a higher paying job with a better company now. Nearly every other company out there is paying more than B&L, so don't settle for being underpaid!

Guess what? B&L just stopped its reps from moving ahead to other jobs at Novartis with a ‘cease and desist letter’. They think Novartis is poaching us. No one I have spoken to received a call from a Novartis employee. We signed up to hear about future jobs and the Allergy positions popped up on-line and the word spread internally. So many are wanting to leave a sinking ship they know will be downsized soon but they don’t want to lose another 30% or more. So they stop us from persuing a job and then terminating a large group of us. This is unlawful and cruel!!!!

 

[anonymous]

Thats so not true. Who was terminated then for pursuing a job at Novartis?

Hell, nobody even needs to be poached. Novartis pays better, way better benefits, better time off. B+L needs to get with the times on pay and can’t even produce its sales reps w/correct numbers.

 

[anonymous]

Thats so not true. Who was terminated then for pursuing a job at Novartis?

Hell, nobody even needs to be poached. Novartis pays better, way better benefits, better time off. B+L needs to get with the times on pay and can’t even produce its sales reps w/correct numbers.

I was specifically told this week from an internal Novartis upper management that Bausch sent a letter for ‘cease & desist’ from hiring any B+L employees which was received this Monday because they feel Novartis poached their top managers and reps. Novartis has stopped all interviews from proceeding even those who are in the final 5 for positions and emails have only gone to Bausch employees that the positions have been paused. One Bausch person was interviewing on Monday and the recruiter asked if they were still employed by Bausch and the interview ended then. I was forwarded and email from an. Novartis recruiter that said the position was now paused. An external candidate moved forward for the same role on Wed. This is illegal.

 

[anonymous]

Plenty of people quitting, why are they bothering to rehire? Just downsize and get it over with!

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