.The contract is currently being negotiated with AZ for an extension through 2013. AZ is very pleased with results generated by the OCEAN/Crestor sales team.
Yes contract according to RS is happening. Jobs will be saved for another year.
Who is RS?
Don't threaten to take someone else job because you think they are sample droppers. Leave that job of dropping samples up to the CSA's. Karma can come and get you if you think you are any better than any of the AZ direct people out there cashing a paycheck. If you are truly a seasoned rep than you should know better. This is not a career anymore but simply a job. Yes, it might make sence to think they would keep Ocean and have another layoff but don't try to inject common sence into the equation. I would suggest this. Make your calls and meet your metrics. The lack of data and bonus makes me think this contract is dead by Sept. On that point, I hope that I am wrong but don't think that because it makes good sence to you that it will happen that way. Perpair now for the worse case and be pleasantly surprized by the best outcome. Good luck to us all.
Don't threaten to take someone else job because you think they are sample droppers. Leave that job of dropping samples up to the CSA's. Karma can come and get you if you think you are any better than any of the AZ direct people out there cashing a paycheck. If you are truly a seasoned rep than you should know better. This is not a career anymore but simply a job. Yes, it might make sence to think they would keep Ocean and have another layoff but don't try to inject common sence into the equation. I would suggest this. Make your calls and meet your metrics. The lack of data and bonus makes me think this contract is dead by Sept. On that point, I hope that I am wrong but don't think that because it makes good sence to you that it will happen that way. Perpair now for the worse case and be pleasantly surprized by the best outcome. Good luck to us all.
I completely agree with this post. Personally, I can think of many good reasons to keep this contract alive and many reasons to end it. The whole thing has been a little screwy since the beginning, but that just sees to be the way AZ rolls.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
I also hope that IF this thing ends by Sept, that they'll give us decent notice. That would be the decent thing to do. I guess we just have to wait and see...
Based on the sales data we have received, it looks like Crestor is holding its own as far as market share goes. Generics and Tier 1 are certainly going to put a dent in Crestor sales, but Crestor has the efficacy data and slowing progression indication which will keep it on Tier 2. If the reps address mhc issues, they can navigate through this shit storm and get their fair share of NRxs. If the national performance is strong for Ocean, the contract will be renewed for at least another year.
This makes sense but then they would have to do two things....
1. Stop having CSA's having Crestor in their bags (all they do is cock block us from seeing the doc) and...
2. Get rid of more AZ reps. Almost all of them were retained in my area during the most recent layoff.
It will probably come down to a coin flip. If it is for the extention then AZ will say 2 out of three. No numbers, no info from managment about extention, no new products, no good news = bad news. Just how long can AZ or Publicis expect to keep moral up when everybody is wondering if it all is to end in Sept. If it stays quiet thru June, I am assuming it's over. Make your calls to get that extra hundred bucks or whatever the metric says, hope for a bonus or plan to come into place sometime. Clean up the resume, it's time to move on. It's like a bag of shit that sits in the corner. Everybody can smell it, some can even see it, but people continue to walk into the room and ask what is that smell. Management in it's absence of leadership and transparence asks what are you talking about? Everyday it's the same stuff different day. 16 weeks and counting...
I am interviewing for an open territory. The recruiter I spoke to stated the same thing. If the ok has been given to fill open territories,the contract will probably be extended.
You'd think... But anyone that's been around the industry a while could tell you anything is possible. It may not make sense, but it's not unheard of for people to be hired, trained, then let go less than 6 weeks later. It's happened to me and I've seen it happen to others. Contract and direct. It's basically business as usual until the powers-that-be make an official announcement. It's too hard to make any assumptions just yet. But good luck!
Unfortunately, I absolutely agree with this. a long time ago I was on a contract and we expanded to hire for a new position, then about 8 weeks later he and all of our jobs were eliminated.
I would not take this Ocean position unless you had no other options. Not sure if you could even qualify for unemployment if it ends since you would only be working until Sept if it did end.
