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I work with incompetent, unfocused, delusional morons. I wish I could find another job and make decent money. These people have NO CLUE on how to run an organization or take care of their sales people.
 












You are not alone. We all feel abused and misused (misled). It all soungs SO great when you interview and the people seemed nice. Training was a joke and very brief (no structure what so ever). Giving me a manual and the reimbursement hotline is not enough.
The coding issue is unbelievable and understated when you interview (yes, we had a code and are still receiving reimbursement while trying to obtain a new code). NOT!!! Explain why the comp plan was changed (again) if Urgent PC is being reimbursed and the reimbursement process is SO easy. Oh, wait, yeah - it is such an easy sell and you will receive residual business, we are going to decrease your compensation (again). Don't worry though, next year when we have a real reimbursement code, you will make plenty of money in your HUGE territory. Hum, I don't remember interviewing for a FUTURE position.
You can focus on selling the bulking agent and some reps have done very well. Sure, if you have THREE months to wait to generate money (the selling cycle is extremely long). "Physicians can bulk in the office". Yeah, really - then WHY are there so few clients bulking in th office? Why are the sales so low on this product if it is so easy to sell? The company has been misled about reimbursement, which was passed onto the physicians, that the clients can not trust anything we say. Why should they? They have lost money using our products before.
This company has no infrastruture and is not proactive about anything. They have no vision which is obvious due to the coding the dilema and the fact that the board of directors dictates what/when/where and how things are done.
"Well, a competitor is leaving the marketplace, so we would be able to get the majority of that business because we say so. See to it. Also, you will not hire any additional reps, receive any entertainment monies, not increase the reps comp plans (let's see how much shit we can shove down their throats before they quit), nor can you sell off label to obtain the old competitor's business".
The comp plan was changed and the company is hoping that the job market is so tight that no one will leave. I don't think they have heard of medreps, medzilla, medrepcareers, gorilla, biodevice.com, etc.
I know of at least 3 other reps actively looking for jobs. They have been here about 10 months more than me and are accustomed to making WAY more money than they are making now.
Yes, I have a job. Yes, I am grateful to be employed. I just do NOT enjoy being abused and lied too. This is a small company and they should know better. They should realize that every employee matters and my day-to-day selling should count for more than a paycheck and shit shoved down my throat.
 






Anonymous said:
You are not alone. We all feel abused and misused (misled). It all soungs SO great when you interview and the people seemed nice. Training was a joke and very brief (no structure what so ever). Giving me a manual and the reimbursement hotline is not enough.
The coding issue is unbelievable and understated when you interview (yes, we had a code and are still receiving reimbursement while trying to obtain a new code). NOT!!! Explain why the comp plan was changed (again) if Urgent PC is being reimbursed and the reimbursement process is SO easy. Oh, wait, yeah - it is such an easy sell and you will receive residual business, we are going to decrease your compensation (again). Don't worry though, next year when we have a real reimbursement code, you will make plenty of money in your HUGE territory. Hum, I don't remember interviewing for a FUTURE position.
You can focus on selling the bulking agent and some reps have done very well. Sure, if you have THREE months to wait to generate money (the selling cycle is extremely long). "Physicians can bulk in the office". Yeah, really - then WHY are there so few clients bulking in th office? Why are the sales so low on this product if it is so easy to sell? The company has been misled about reimbursement, which was passed onto the physicians, that the clients can not trust anything we say. Why should they? They have lost money using our products before.
This company has no infrastruture and is not proactive about anything. They have no vision which is obvious due to the coding the dilema and the fact that the board of directors dictates what/when/where and how things are done.
"Well, a competitor is leaving the marketplace, so we would be able to get the majority of that business because we say so. See to it. Also, you will not hire any additional reps, receive any entertainment monies, not increase the reps comp plans (let's see how much shit we can shove down their throats before they quit), nor can you sell off label to obtain the old competitor's business".
The comp plan was changed and the company is hoping that the job market is so tight that no one will leave. I don't think they have heard of medreps, medzilla, medrepcareers, gorilla, biodevice.com, etc.
I know of at least 3 other reps actively looking for jobs. They have been here about 10 months more than me and are accustomed to making WAY more money than they are making now.
Yes, I have a job. Yes, I am grateful to be employed. I just do NOT enjoy being abused and lied too. This is a small company and they should know better. They should realize that every employee matters and my day-to-day selling should count for more than a paycheck and shit shoved down my throat.
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more shit to come. gulp. gulp.
 


















