Merck Tenured Reps
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They stay because they are getting paid and want to ride the wave as long as possible. They stay because they have a mortgage, a car loan and credit card debt. They stay because they don't have much cash saved up. Poor bastards.
For some,the decision to stay is a good one. For most, it isn't. Merck is a pig of an employer. You won't miss anything about it after you're gone.
For some,the decision to stay is a good one. For most, it isn't. Merck is a pig of an employer. You won't miss anything about it after you're gone.
I stay for the pension (oh and the $20/week raise I just got). Really...what else would we do at this time?
I stay because I have a nice pension (>$500K) soon available to me, no debts, known territory, good customer rapport after all these years, quite adaptive to all the changes, and honestly, no reason to switch job at this point. I have launched many products successfully and am still capable in learning. I am more computer literate than a dozen of the college grads combined. At meetings they B.S. that they know how to use a computer and Microsoft Office but they call me for help all the time. I may not be Merck-ish enough. No flag waving. Never jump on my feet and yell, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" But I am flexible and adaptive enough to be relevant at this point until the next round of insanity. Yes, I also make myself relevant by calling on those few docs at 7:30 am or 5:30 pm just enough to shame my younger and "brighter" colleagues. Some have never seen these docs after a few years and claimed, at meetings, these customers are "refusals". 
I stay because I have a nice pension (>$500K) soon available to me, no debts, known territory, good customer rapport after all these years, quite adaptive to all the changes, and honestly, no reason to switch job at this point. I have launched many products successfully and am still capable in learning. I am more computer literate than a dozen of the college grads combined. At meetings they B.S. that they know how to use a computer and Microsoft Office but they call me for help all the time. I may not be Merck-ish enough. No flag waving. Never jump on my feet and yell, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" But I am flexible and adaptive enough to be relevant at this point until the next round of insanity. Yes, I also make myself relevant by calling on those few docs at 7:30 am or 5:30 pm just enough to shame my younger and "brighter" colleagues. Some have never seen these docs after a few years and claimed, at meetings, these customers are "refusals".
Way to play the game!
Only one group of internist once a month at 7:30 am. Then 3-4 docs in another group at 5:30 p.m. once a month too. Not terrible work. Both groups are key customers. Heck, we used to do hospital displays at 7 am or 8 am too. Enough to make myself relevant.
Say whatever you want, the only other rep that does the same is a very tenured rep from another company.