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It depends which division. In IHD most the the Managers are inept and don't know their heads from their... Some of them haven't even been actual reps before but with any opportunity it's what you make of it.

Word of advice; do what you are told.
 






Culture for the most part across all therapies is high stress due to numbers. Pressure is greater in certain therapies to hit the ever growing goal.
Your direct manager will dictate how good your job will be, which is a reflection of the SRD, so make sure you meet that person.
It's one of the true pay for performance companies, when things are going well, you'll really enjoy it. When the numbers aren't coming in, be ready for a rough ride. If you don't hit goal for multiple quarters it's probably game over.
If you can make it, you'll set your self up nicely.
 






Gilead "was" a great place to work. It has changed in a very short time to extreme greed in terms of the executive management team. During the recent National Sales meeting in Orlando... we ( the lowly reps! ) were shown the vast wealth that our SVP and even our SRD have in relation to the low salery and bonus potential of the TS. Refernece was even made to the billionaire status of our not so generous CEO....very poor taste! Have they even considered sharing the wealth? How about establishing a "real" pension for the long standing loyal empolyee!
 






Spent the last 7 years at GILD. Pay for performance company but the SRDs can alter your goals before disseminating. Strange thing in my opinion. The goals increase every quarter except for the Boston rep who wins every year. Nice gal but ...really? Left there not to long ago and I miss the ESP and RSUs but I do not miss waiting for my Friday numbers. I kicked ass every year while I was there but I left thinking greener on the other side, make more money etc... Sometimes I wish I stayed but then I remember how stressed I always was.... Good luck.
 






I work in Foster City. Culture was and still is TOXIC.

It's an "all about me" culture, collaboration and teamwork a stated value, individual's compete against each other all the time. Working at GILD was the first time I heard the phrase "XXX threw me under the bus" ON A DAILY BASIS.

Opportunity and advancement is based on "who" you know and "how much" they like you. Qualifications for any job should include "must be a brown nose, butt kisser preferred". This is also reflected in TS appointments to the rotation jobs. Once you present a view counter to that of the SLT or your direct manager, you might as well pack up your box and head home.

Would I recommend GILD? -- Absolutely not.
 






Def pay for permonance. You can be #1 for years. The moment your sales slide you are treated like the plague. Terrible inter-company competition, back stabbing. The worst management ever seen-greedy beyond belief. Even recruiters say that over and over. Managers are low level mgmt yes men hired to get rid of people. The worst company I ever worked for but you can make $ if you are top 10 only. And DO NOT TRUST ANYONE! will backstab you to keep on mgmt good side. Lastly, RSD have spys in territories to spy on other reps and report back so they can be promoted with low to avg sales and no awards!!! Major greedy shithole. But hey - if you are a minority - chocolate milk - you will never be let go. Too few of them and most beyond incompetent.
 












Primary care all the way.

This company was protected during its growth years by $2.5 Billion a year Ryan White AIDS funding, a Hollywood lobby that would never let you limit HIV drugs (See Dallas Buyers Club), and little competition....totally insulated from the real world...selling on viral load not hard outcomes...

They are ZS Associates message jockeys all the way...

The other thing to think about is that 40% of management is gay and think they are living their life's purpose by selling these drugs to their "community"...and also have no family to balance out their work life balance perspective. Unless they adopt 2-3 babies..and almost none do...their job IS their life. The few breeders that make it into management are soon divorced once their wife realizes they can have half the RSU's in the divorce settlement from the husband they never see..

GILD has a terrible rep in the bay are amongst biotech companies..

They engineered a "development" program in 2012 in response to the terrible reputation and turnover they earned but still leave 40% of your rating based on fluffy bullshit so that even if you kill it with a couple PClubs your first couple years they have enough wiggle room to deny you the opportunities you have earned.
 






anonymous said:
Primary care all the way.

This company was protected during its growth years by $2.5 Billion a year Ryan White AIDS funding, a Hollywood lobby that would never let you limit HIV drugs (See Dallas Buyers Club), and little competition....totally insulated from the real world...selling on viral load not hard outcomes...

