Or maybe there are no people leaving that they want to retain? Also, why is there so much complaining on this board and threats of leaving yet only a couple have left? The answer is because those are the ones that WANT to stay. People that intend on leaving don't complain, they don't have to. They just leave. It's those that either want to stay or lack the courage to take a chance on a risky company that choose to stay and complain. Me, I see that things that are indeed moving in the right direction and think that Cubist is taking steps to address many of the valid complaints that are out there. No, I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid, just expressing my opinion.
If we indeed lose a bunch of CBMs or other employees this week, then we deserve it and shame on us for not making use of the greatest retention tool ever, the stock option. Yes, I was offered a position at the Medicines Company and didn't like the future prospects. Getting stuck in the gram + MRSA market is not good forward thinking, the market is getting saturated and after this wave of hiring for MRSA reps it's going to get real quiet. As far as the anti-infective market goes, moving forward it's going to be all about the gram negatives in the future. We should expect another round of poaching next year when Actavis gets approval for Ceftazidime-Avibactam and leaving now for the Medicines Company or Durata would not do anything for me. Say what you want about the gram- training modules, for me I see it as a good thing. I want to get some gram-negative experience in my repertoire with Cubist and then I'm outta here to the highest bidder next year. Cubist, you want planning? That's my plan