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How not to rollout a realignment

anonymous

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Realignments happen, its expected and comes with the territory but come on management at least do it correctly! If there is disruption, it should be gone over on a national call with senior management with the ZS data showing overall disruption so everything is transparent. The actual impact to the reps should be discussed with each rep individually with RBD and DM. Also things like peoples performance rank/presidents cup rankings will be impacted, so what is the plan to compensate? Is there a transition period to offset the impact to peoples rank for awards, trips, performance etc or do you just say they are lucky to have jobs? I'm thinking the way this was done its the latter. One other note to RBDs and DMs, be honest with people about the degree of disruption, telling the reps there is minimal disruption on the call and when they get the map, its like 50% new customers is not going to go over well.
 




Agreed. Thankful to have a job however this realignment makes zero sense and viability is ridiculous to help justify a hospital rep job by giving someone retail accounts.
 




Realignments happen, its expected and comes with the territory but come on management at least do it correctly! If there is disruption, it should be gone over on a national call with senior management with the ZS data showing overall disruption so everything is transparent. The actual impact to the reps should be discussed with each rep individually with RBD and DM. Also things like peoples performance rank/presidents cup rankings will be impacted, so what is the plan to compensate? Is there a transition period to offset the impact to peoples rank for awards, trips, performance etc or do you just say they are lucky to have jobs? I'm thinking the way this was done its the latter. One other note to RBDs and DMs, be honest with people about the degree of disruption, telling the reps there is minimal disruption on the call and when they get the map, its like 50% new customers is not going to go over well.
You’re lucky to have a job. Get your a$$ to work.
 












And what’s up with the Illinois manager telling his new reps their jobs will be consolidated and to start looking for new ones?

Give that manager a promotion and money for doing the right thing (if true).

We need more in management to act responsible and stop being cowards to the classholes in PPK!
 




Realignments happen, its expected and comes with the territory but come on management at least do it correctly! If there is disruption, it should be gone over on a national call with senior management with the ZS data showing overall disruption so everything is transparent. The actual impact to the reps should be discussed with each rep individually with RBD and DM. Also things like peoples performance rank/presidents cup rankings will be impacted, so what is the plan to compensate? Is there a transition period to offset the impact to peoples rank for awards, trips, performance etc or do you just say they are lucky to have jobs? I'm thinking the way this was done its the latter. One other note to RBDs and DMs, be honest with people about the degree of disruption, telling the reps there is minimal disruption on the call and when they get the map, its like 50% new customers is not going to go over well.

The “oncology” reps need to be reorganized. To actually work,