Gender Equality at Biotronik

[anonymous]

Oregon is a very labor friendly state, has anyone thought about labor organizing at bio? If we can’t get management to address these problems individually, we might be able to get noticed collectively.

 

[anonymous]

Oregon is a very labor friendly state, has anyone thought about labor organizing at bio? If we can’t get management to address these problems individually, we might be able to get noticed collectively.

a group of us discussed it earlier this year but I don’t think many labor groups would be interested in organizing someplace this small. if it were lake oswego and the field togerher that might be different. personaly couldn’t see the field being organized, could be wrong, guess it wouln’t hurt to ask. most of the unions in Oregon represent the trades or public employees or service workers, not clear who would be interested in a company like ours.

 

[anonymous]

Aren’t the workers in Berlin unionized? Why not talk to that organization?

 

[anonymous]

Aren’t the workers in Berlin unionized? Why not talk to that organization?

The German Workers Council is very specific to Germany but they may have connections to US labor orgs. Worth a short I guess. I will contact some folks I know in Berlin and see if they can connect us.

 

[anonymous]

The German Workers Council is very specific to Germany but they may have connections to US labor orgs. Worth a short I guess. I will contact some folks I know in Berlin and see if they can connect us.

Works counsels are not labor unions in the traditional american sense where you have to join the union, they are elected by the employees and have legal protection from the government to speak for the entire employee population in a company and negotiate with the employer. There are much stronger protections for workers in Europe vs the US

 

[anonymous]

Works counsels are not labor unions in the traditional american sense where you have to join the union, they are elected by the employees and have legal protection from the government to speak for the entire employee population in a company and negotiate with the employer. There are much stronger protections for workers in Europe vs the US

Ha, sounds like a union to me.

 

[anonymous]

You can do what you want but I think it’s a waste of time. Better to organize your resume and your feet to head for the door when you’ve had enough. I’m getting calls from recuiters most every week. Maybe we should start a new thread to share reruiter contacts and job postings?

 

[anonymous]

You can do what you want but I think it’s a waste of time. Better to organize your resume and your feet to head for the door when you’ve had enough. I’m getting calls from recuiters most every week. Maybe we should start a new thread to share reruiter contacts and job postings?

Great idea!

 

[anonymous]

You can do what you want but I think it’s a waste of time. Better to organize your resume and your feet to head for the door when you’ve had enough. I’m getting calls from recuiters most every week. Maybe we should start a new thread to share reruiter contacts and job postings?

The only people leaving Bio are the ones that Bio wants gone.

 

[anonymous]

The only people leaving Bio are the ones that Bio wants gone.

If that were the case, why have many received counter offers to stay including matching comps, promises of title changes, etc.? The company is super stingy with promotions until someone threatens to leave, then magically the situation changes depending on how critical the role is. No argument that Bio wants to get rid of some, but I think they are the minority in the current mass migration outward.

 

[anonymous]

The only people leaving Bio are the ones that Bio wants gone.

This is true. Biotronix retains the sales people in my area by paying them more money than they would make elsewhere.

 

[anonymous]

Is there any update on the JP lawsuit? Assuming Abbott came to their senses and dropped it.

 

[anonymous]

Is there any update on the JP lawsuit? Assuming Abbott came to their senses and dropped it.

No one cares about Abbott’s lawsuit against John. Except if you’re with Abbott.

 

[anonymous]

Same here. Can’t return until my two under 5 are eligible. If they force the return to the office policy, I’ll be looking for another job.

