There is no car allowance..only paid mileage, tolls and parking. that's it.
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There is no car allowance..only paid mileage, tolls and parking. that's it.
no we are not. Saw some numbers at a recent meeting...although in some spots there appears to be spikes, but really nothing to write home about. It's but natural that some areas will "improve" somewhat - but that's just because samples are there, and it's what the docs will naturally reach for in most instances - if it's there in their closets.
Would someone on this contract kindly answer a few things for me . . .
Do you have to do lunches or dinners?
Participate in programs?
Do you really just have to average 30 calls a week?
Are the calls captured electronically?
Do your PSS managers have realistic expectations of what you can accomplish on a single call?
How often does your PSS manager ride with you since it's part-time?
Do you also have a Merck manager that rides with you or follows your call pattern?
Do the Merck reps respect your role or do they look down on the whole contract thing? (I realize that question is subjective to the area)
Thank you for anyone willing to fill me in!
Do you have to do lunches or dinners?
Participate in programs?
Do you really just have to average 30 calls a week?
Are the calls captured electronically?
Do your PSS managers have realistic expectations of what you can accomplish on a single call?
How often does your PSS manager ride with you since it's part-time?
Do you also have a Merck manager that rides with you or follows your call pattern?
Do the Merck reps respect your role or do they look down on the whole contract thing? (I realize that question is subjective to the area)
Thank you for anyone willing to fill me in!
Would someone on this contract kindly answer a few things for me . . .
Do you have to do lunches or dinners? No lunches, snack, drinks, nothing
Participate in programs? No programs at all...love it!
Do you really just have to average 30 calls a week? 1 call per hour is expected for a 24 hour work week. Some days you have 10 calls others 8...they all average out...
Are the calls captured electronically? Yes all calls and signatures are captured. My DSM doesn't care what time you make a call and yes believe it or not you can back time a detail only call if need be. No one is checking when and where the calls are UNLESS your numbers are sucking...
Do your PSS managers have realistic expectations of what you can accomplish on a single call? Yes very realistic...mention the products, maybe ask for more and you're good
How often does your PSS manager ride with you since it's part-time? 6-8 weeks
Do you also have a Merck manager that rides with you or follows your call pattern? None of our duties are monitored by anyone from Merck, no reps no dm just PSS DSM.
Do the Merck reps respect your role or do they look down on the whole contract thing? (I realize that question is subjective to the area) In my area it is 50/50 but for the most part I am noticing that the Merck reps must be working more because when I first came out in territory samples were nil, now they are becoming plenty...someone is sampling again?!
Thank you for anyone willing to fill me in!
All in all this is a great gig for a mom who is crazy busy with family stuff and can live on part time pay. If you have been out of work for awhile and learned to live on unemployment you can do this. Depending on your area you can make anywhere from $500-$700 a month in gas at 50 cents a mile. Numbers so far look great so hopefully bonus in March will reflect the upward growth...
DO NOT take this job if you are collecting a decent unemployment check.
I have a full time gig, and took the job with PSS (PSS has been good to me, but the contract company is terrible), and I regret it.
Thankfully, when the contract runs out, I will be collecting unemployment. And that is when I will be super picky.
Merck people (DM) should be at the reigns with the contract reps. They know the product, business, style and needs of the company. They can better guide and evaluate the contact reps.
Great plan. You and the other 30% of pharma reps on unemployment can be picky. You are lucky someone hired you because you are an moron
Actually, you are the idiot that lives paycheck to paycheck, and doesn't have that option.
I do.
I save.
I can make the choice.
And contract sales is not a good gig, unless you like being treated like an uneducated monkey.
Perhaps you enjoy being treated that way.
By the way, enjoy the boat you have. its a great investment.
This must be a Merck DM that's afraid of getting laid off. I would rather crawl on broken glas for a mile than work for a merck dm
Stupid reply. Id like to work for them. If you're good you'll be seen by them.
Love my Merck contract the only complaint I have is that at some point it will end!!! I would love to have it forever!!!!
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the fact that this contract will be ending next year. There was a high-level management meeting yesterday attended by both Merck & PSS execs.
It was decided that Merck will be "going in another direction, different to that of the current one" - all in relation to it's business restructuring for 2011. Why so thankful you might wonder? Thankful that the low-balling abuse PSS is doing will be ending soon. Publicis is pocketing tons of $$$ at the expense of the people who actually make the cogs of the wheels turn.
It was decided that Merck will be "going in another direction, different to that of the current one" - all in relation to it's business restructuring for 2011. Why so thankful you might wonder? Thankful that the low-balling abuse PSS is doing will be ending soon. Publicis is pocketing tons of $$$ at the expense of the people who actually make the cogs of the wheels turn.
you are full of it. We are suppose to get a new product in the spring of 2011. We were told this would go through 2011 and then they will reevaluate at that point.
This is why you choose to use CSOs...the ability to change your mind when you feel like it and end the contract. What CSO will they be using for their new restructuring plans for 2011?
Ventiv has full time merk contract for five products (Dulera, Clarinex, Januvia/Januet, Proventil). It in addition to PSS. That's the direction many Big Pharma companys are taking
So will the contract even go all year next year, or end early?