Ex ISRG rep: looking for new opportunity

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Anonymous said:
Used cars might be a good fit for the skills you picked up at Intuitive.
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You are an idiot and should watch your back. At the end of the day we are all professionals and making fun of a guy who just lost his job is unnecessary. At any time any one of us could end up in this position and I hope that their are more people with helpful information than guys like you if it happens to me. Best of luck finding a new job, try ladders.com, medreps, and going to company websites.
 






Truth is my friend, hold your head up and put your game face on. Not everyone knows what a hell hole intuitive can be. In fact, outsiders think only the studs are accepted and everyone makes tons of money.

What ever you do, don't say you were let go when talking to a perspective employer. Devise an acceptable reason for why you left .

I salute the previous poster.


Best of luck.
 






Anonymous said:
Truth is my friend, hold your head up and put your game face on. Not everyone knows what a hell hole intuitive can be. In fact, outsiders think only the studs are accepted and everyone makes tons of money.

What ever you do, don't say you were let go when talking to a perspective employer. Devise an acceptable reason for why you left .

I salute the previous poster.


Best of luck.
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I left not long ago, and I can tell you that most hiring managers/directors that I've spoken to were shocked at how long I stayed there. ISI has a horrible reputation throughout our industry, and leaving ISI won't ever hurt you. In your interviews, focus on the things that you learned there- good and bad and how you will apply those lessons to your new position. I learned a ton at ISI, but there's no doubt that the culture there is still toxic. Coming on to my new company was like a breath of fresh air.
 






Real advice, take some time to recover and get your personality Back...chances are ISI stole it. Make sure people you are interviewing with understand exactly what you did, make sure they understand who you sold to, the marketing, the training, etc. when interviewing the eyes of the interviewer will open wide when you tell the, everything you did...CEO presentations on the revenue stream for the hospital, etc. you are freaking amazing...tell them that!

P.S. Smiths medical is hiring a lot of people right now. It's not ISI money but QOL is great. Good luck!
 






Funny how I used to be like most of you sacrificing money for QOL. I received a call one day my best friend was diagnosed with cancer. 6 months later he was gone at the age of 38 leaving two young kids behind. He too work his tail off for 15 years and lived a very comfortable life due to his income. From that point on I placed my family time, QOL, and do things I like to do FIRST all while holding down my job at an acceptable level. Looking back I can't really see how or why my judgement was so clouded as to what was important to me in life or in general. It's a little bit embarrassing looking back at my "old self" and my approach to life and my family. Lessons learned....
 






Anonymous said:
Funny how I used to be like most of you sacrificing money for QOL. I received a call one day my best friend was diagnosed with cancer. 6 months later he was gone at the age of 38 leaving two young kids behind. He too work his tail off for 15 years and lived a very comfortable life due to his income. From that point on I placed my family time, QOL, and do things I like to do FIRST all while holding down my job at an acceptable level. Looking back I can't really see how or why my judgement was so clouded as to what was important to me in life or in general. It's a little bit embarrassing looking back at my "old self" and my approach to life and my family. Lessons learned....
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Great reminder, I put family first last year. Five months ago one of my wife's friends was diagnosed with ovarian cancer...she's only 31. I may not be making the kind of money in stock options as I was making while at ISI, but I have greatly appreciated the time I have now with my wife and son. The $ at ISI can cause people to make the wrong decisions in life...truly sad.
 












As an ISRG "ex-pat", I agree with most everything post. If you survived 2 years as a CSR, ASM, or CSM, consider it the best Medical device MBA that can be earned. No schooling or experience with any other company can compare. You have many options after ISRG. Devices, Bio-Med, Consulting.... Keep your options open.
 






Anonymous said:
As an ISRG "ex-pat", I agree with most everything post. If you survived 2 years as a CSR, ASM, or CSM, consider it the best Medical device MBA that can be earned. No schooling or experience with any other company can compare. You have many options after ISRG. Devices, Bio-Med, Consulting.... Keep your options open.
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Right on, great way to describe the experience.
 












It looks like a lot of ex-ISRG reps turn up at Stereotaxis or EndoGastric Solutions. I wouldn't touch EGS with a 10 foot pole, but Stereotaxis could be interesting....It appears to be riding the coat tales of ISRG's success in selling the cool factor of robotic surgery. Probably dont need to try too hard to get some beta on Stereotaxis.
 






I was in your boat too.

Hang tough. Lots of good advice has been dispensed here.

My advice would be get a surgeon (or two) you worked with while you were at ISRG to be one of many references for you (with most other references being people from your earlier business life). Here's why I suggest it-- you want the surgeon to validate the job you did in your last job. When you spin all the things you learned in your last gig at ISRG, many people will discount it unfairly because of you being let go (even with all the negative impressions of the churn and burn culture). You want to show the confidence in your value and abilities by suggesting to a potential new employer to speak with a robotic surgeon or two that you worked with closely. This will deflate this issue in your mind (and hopefully) any new employer.
 






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