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Do u find it frustrating, trying to explain this job to non-pharma friends?

Who told you to spend your whole career in pharma? Sales I presume...who else would be so po'ed about what's happening. Think of it this way...if you can sell in pharma you can sell with a another sales environment......do you bring customers value....bring the same to medical equipment, computers, software, medical services.....

Salespeople (who can make quotas) are always in demand.....or if you are really in some big money buy a franchise and spread the mayo on the chicken!

Other industries will not hire you, if you have no experince. Even if they did, you almost certainly will not a minimal salary, certainly not even close to pharma. Please dont mention salaried med device, since many of their ads read "PHARMA REPS NEED NOT APPLY".