Anonymous said:
You are not alone. We all feel abused and misused (misled). It all soungs SO great when you interview and the people seemed nice. Training was a joke and very brief (no structure what so ever). Giving me a manual and the reimbursement hotline is not enough.
The coding issue is unbelievable and understated when you interview (yes, we had a code and are still receiving reimbursement while trying to obtain a new code). NOT!!! Explain why the comp plan was changed (again) if Urgent PC is being reimbursed and the reimbursement process is SO easy. Oh, wait, yeah - it is such an easy sell and you will receive residual business, we are going to decrease your compensation (again). Don't worry though, next year when we have a real reimbursement code, you will make plenty of money in your HUGE territory. Hum, I don't remember interviewing for a FUTURE position.
You can focus on selling the bulking agent and some reps have done very well. Sure, if you have THREE months to wait to generate money (the selling cycle is extremely long). "Physicians can bulk in the office". Yeah, really - then WHY are there so few clients bulking in th office? Why are the sales so low on this product if it is so easy to sell? The company has been misled about reimbursement, which was passed onto the physicians, that the clients can not trust anything we say. Why should they? They have lost money using our products before.
This company has no infrastruture and is not proactive about anything. They have no vision which is obvious due to the coding the dilema and the fact that the board of directors dictates what/when/where and how things are done.
"Well, a competitor is leaving the marketplace, so we would be able to get the majority of that business because we say so. See to it. Also, you will not hire any additional reps, receive any entertainment monies, not increase the reps comp plans (let's see how much shit we can shove down their throats before they quit), nor can you sell off label to obtain the old competitor's business".
The comp plan was changed and the company is hoping that the job market is so tight that no one will leave. I don't think they have heard of medreps, medzilla, medrepcareers, gorilla, biodevice.com, etc.
I know of at least 3 other reps actively looking for jobs. They have been here about 10 months more than me and are accustomed to making WAY more money than they are making now.
Yes, I have a job. Yes, I am grateful to be employed. I just do NOT enjoy being abused and lied too. This is a small company and they should know better. They should realize that every employee matters and my day-to-day selling should count for more than a paycheck and shit shoved down my throat.
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This is dead on correct.
 






Anonymous said:
I work with incompetent, unfocused, delusional morons. I wish I could find another job and make decent money. These people have NO CLUE on how to run an organization or take care of their sales people.
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Isn't it interesting how ALL of the upper management was GIVEN stock options on June 8, 2010 and it was never leaked to the employees. We did not even get a raise again this year nor did WE receive stock options. We are getting hammered by Medicare and didn't receive squat.
 












Anonymous said:
I am desperately trying to leave. I do not have any hope that the reimbursement amount for Urgent PC will amount to anything.
The first offer I get, I am gone.
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No don't wait, we do not need your negativism. Please do not stay if your not happy. Leave now! You have no idea how many seasoned, experienced reps are waiting to backfill your vacancy. So please do not let us make you so miserable. GO
 






Anonymous said:
No don't wait, we do not need your negativism. Please do not stay if your not happy. Leave now! You have no idea how many seasoned, experienced reps are waiting to backfill your vacancy. So please do not let us make you so miserable. GO
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You keep banking on that fact.How long do you think those "seasoned" rep (that are, unfortunately, desperate for a job) are going to stick around once they see through all the lies and half-truths.Not to mention working like a slave and barely making what they made before they were laid off.Sure, they will take the job and be gone when they find a real job.Working here will fluff up their resume - that's all.
 






We sold a product to our customers predicated on a lie(BS cpt code). i feel dirty working for this company. Can't wait to get out. How many former UPC users now using Interstim will go back to a therapy that is less effective and pays less? Not too many I would guess.
 






5 Ways to Ensure Mediocrity in Your Organization
by Liz Ryan
Monday, May 17, 2010
provided by Business Week (Yahoo! mainpage)

The recession is no excuse for ignoring, misusing, or demeaning talent. But hey, if that's what you really want to do, follow these suggestions.

The last time I checked, the U.S. led the world in productivity per employee. That's the good news. The bad news is that much, if not all, of that boost in productivity has come on the backs of workers, especially salaried types viewed by too many management teams as infinitely elastic resources. As one management consultant told me: "The average company takes better care of its copiers than it does its talent."

Many chief executives use the tough competitive environment as a handy excuse to put off salary increases, tighten the screws on performance, and generally drop any pretense of creating a human-centered workplace. But the tough-economy picture has two sides. Only those companies that make the effort to keep their employees productive by treating them decently can expect to see continued productivity gains. Much of the workforce has tuned out, waiting for a more welcoming job market to make career moves. Those organizations that haven't wavered on their commitments to flexibility, recognition of talent, and transparent leadership will keep A-list players on board as the job market improves. Their competitors may be wishing they'd paid a little more attention to employee TLC as employees start peeling off for greener pastures.

