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If anyone wants to work for Integra, run like you are on fire! The whole management structure is the worst out of any medical company out there...they treat their reps terribly, pay poorly and micromanage like no other company...Warning Will Robinson!
 












I interviewed for a field sales management position with this company - please note, they move slower than any other orthopedic company I know and I've worked for Stryker and Synthes. Not only did I find the existing managers from other regions incompetent on their best days, the national sales manager and his bosses were, too. The pay is far below competitors and the company holds every dollar like it is a million...a good sign of this is the fact they took TWO months to reimburse me for incidentals (hotel, food, etc.) when I was brought to Jersey for interviews. Yet, Integra's CEO, Stuart Essig, was one of the highest paid CEOs in the U.S. What does that tell you???

If you want to be nickel and dimed while being surrounded by talentless management, this is just the place for you. If not, go to just about any competitor and you're bound to find a better working environment.
 






I worked in the lower extremity group and the company is worse if someone is desperate enough to join them as a rep. They fully expect you to leave within 2 years and join a competitor. Bad comp plan, bad product inventory, stupid regional and national sales managers. Company is a bunch of losers with bigger losers for management.
 






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I interviewed for a field sales management position with this company - please note, they move slower than any other orthopedic company I know and I've worked for Stryker and Synthes. Not only did I find the existing managers from other regions incompetent on their best days, the national sales manager and his bosses were, too. The pay is far below competitors and the company holds every dollar like it is a million...a good sign of this is the fact they took TWO months to reimburse me for incidentals (hotel, food, etc.) when I was brought to Jersey for interviews. Yet, Integra's CEO, Stuart Essig, was one of the highest paid CEOs in the U.S. What does that tell you???

If you want to be nickel and dimed while being surrounded by talentless management, this is just the place for you. If not, go to just about any competitor and you're bound to find a better working environment.
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So where did you end up? Who did they hire for that role? Sounds like some sour grapes
 






Sour grapes, are you five? Excellent response to showcase your competence. Do you have any real responses to address the issues? Several of your former and exisitng reps said that if you are good at kissing ass and otherwise incompetent welcome to the shit show you will do great. I know people like to complain, but most of the complaints were consistent with my observations. When most reps are distracted and pissy that is usually bad for business.
 






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Sour grapes, are you five? Excellent response to showcase your competence. Do you have any real responses to address the issues? Several of your former and exisitng reps said that if you are good at kissing ass and otherwise incompetent welcome to the shit show you will do great. I know people like to complain, but most of the complaints were consistent with my observations. When most reps are distracted and pissy that is usually bad for business.
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Wow. Still bitter. Sorry, but you didn't get the job. Probably better for you and the company. Get over it and move on.
 






Terrific points on both sides, but there must be a reason why turnover is at an all time high. Integra is growing, but why are they looking outside to fill so many positions instead of identifying Integra talent and why do so many people leave the company to go other places after several years of service? Of course some people are just bad, but if that represents the majority of employees then who is hiring and managing the so called dead weight?

If you ask people that work or have worked at Integra most will tell you that the majority of people are good, so whats the problem and why are so many people bitter and leaving now and what does the company plan on doing about it? It is a known fact that losing human capital is expensive.
 












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