KS's Meeting with R&D 6/13/11

[Anonymous]

Any thoughts on KS's talk to R&D Monday?

 

[Anonymous]

I feel certain KS will do all he can to retain top talent in Discovery R&D.
You should too.
To the soon to be dearly departed, we salute you!

 

[Anonymous]

I feel certain KS will do all he can to retain top talent in Discovery R&D.
You should too.
To the soon to be dearly departed, we salute you!

Are you kidding me? He has done everything he could to get rid of top R&D talent, because they want to be scientists, instead of businessmen, who are the only jerks he respects.

 

[Anonymous]

Are you kidding me? He has done everything he could to get rid of top R&D talent, because they want to be scientists, instead of businessmen, who are the only jerks he respects.

Jeez, are you dense or what??? The previous poster was playing the Kevin "line". He will say the typical BS like we will keep top talent, blah blah blah...

 

[Anonymous]

KS sez that R&D expenditures are increasing at twice the rate of revenues so there will be a "pause". He said they will come to their decision "soon".

Maybe he'll shut down our pizza oven?

 

[Anonymous]

RP's email about cost cutting
DL's retirement as ASF site head
KS's talk of non-performing R&D

Add to that:

Carl Ichan buying Amgen shares
Amgen looking for ways to pay the new dividend

It's probably all a coincidence it's happening at the same time.

 

[Anonymous]

it's all reverse loyalty.

 

[Anonymous]

So what did Kevin say in his meeting? Are more layoffs pending?

 

[Anonymous]

So what did Kevin say in his meeting? Are more layoffs pending?

Kevin said that he couldnt not promise that there wouldn't not be no more layoffs; whatever that means.

 

[Anonymous]

Probably with the same smirk he had on his face when asked that question in 2007 and he said "Oh, it would be a shame the day I had to pull that lever"...

 

[Anonymous]

No he looked down at the ground and shook his head as he said it.

 

[Anonymous]

Kevin said that he couldnt not promise that there wouldn't not be no more layoffs; whatever that means.

That definitely means there will be.

 

[Anonymous]

That definitely means there will be.

Kevin wants to start by whacking oncology research because they could not Breakaway from Cancer. Despite a huge $$$ investment they could not discover a single oncology therapeutic, nothing, zipp, despite massive arrogance from Terri B.

 

[Anonymous]

Kevin wants to start by whacking oncology research because they could not Breakaway from Cancer. Despite a huge $$$ investment they could not discover a single oncology therapeutic, nothing, zipp, despite massive arrogance from Terri B.

Terri B?

 

[Anonymous]

Terri B?

whacking to start next week

 

[Anonymous]

whacking to start next week

get every file you think you might need from your computer now. It's impossible to get later and in the time they give you the box til when you leave you might miss something.

 

[Anonymous]

Steal that which isn't nailed down. Destroy any machines you can.

 

[Anonymous]

Steal that which isn't nailed down. Destroy any machines you can.

And if you know anything that might qualify for a whistleblower lawsuit, document it. Might make you a couple of million dollars in a few years.

Kevin got his. Why don't you get yours.

 

[Anonymous]

And if you know anything that might qualify for a whistleblower lawsuit, document it. Might make you a couple of million dollars in a few years.

Kevin got his. Why don't you get yours.

where is the accountability of upper management?
what are their achievements of the last 10 years?
sacrificing good people, destroying families, all so they can keep getting their fat checks.
they are basically saying they do not have faith in the company anymore, a company they remade in their image, what does that say?