Here are five of the most insulting leadership practices, the ones that virtually guarantee a business will end up with the most self-esteem challenged, optionless team members when the dust settles.

1. If you desire a mediocre workforce, make sure your employees know you don't trust them.
Nothing spells "You're dirt to us" like a corporate culture that screams, "We don't trust you as far as we can throw you." I refer to company policies that require employees to clock in and out for lunch or software that tracks every keystroke and change of URL in case a molecule of nonwork-related activity squeaks into the workday. When employees know they're not trusted, they become experts at "presenteeism"—the physical appearance of working, without anything getting done. Congratulations! Your inability to trust the very people you've selected to join your team has cost you their energy, goodwill, and great ideas.

2. If you want to drive talented people away, don't tell them when they shine.
Fear of a high-self-esteem employee is prevalent among average-grade corporate leadership teams. Look how hard it is for so many managers to say, "Hey Bob, you did a great job today." Maybe it's a fear that the bit of praise will be met with a request for a pay raise. Maybe it's the fear that acknowledging performance will somehow make the manager look weak. Whatever the reason for silence, leaders who can't say, "Thanks—good going!" can plan on bidding farewell to their most able team members in short order.

3. If you prefer a team of C-list players, keep employees in the dark.
Sharp knowledge workers want to know what's going on in their organizations, beyond their departmental silos. They want some visibility into the company's plans and their own career mobility. Leaders who can't stand to shine a light on their firms' goals, strategies, and systems are all but guaranteed to spend a lot of money running ads on Monster.com. Marketable top performers want a seat at the table and won't stand for being left in the dark without the information they need to do their jobs well.

4. If you value docility over ingenuity, shout it from the rooftops.
I heard from a new MBA who had joined a global manufacturer. "They told me during my first week that I need a manager's signature to organize a meeting," he recalled. "They said I'm too low-level to call a meeting on my own, because unauthorized meetings of nonmanagers are against company policy." How fearful of its employees would a leadership team have to be to forbid people to gather together to solve problems? The most desirable value creators won't stick around to be treated like children. They'll hop a bus to the first employer who tells them, "We're hiring you for your talent—now go do something brilliant."

5. If you fear an empowered workforce more than you fear the competition, squash any sign of individualism.
When you go to college, you learn about Economic Man, but in the corporate workplace we see that real people don't always act rationally. Lots of individual managers and plenty of leadership teams fear nothing more than the idea that a self-directed employee might buck authority. That's equivalent to shaking the organizational power structure to its foundation, possibly a fate worse than death. Leaders who want the most docile, sheep-like employees more than the smartest and ablest ones create systems to keep the C players on board and drive the A team out the door. They do it by instituting reams of pointless rules, upbraiding people for miniscule infractions ("What? Twenty minutes late? Sure you worked here until midnight last night, but starting time is starting time.") and generally replacing trust with fear throughout their organizations. Companies that operate in fear mode will never deliver great products and services to the marketplace. Their efforts will be hamstrung by their talent-repelling management practices.

How long will it take these enterprises to figure out they're shooting themselves in the foot? It doesn't matter—you'll be long gone by then.
 












Anonymous said:
Isn't it interesting how ALL of the upper management was GIVEN stock options on June 8, 2010 and it was never leaked to the employees. We did not even get a raise again this year nor did WE receive stock options. We are getting hammered by Medicare and didn't receive squat.
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more shit to swallow..........gulp gulp.
 






