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Family vacation?

I took my family to the Dolphin at Disney World and it was a GREAT experience/stay. Why do you reps constantly complain about free cars, meals, alcohol and vacation resorts? For those of us in HQ, we would love to have your perks and be thankful to management! Just can't understand the rationale for sales reps when the vast majority of doctors deny rep access to their offices. The business model is back from the 60s. Keep on complaining arseholes!


Anyone in HQ is more than welcome to come in the field and be a rep since you think we have it so easy. Access is still good but the amount of time we have with providers continues to dwindle. Yet our leaders think we are able to do through the entire sales model with each customer all day everyday. We get evaluated on this outdated concept and if we don’t ask questions or close or whatever dumb bullshit they are looking for we will receive bad scores. Not to mention the docs don’t want to see managers anymore many have banned them from coming in especially after Covid which changed everything. So try doing our jobs in 2024 and you will see why we sometimes complain. The vast majority of us feel like we are treated like minor children
 




Anyone in HQ is more than welcome to come in the field and be a rep since you think we have it so easy. Access is still good but the amount of time we have with providers continues to dwindle. Yet our leaders think we are able to do through the entire sales model with each customer all day everyday. We get evaluated on this outdated concept and if we don’t ask questions or close or whatever dumb bullshit they are looking for we will receive bad scores. Not to mention the docs don’t want to see managers anymore many have banned them from coming in especially after Covid which changed everything. So try doing our jobs in 2024 and you will see why we sometimes complain. The vast majority of us feel like we are treated like minor children
This thread demonstrates that you are being treated accordingly
 












So should we book the Ritz for our catering force/sales force? Nobody respects you pharma reps and your phantom sales calls! Finance

Dear Finance person,

You want to go after a team? How about the TLLs? Meeting in the Sunshine State. No agenda. People got in Monday for Tuesday evening start at dinner. How about the cost of flying them, feeding them, housing them, rental/Uber, etc. Can’t meet virtually? They have these meetings several times a year. What is their ROI?!
 




Dear finance person - you can comment when your team can come up with a bonus plan that is fair and keeps up with the current after Covid environment. And please don’t even get me started with the physician targeting. I’m sure these all come under the finance bucket somehow p
 








News flash:
None of us want to go to the meeting and listen to one boring general session after another. We do value the breakout time with our team, which is usually the most valuable, yet the shortest amount of time allotted. Sending us to a great family destination without our families is not a big treat. We will have zero leisure time anyway. Area, regional, and buffet dinners just extend the working hours of the day. There will be many people there who are missing very important events in the lives of their families, while sadly watching happy families enjoy a vacation at the hotel. Consider showing appreciation for what we do all year instead of going with the cheapest possible meeting.
 












News flash:
None of us want to go to the meeting and listen to one boring general session after another. We do value the breakout time with our team, which is usually the most valuable, yet the shortest amount of time allotted. Sending us to a great family destination without our families is not a big treat. We will have zero leisure time anyway. Area, regional, and buffet dinners just extend the working hours of the day. There will be many people there who are missing very important events in the lives of their families, while sadly watching happy families enjoy a vacation at the hotel. Consider showing appreciation for what we do all year instead of going with the cheapest possible meeting.
New flash:
You receive a pay check from Novartis and you will do what we tell you. Stop with the whiny posts and get with the program or we can easily replace you with AI. See you in sunny Florida.
 




New flash:
You receive a pay check from Novartis and you will do what we tell you. Stop with the whiny posts and get with the program or we can easily replace you with AI. See you in sunny Florida.

Replace me, asshole.
Go.ahead - do it.
Someone in a position of authority like you (using "we" means you're quite the power broker) can get it done, so do it.
Either that or shut your fucking mouth and get back to scrubbing Victor's toilet.
 




New flash:
You receive a pay check from Novartis and you will do what we tell you. Stop with the whiny posts and get with the program or we can easily replace you with AI. See you in sunny Florida.

Oh it’s the Whiney troll with the tough talk again. Welcome back loser. Guess you got bitch slapped trolling another site so came back here.
 




New flash:
You receive a pay check from Novartis and you will do what we tell you. Stop with the whiny posts and get with the program or we can easily replace you with AI. See you in sunny Florida.
I’d love to see you AI your way into even one Leqvio sale, you stupid bitch. Obviously you’re far from sales and have no idea how it works.
 




I’d love to see you AI your way into even one Leqvio sale, you stupid bitch. Obviously you’re far from sales and have no idea how it works.
Pipe down you silly rep. Show some integrity and get a real job. We all know you reps don't even see docs and are relegated to being sandwich boys/girls. The times are changing fast.