Going Direct

anonymous

Guest
Folks,
Our distributorship is going direct. reps are going to be 1099. Are Zimmer direct reps in other area's of the US 1099? Thought we were going to get W2, insurance, 401k etc ...
 






























Yeah.......the direct model has worked out so well. I’ll take that bet. If you knew what you were talking about, you’d know that the directs are not as profitable as the independents. Sorry, not going to happen,
 






Yeah.......the direct model has worked out so well. I’ll take that bet. If you knew what you were talking about, you’d know that the directs are not as profitable as the independents. Sorry, not going to happen,

You obviously have not been paying attention to what has been happening throughout the country.
 






Any 1099 that holds any good amount of business won’t be messed with. ZB knows what will happen as free independent thinkers are not afraid to take their business and customers elsewhere. There are some BIG territories with 1099’s, and they will leave if needed. Doctors are their friends, not ZB friends.
 






As much as I hate to say it ,my friend, those days are just about gone. More and more surgeons are choosing to become hospital employees. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how that ends.
 












End goal for ZB is to have all direct offices.

1099 “employees/Reps”
No office support
Reps responsible for everything
Pay those reps a low salary
Pocket more for ZB

They don’t think reps relationships mean anything whatsoever
 






End goal for ZB is to have all direct offices.

1099 “employees/Reps”
No office support
Reps responsible for everything
Pay those reps a low salary
Pocket more for ZB

They don’t think reps relationships mean anything whatsoever

Plenty of reps are willing to walk with their Docs if need be. So far ZB has left them alone as they know this. If your being told what to do and when you need to stand up for yourself and YOUR business. Plenty of “award”winners who don’t give 2 shits about what ZB thinks. Their business is theirs and ZB knows that.
 






Plenty of reps are willing to walk with their Docs if need be. So far ZB has left them alone as they know this. If your being told what to do and when you need to stand up for yourself and YOUR business. Plenty of “award”winners who don’t give 2 shits about what ZB thinks. Their business is theirs and ZB knows that.

It’s become increasingly difficult to “walk with your doc”. Contracts, non-competes, brand loyalty. They may love their 1099 rep, but they love their job and income more, and to jeopardize any of that for a rep that thinks he matters more is senseless. Docs and reps walking happens less than 5% of the time when reps think it will. I’ll take the over-under on the switch.
 






It’s become increasingly difficult to “walk with your doc”. Contracts, non-competes, brand loyalty. They may love their 1099 rep, but they love their job and income more, and to jeopardize any of that for a rep that thinks he matters more is senseless. Docs and reps walking happens less than 5% of the time when reps think it will. I’ll take the over-under on the switch.

Some 1099’s still have not signed the non compete and nothing has happened to them since biomet merger. I know SN is offering reps some big money to convert in some rural areas that have some big money territories.
 






It’s become increasingly difficult to “walk with your doc”. Contracts, non-competes, brand loyalty. They may love their 1099 rep, but they love their job and income more, and to jeopardize any of that for a rep that thinks he matters more is senseless. Docs and reps walking happens less than 5% of the time when reps think it will. I’ll take the over-under on the switch.
 






You're delusional. Very few of you are anything more than a box opener. You're going direct and will be a W2; just take a look at the recent territory changes. The gravy train is in the rear view mirror. Get over it.
 












You're delusional. Very few of you are anything more than a box opener. You're going direct and will be a W2; just take a look at the recent territory changes. The gravy train is in the rear view mirror. Get over it.

Not going direct in my area. Zimmer knows we will walk and completely backed down after years of trying to force us to even sign the non compete. This is my business, not theirs and they know it. Plenty of options open always.
 



















Write your reply...