 

[anonymous]

I’ve been a field clinical at Bio for almost 5 years. Let me come right out and say it: the culture of this company is toxic to female employees. Similar to other companies in the medical device industry, Bio is heavily male. But unlike other companies in the medical device industry, Bio suffers from almost daily displays of patriarchy and misogynistic behavior by some of its male employees. Things were a bit better when Marlou led the company, but not so much in the past few years. Specifically, in the last 30 days I’ve been:

• called “darling and sweetheart” by reps in my territory
• asked to pick up Panera while my rep and male clinicals less senior than me got to meet with a big EP in my area face to face for the first time in 6 months (not the first time this has happened)
• voluntold by my rep to take call on weekends far more than my male colleagues because I told him I can’t do 7 am cases due to school drop offs on weekdays (for the 1 hour I can't work, I'm asked to take 12 hours of call)

I’ve also watched as male clinicals in my area have been provided opportunities to move into sales at a much faster rate than female clinicals. And I know this is a Biotronik problem. Of the 14 women in my prep class, I was the only one to take a job at Biotronik and after 5 years I am still the only one not to be promoted into a senior field clinical role as a trainer or supervisor or moved into sales. I put in more hours each week than most of my male colleagues and many of the doctors in my territory will only work with me because they don’t trust many of the male clinicals for their long or difficult cases. I keep in touch with many from my prep class and they have not been treated the same way at the other CRM companies.

I know that the company sponsors EPIC Alliance and that there are a few women who have somehow broken the glass ceiling at Bio mostly in house. I don’t want to take anything away from their accomplishments but from where I sit sex discrimination is very real and leadership is doing very little to address the problems.

Am I the only one who’s seeing this, or have you experienced this as well?

 

[anonymous]

This is the unfortunate reality for most women who work for this company. It’s telling when the most tenured female in the company resigns only months after being appointed to lead “inclusion” efforts. Leadership may pay lip service to diversity and inclusion but there’s zero evidence of any real commitment.

 

[anonymous]

I’ve been a field clinical at Bio for almost 5 years. Let me come right out and say it: the culture of this company is toxic to female employees. Similar to other companies in the medical device industry, Bio is heavily male. But unlike other companies in the medical device industry, Bio suffers from almost daily displays of patriarchy and misogynistic behavior by some of its male employees. Things were a bit better when Marlou led the company, but not so much in the past few years. Specifically, in the last 30 days I’ve been:

• called “darling and sweetheart” by reps in my territory
• asked to pick up Panera while my rep and male clinicals less senior than me got to meet with a big EP in my area face to face for the first time in 6 months (not the first time this has happened)
• voluntold by my rep to take call on weekends far more than my male colleagues because I told him I can’t do 7 am cases due to school drop offs on weekdays (for the 1 hour I can't work, I'm asked to take 12 hours of call)

I’ve also watched as male clinicals in my area have been provided opportunities to move into sales at a much faster rate than female clinicals. And I know this is a Biotronik problem. Of the 14 women in my prep class, I was the only one to take a job at Biotronik and after 5 years I am still the only one not to be promoted into a senior field clinical role as a trainer or supervisor or moved into sales. I put in more hours each week than most of my male colleagues and many of the doctors in my territory will only work with me because they don’t trust many of the male clinicals for their long or difficult cases. I keep in touch with many from my prep class and they have not been treated the same way at the other CRM companies.

I know that the company sponsors EPIC Alliance and that there are a few women who have somehow broken the glass ceiling at Bio mostly in house. I don’t want to take anything away from their accomplishments but from where I sit sex discrimination is very real and leadership is doing very little to address the problems.

Am I the only one who’s seeing this, or have you experienced this as well?

 

[anonymous]

How come the men who claim to be “good men” that “have daughters” don’t speak up and help the women being targeted by creeps?

I have just been completely destroyed by Biotronik following harassment allegations, but God, the good men+have daughters, for my current experience, makes me physically ill. The guilt and denial of these posts accusing women is so telling.

 

[anonymous]

I have just been completely destroyed by Biotronik following harassment allegations, but God, the good men+have daughters, for my current experience, makes me physically ill. The guilt and denial of these posts accusing women is so telling.

Knock it off Sally

 

[anonymous]

I have just been completely destroyed by Biotronik following harassment allegations, but God, the good men+have daughters, for my current experience, makes me physically ill. The guilt and denial of these posts accusing women is so telling.

Lol. How’s that hangover?