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You ingrats will all be toast! LMFAO
-your AZ mgmt team
-your AZ mgmt team
I am a 49 year old rep that took the severance in November. The fifteen years I spent at AZ were great. Not only did I have a great expense account which I took full advantage of, and I do mean advantage, but I only worked from 11 to 4 everyday except when my manager "of the moment" was with me. Many days were often spent having a 2 hour or longer lunch with reps from other companies, and many doctors whose company I enjoyed. I figured that I only would do enough to make bonus and no more as I already had achieved a level four and because AZ had played games with goals in October for several years in a row and I decided never to blow it out again. They stole my bonus, and the bonus of other hard working reps and it took me four years to get mine back through creative methods. Not only was I happy, but I did well, watched my kids grow up, and had plenty of time to do extra jobs on the side and do much work on my house.
My world came to an end when we had to do the sign in sheets and couldn't take docs out to lunch and dinner. The only thing I could do then was play other games, which were not as much fun. What was fun was faking all of the calls in Touchstone while making the calls that counted. I did more than 40 speaker programs last year too, all were pretty much a waste of time as the same lame docs came to them. Fortunately I had a great counterpart that I enjoyed working with. There are many great and talented people at AZ but the current management sucks, my last manager being the personification of insipid and lacking any leadership skill. So I left my plum job.
Am I lazy? Well, I worked an extra job the entire time I was with AZ. I rebuilt much of my house and I went back to school and got a masters. The job was the vehicle to do this and I can't say how much I enjoyed it. I am financially well off and thank AZ for helping me achieve this. Now, I have a job that is more complicated and requires more effort but the payoff is that my salary is not capped. Don't believe that after 10, 15 or even 22 years in pharmaceuticals your world is at an end. It's only just beginning. You just have to be creative and rise to the occasion. I can honestly say I hated my last DSM, but I had many good ones as well and I thank my lucky stars for the time I had in pharma.
Unreal how much money people once made and how hard it has been for people to pay for the medications. Sick.
You ingrats will all be toast! LMFAO
-your AZ mgmt team
Why would someone post mean and negative things about an older rep? Are you so miserable with your life that posting negative things empowers you. Darling, you really need to get some help. Why would you care? Who cares if that is the case even though it isn't. Older reps are wiser and it doesn't matter what they look like, it doesn't matter how old they are, They are proud and could sell pretty much anything they wanted to sell, if you think they are lazy, think again, they are probably pissed off or working on their home. Remember when we first got the jobs? Well, those were the days they hired talented people -unlike today. We won't go into that. You have to come on the boards are post things to make yourself feel like a bigger person. You will be that age one day my friend and if your smart like us, you will have a back up. All of us do have a backup because we are not stupid you idiot!!!! Now grow up and quit worrrying about other people, just do your job and get a life. Don't even try to respond because we all know your an idiot. Bye bye
Former Wyeth rep here. Forced to "retire" in a downsizing in 08. I came on in 89 with a lot of talented people and had a great career - by the way, we were not pc reps but a new specialty group that luckily kept its focus. I took advantage of everything the company had to offer (they all are pretty much the same) 401k, internal promotion ladder via medical courses, flex spending account etc. But most of all I saved and as others on your board have said, I had a back up plan which helped me start a new career without worrying about money to live on. What a lot of us senior reps have seen during our life experiences are the ups and downs of the US economy and believe me everyone is touched in some form or other during these trying times. I hope that the current generation of representatives have learned a valuable lesson - do not put all your eggs in one basket, take advantage of everything you can to prepare yourself and your loved ones for the unexpected - have a back up plan!
I want to wish everyone on your teams good luck.
Former Wyeth rep here. Forced to "retire" in a downsizing in 08. I came on in 89 with a lot of talented people and had a great career - by the way, we were not pc reps but a new specialty group that luckily kept its focus. I took advantage of everything the company had to offer (they all are pretty much the same) 401k, internal promotion ladder via medical courses, flex spending account etc. But most of all I saved and as others on your board have said, I had a back up plan which helped me start a new career without worrying about money to live on. What a lot of us senior reps have seen during our life experiences are the ups and downs of the US economy and believe me everyone is touched in some form or other during these trying times. I hope that the current generation of representatives have learned a valuable lesson - do not put all your eggs in one basket, take advantage of everything you can to prepare yourself and your loved ones for the unexpected - have a back up plan!
I want to wish everyone on your teams good luck.
Whoever posts this need to go get help. Geeeezzzs go see a doctor.
best post ever.