Anonymous said:
You are not alone. We all feel abused and misused (misled). It all soungs SO great when you interview and the people seemed nice. Training was a joke and very brief (no structure what so ever). Giving me a manual and the reimbursement hotline is not enough.
The coding issue is unbelievable and understated when you interview (yes, we had a code and are still receiving reimbursement while trying to obtain a new code). NOT!!! Explain why the comp plan was changed (again) if Urgent PC is being reimbursed and the reimbursement process is SO easy. Oh, wait, yeah - it is such an easy sell and you will receive residual business, we are going to decrease your compensation (again). Don't worry though, next year when we have a real reimbursement code, you will make plenty of money in your HUGE territory. Hum, I don't remember interviewing for a FUTURE position.
You can focus on selling the bulking agent and some reps have done very well. Sure, if you have THREE months to wait to generate money (the selling cycle is extremely long). "Physicians can bulk in the office". Yeah, really - then WHY are there so few clients bulking in th office? Why are the sales so low on this product if it is so easy to sell? The company has been misled about reimbursement, which was passed onto the physicians, that the clients can not trust anything we say. Why should they? They have lost money using our products before.
This company has no infrastruture and is not proactive about anything. They have no vision which is obvious due to the coding the dilema and the fact that the board of directors dictates what/when/where and how things are done.
"Well, a competitor is leaving the marketplace, so we would be able to get the majority of that business because we say so. See to it. Also, you will not hire any additional reps, receive any entertainment monies, not increase the reps comp plans (let's see how much shit we can shove down their throats before they quit), nor can you sell off label to obtain the old competitor's business".
The comp plan was changed and the company is hoping that the job market is so tight that no one will leave. I don't think they have heard of medreps, medzilla, medrepcareers, gorilla, biodevice.com, etc.
I know of at least 3 other reps actively looking for jobs. They have been here about 10 months more than me and are accustomed to making WAY more money than they are making now.
Yes, I have a job. Yes, I am grateful to be employed. I just do NOT enjoy being abused and lied too. This is a small company and they should know better. They should realize that every employee matters and my day-to-day selling should count for more than a paycheck and shit shoved down my throat.
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Yep.
 






Anonymous said:
You keep banking on that fact.How long do you think those "seasoned" rep (that are, unfortunately, desperate for a job) are going to stick around once they see through all the lies and half-truths.Not to mention working like a slave and barely making what they made before they were laid off.Sure, they will take the job and be gone when they find a real job.Working here will fluff up their resume - that's all.
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The new company motto is "Shut your trap or you can and will be replaced".
 






Ouch, is it that bad? I am interviewing and have no desire to go somewhere I will not be heard or appreciated. Are you sure you just can't handle a little hard work? Not, throwing stones here but I work my tail off for less than adequate pay with an even larger territory.

In speaking with docs about Urgent PC they have assured me they are looking forward to CPT coding, which to my understanding has been approved with a start date set. If that is the big issue I can handle overcoming past struggles with reimbursement but facing docs who were lied to I am not so sure about. I find it hard to believe insurance was billed for an in office proceedure, using a code meant for surgery, and allowed it to go through, unless it met the guidline requirements for that particular code? Good doctors choose based on the best treatment option not previous reimbursement issues. Unbiased responses are welcome, I am not posting to go to war. What did Uroplasty have to prove that using said code was within the guidelines?
 






Anonymous said:
Ouch, is it that bad? I am interviewing and have no desire to go somewhere I will not be heard or appreciated. Are you sure you just can't handle a little hard work? Not, throwing stones here but I work my tail off for less than adequate pay with an even larger territory.

In speaking with docs about Urgent PC they have assured me they are looking forward to CPT coding, which to my understanding has been approved with a start date set. If that is the big issue I can handle overcoming past struggles with reimbursement but facing docs who were lied to I am not so sure about. I find it hard to believe insurance was billed for an in office proceedure, using a code meant for surgery, and allowed it to go through, unless it met the guidline requirements for that particular code? Good doctors choose based on the best treatment option not previous reimbursement issues. Unbiased responses are welcome, I am not posting to go to war. What did Uroplasty have to prove that using said code was within the guidelines?
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The AMA gave Uroplasty a NEUROlOGY code that had the word IMPLANT in it. The company never planned on getting its own code until Medtronic made payers aware of this "oversite". The company was happy to tell doctors to use a "test code" for $50.00 and 64555 for $200ish as the approved procedure code. Then the test code disappear and providers used 64555 with a "wink and sideways glance".
Medicare does not always compare the CPT with the ICD codes. This is why it was not caught priot to 2008. Medicare trusts the providers and THE COMPANY to be ethical.
The company has no foresight (obviously) and it trying to make it until someone buys it.
Doctors choose the best procedure for the patient AS LONG AS THEY DON'T LOSE MONEY.
Think about it. Do you really think Medtronic is going to sit back and allow a little company like Uroplasty to take any of "their business". They punched the company in the head in 2008 WITH THE BACKING OF THE AUA. Do you think they having be just sitting around waiting for Uroplasty to get a code? I am sure that Medtronic has a plan to bash the company around some more. Did your interviewer also tell you that Medtronic has "in-office test leads" and the physicians are reimbursed 1500. for each test lead? The lead costs the physician 700.00
Don't think that this is a David and Goliath case. It is more of a small company trying to make a little money before a more larger company squashes them.
 












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