National Sales Meeting - Dallas, TX

[anonymous]

The cost of the meeting is going to be stupid high. My wife just went through this as part of the planning with her pharma company.

Single rooms all around.
No buffets means plated meals= higher costs and longer service times
Increased needs for social distancing means we have to have 2-3x the meeting space we'd normally require. If we have 100 people, we'll need a room that holds 225 to facilitate social distancing.
The meeting will likely need to be longer because of extended meal and break times and the need to space things out in breakouts, etc.
Airfares are higher due to reduced flight options.

This is all being planned and considered now. And we'll get hit with all kinds of changes and adjustments up to and through the meeting.

I’m sure they know these would be the costs of having the Dallas meeting. I can understand the value of having the launch meeting in person, but if everyone there feels uncomfortable or forced to attend then it kind of back fires right?

 

[anonymous]

Wow, you all are in the field and planning a national meeting? Remember before anyone goes to HR that they are not for the employee, HR is for the protection of the company.

This is especially true at Supernus

 

[anonymous]

Yes!!! RD’s are lying to upper management. What is the incentive behind that?!!! We have no voice.

I don’t understand the pressure on the RDs to convince us to show up to an in person meeting or to “just try showing up” to offices when we were specifically told to honor whatever policies offices currently have. Since they all Are using the same wording, it’s obvious it is coming straight down the ladder.
Be responsible, Supernus leadership.

 

[anonymous]

I don’t understand the pressure on the RDs to convince us to show up to an in person meeting or to “just try showing up” to offices when we were specifically told to honor whatever policies offices currently have. Since they all Are using the same wording, it’s obvious it is coming straight down the ladder.
Be responsible, Supernus leadership.

"Just try showing up" this is pathetic.

 

[anonymous]

"Just try showing up" this is pathetic.

NO other company is pressuring reps like Supernus. NO other company is planning a NATIONAL meeting in TEXAS in less than 2 months. Even non pharmaceutical companies are postponing all planned meetings.

Supernus should be embarrassed and ashamed. I for one will not be going to Texas and if I’m the only one in the entire company so be it.

 

[anonymous]

Case counts are going up everywhere.
Air conditions and large building who have their HVAC all connected to each other are shown to dispurse the virus.
Are we supposed to sleep in our rooms with masks on?

 

[anonymous]

Chill out. There is no way they are going to have this meeting. Everyone calm down.

 

[anonymous]

Chill out. There is no way they are going to have this meeting. Everyone calm down.

Why do you say that? They had POA’s which was just as unnecessary and careless.

 

[anonymous]

Why do you say that? They had POA’s which was just as unnecessary and careless.

I'm with this guy.
What do we think our cc next week on it will say?

 

[anonymous]

Told you so. National meeting was def not going to happen.

 

[anonymous]

They made the right decision for everybody today