Jeff Hardin still at Solvay?











I worked for him on a PDN contract- back in the day- and LOVED working for him. Been in pharma for over 15 yrs. now and honestly, he's still the best manager I've had. Would love to contact him as I'm getting displaced from my current pharma position (aren't we all) and haven't had to use references in over 10 years-UGH! Thanks for the info- will try to track him down.
 



The other side of this coin is that Jeff was miserable working for Barb Casey in training.
It must have been stifling to work for someone who was so much less talented and intelligent. She was dumb as a post. However, he behaved inapproriately. His poor attendance was noticed by virtually everyone in the department, and he was prone to shouting at other managers. I thought he was very bright and had great ideas. Management skills? Mixed reviews. Hope he's happier now. Sounds like it, so good for him.
 



The other side of this coin is that Jeff was miserable working for Barb Casey in training.
It must have been stifling to work for someone who was so much less talented and intelligent. She was dumb as a post. However, he behaved inapproriately. His poor attendance was noticed by virtually everyone in the department, and he was prone to shouting at other managers. I thought he was very bright and had great ideas. Management skills? Mixed reviews. Hope he's happier now. Sounds like it, so good for him.

I couldn't agree with this post more. I enjoyed him at first and thought he was a great guy...but he was so miserable under Barb who was someone truly promoted despite her incompetance. Jeff, sadly, couldn't get promoted back out to a DM (which he was absolutely suited for unlike Joe Huff who, though a fun guy, had issues with alcohol and inappropriate behavior along with being incompetant!). Jeff then resented anyone who did break out of the department and due to that, left me remembering him as a sad person who couldn't celebrate others when they had success versus remembering the days when he knew how to encourage and inspire. I do hope he is better off now.
 



I couldn't agree with this post more. I enjoyed him at first and thought he was a great guy...but he was so miserable under Barb who was someone truly promoted despite her incompetance. Jeff, sadly, couldn't get promoted back out to a DM (which he was absolutely suited for unlike Joe Huff who, though a fun guy, had issues with alcohol and inappropriate behavior along with being incompetant!). Jeff then resented anyone who did break out of the department and due to that, left me remembering him as a sad person who couldn't celebrate others when they had success versus remembering the days when he knew how to encourage and inspire. I do hope he is better off now.

Spot on. I literally would write the above statement exactly as this person above did.
 



I was at Solvay when Jeff was in the training dept, what was his title under Barb Casey? It was my impression he was the one who scheduled pretty much everything training related and was above the actual trainers.

Did Craig M come in and take Barb's place at some point?
 



Jeff's title was Manager, Training & Development. The Corporate Sales Trainers directly reported to him, Joe Huff, or Tracy, depending on specialty. I found him to be highly intelligent, and he had excellent stage presence while presenting at National Meetings, etc.

I agree that Jeff was unhappy working for Barb Casey. He deserved better. Most people had a hard time working for her. She was robotic and not very bright. She WAS clever, as are many fundamentally dishonest people. And she got off on firing people. Sick.

When Jeff was promoted to Managed Care, Barb replaced him with Craig Moraes. There is no way Craig Moraes could hold a candle to Jeff. Craig was arrogant, immature, openly made fun of people in a malicious way, and recycled old, worn out ideas, pretending they were his own. He didn't have what it takes to be a decent human being, much less direct T&D.

Tim Gerrits, former RVP and straight shooter, replaced Barb, who retired early, or was forced out after making several BIG mistakes. And I do mean BIG. Eventually, Craig Moraes went back to the field. Not sure if he's still with the company. For your sakes, hope he's gone.