They are ZS Associates message jockeys all the way...

The other thing to think about is that 40% of management is gay and think they are living their life's purpose by selling these drugs to their "community"...and also have no family to balance out their work life balance perspective. Unless they adopt 2-3 babies..and almost none do...their job IS their life. The few breeders that make it into management are soon divorced once their wife realizes they can have half the RSU's in the divorce settlement from the husband they never see..

GILD has a terrible rep in the bay are amongst biotech companies..

They engineered a "development" program in 2012 in response to the terrible reputation and turnover they earned but still leave 40% of your rating based on fluffy bullshit so that even if you kill it with a couple PClubs your first couple years they have enough wiggle room to deny you the opportunities you have earned.
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Look no further than the handsome, debonair Johnny Martin and the sly Kevin "KY" Young for all of the goodness within the culture here
 


















anonymous said:
I work in Foster City. Culture was and still is TOXIC.

It's an "all about me" culture, collaboration and teamwork a stated value, individual's compete against each other all the time. Working at GILD was the first time I heard the phrase "XXX threw me under the bus" ON A DAILY BASIS.

Opportunity and advancement is based on "who" you know and "how much" they like you. Qualifications for any job should include "must be a brown nose, butt kisser preferred". This is also reflected in TS appointments to the rotation jobs. Once you present a view counter to that of the SLT or your direct manager, you might as well pack up your box and head home.

Would I recommend GILD? -- Absolutely not.
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anonymous said:
I work in Foster City. Culture was and still is TOXIC.

It's an "all about me" culture, collaboration and teamwork a stated value, individual's compete against each other all the time. Working at GILD was the first time I heard the phrase "XXX threw me under the bus" ON A DAILY BASIS.

Opportunity and advancement is based on "who" you know and "how much" they like you. Qualifications for any job should include "must be a brown nose, butt kisser preferred". This is also reflected in TS appointments to the rotation jobs. Once you present a view counter to that of the SLT or your direct manager, you might as well pack up your box and head home.

Would I recommend GILD? -- Absolutely not.
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anonymous said:
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Would you say the culture of throwing under the bus and back stabbing exists only in sales/marketing or everywhere in here?
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Gilead is as toxic black mold.

It is a requirement that all Directors and above have a commercial driver's license to drive that bus.

Anyone riding the elevator in 303 knows to keep there back up against the wall to avoid getting stabbed.

Treating co-workers like cockroaches is common across all departments. Commercial Operations and Marketing are the worst. The leadershi+ on these teams condone this behavior. Stay away from anyone in the ComOps team led by MT. This group is truly led by a coven of witches.
 






anonymous said:
Gilead "was" a great place to work. It has changed in a very short time to extreme greed in terms of the executive management team. During the recent National Sales meeting in Orlando... we ( the lowly reps! ) were shown the vast wealth that our SVP and even our SRD have in relation to the low salery and bonus potential of the TS. Refernece was even made to the billionaire status of our not so generous CEO....very poor taste! Have they even considered sharing the wealth? How about establishing a "real" pension for the long standing loyal empolyee!
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A Pension? Now that's going old school. If you're a long-standing employee at Gilead, your pension is your stock grants. The majority of the executive team has been there over 20 years and, instead of greed, their characteristic has been persistence. I've been there 10 years and the stock has allowed me to anticipate a very comfortable retirement, without any pension.
 






anonymous said:
Gilead is as toxic black mold.

It is a requirement that all Directors and above have a commercial driver's license to drive that bus.

Anyone riding the elevator in 303 knows to keep there back up against the wall to avoid getting stabbed.

Treating co-workers like cockroaches is common across all departments. Commercial Operations and Marketing are the worst. The leadershi+ on these teams condone this behavior. Stay away from anyone in the ComOps team led by MT. This group is truly led by a coven of witches.
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Yeah but our witches are smoking hot chicks!
 






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