Kept/Let go: Base salary, yrs here

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Went through a layoff before and a thread like this was rather interesting. I'm 66k, under 2 years with Daiichi, 5 in industry and since I'm on the West Coast can't say if I'm kept or not.
 






























OP here, to the dumbass who blames the industry's current state on our salaries, really? Base salary across the industry is on average less than what it used to be. If anything you should be blaming Pfizer for going to an increased share of voice model where they hired so many reps that physicians were irritated that they say multiple reps for the same product each day. Companies are now going back to a model where it's one or two reps per territory, which means layoffs.
 
























Yes, the script said that. And they said the layoffs would be less than 10%, which doesn't sound accurate. Also in California most of the DMs that were let go were performers who had been with the company years, while other DMs in the same district were kept that had less than a year or two managing. Most of us would agree that a lot of what they say is bs....
 












Kept. $68k base. 3yrs all w DSI

FYI for what I do and how hard I figured out I don't have to work and I made just over $80k last year this industry is a joke. Why would the pay anyone more than 50-70k total to be a sample and food delivery man?

Please save the replies that you are a real rep and you sell for a living. Your a fucking r***** no wonder real sales jobs say no pharma.

I'll coast here till I get the fuck out of this industry.
 






Congrats to you, glorified caterer. If you think that you're overpaid for what you do, I'm sure your right. I'm of the opinion that for all the dinners (when we had them), trackers and paperwork they have us doing on our own time, if anything our salaries are light. Do you think they'd ask us to do half of it if they had to pay overtime? Other companies give you official time out the field for product training or meeting preparation. Is this a true sales position, no, but if that's what your looking for, start selling cars or copiers.....

-The OP "r*****"
 






What a dip shit. How cam you possibly not be able to get 10 solid calls in by 3:00 every day. Do the paper work during lunch or in the afternoon.

Getting paid 70-80k plus the car/gas is beyond fair for 40-50 hours a week. Don't be such a little bitch. We make our own schedule get free breakfast lunch and snacks. So what if you actually work even 50 hrs a week. We get over 15 vaca days plus when have you ever not taken off early if you need to get Ur Jair or nails did? Or take off to see that brat of a kid you have in a terrible 4th grade play


It's an easy nonsales job

Shut Ur pie hole
 






I forgot, since you're just the caterer you bring in food and just leave. I don't enter my calls in at lunch because I actually talk to the people there. Sometimes its products, sometimes its golf games, but I'm not so much of an ass to be doing paperwork while talking to people.

Out of curiousity, how do you define 10 "solid calls" caterer? I'm sure you pride yourself on a speedy delivery, and you probably finish in less than 20 seconds with not just physicians but other people in your life.

Too bad I won't know who you are in Vegas, otherwise my pie hole would have no hesitation saying the same things to you in person.....

-The Dip Shit r***** OP
 






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Kept. $68k base. 3yrs all w DSI

FYI for what I do and how hard I figured out I don't have to work and I made just over $80k last year this industry is a joke. Why would the pay anyone more than 50-70k total to be a sample and food delivery man?

Please save the replies that you are a real rep and you sell for a living. Your a fucking r***** no wonder real sales jobs say no pharma.

I'll coast here till I get the fuck out of this industry.
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So, so true my friend. I used to be a real sales rep. I used to really sell. I used to have pride in what I did. Then I came to pharma. 89K, 6.5yrs, kept -- but not proud.
 






Anonymous said:
What a dip shit. How cam you possibly not be able to get 10 solid calls in by 3:00 every day. Do the paper work during lunch or in the afternoon.

Getting paid 70-80k plus the car/gas is beyond fair for 40-50 hours a week. Don't be such a little bitch. We make our own schedule get free breakfast lunch and snacks. So what if you actually work even 50 hrs a week. We get over 15 vaca days plus when have you ever not taken off early if you need to get Ur Jair or nails did? Or take off to see that brat of a kid you have in a terrible 4th grade play


It's an easy nonsales job

Shut Ur pie hole
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40-50 hours a week? Shit, that's overtime in this industry.
 






Seriously, this is job is a joke. I think we definitely get paid well for having our own schedule and working half the hours than any other job I know. It's brain numbing and makes no real impact, but autonomous nevertheless, with tons of perks and a good pay.

I know it gets stressful and tiring catering to food and all their needs, but you can't beat the fact that we can just walk out and take a break for an hour or the whole rest of the day. and anyone can make 10 good calls per day and do admin while waiting.

If you think this is hard, try real sales, where they drill you to have 6-8 sales presentations/day, expecting to close 4 and cold call in between... or devices, where you have to be in OR at 5am and have no control over your schedule... Really, while this industry lasts, enjoy it, you won't find it anywhere else. And Daiichi is really laid back, compared to big pharma.
 






Anonymous said:
Seriously, this is job is a joke. I think we definitely get paid well for having our own schedule and working half the hours than any other job I know. It's brain numbing and makes no real impact, but autonomous nevertheless, with tons of perks and a good pay.

I know it gets stressful and tiring catering to food and all their needs, but you can't beat the fact that we can just walk out and take a break for an hour or the whole rest of the day. and anyone can make 10 good calls per day and do admin while waiting.

If you think this is hard, try real sales, where they drill you to have 6-8 sales presentations/day, expecting to close 4 and cold call in between... or devices, where you have to be in OR at 5am and have no control over your schedule... Really, while this industry lasts, enjoy it, you won't find it anywhere else. And Daiichi is really laid back, compared to big pharma.
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AMEN SISTA
 












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