New Hire Questions - FDE Diabetes

[Anonymous]

Can anyone answer any of the following questions that I am sure many of the new hires want to know...

Home study is four weeks, what does it consist of?
Is there anything we can do now to begin preparing?
Indy training is 2 weeks, what does it consist of (product training, sales training, etc)
Will we just be training on only Humalog and Byetta at this time?
When will we receive target lists, customer data, resources we will need soon?
Will we receive our car upon start date? (may sound like selfish question, to many it's a practical one)
When should we receive office equipment, access to company email, etc?
How are the samples handeled? Coolers in our vehicles, at home or storage locations?

Thank you for your honest feedback. Excited and Overwhelming to begin a new career.

 

[Anonymous]

I am also a new hire and have a couple of more questions to add to the list....

What is dress code at training?

I read we could sell back vacation - how does that work?

What is the one time payment we get for sales training - is that different that our regular salary? Is it for expenses or is it just a payment since we will not be generating business at the time and will not receive compesation?

 

[Anonymous]

My wife and children were on my old health insurance which was excellent. I've heard Lill's has changed and not what it used to be. Is this true? (I recently accepted a diabetes FDE position)

 

[Anonymous]

I can tell you about training even though I am not in the diabetes division. I've worked for three large pharma companies and hope this to be the last. Lilly is wonderful. I hope I can spend the rest of my career here. When I went to training I was expecting to take this big comprehensive test about all I had learned during home study, There was no test. Instead, they actually taught us. It was ok not to know something, that's what they were there for. In the past, you had to feel like an expert when arriving and you better undertand all disease state specifics cause you are hear to leane to CLOSE. Notlike that Lilly. Pleasant enviroment. Of course you are expecte to perform well, that why you got the job, but it is simply a non-threatening environment there aimed at preparing you in the best wat what it is like in the real world and how to handle it. You will have tests while you are there, but if you do your home study and pay atention and participate in class, there is no wasy you would bomb the test. Good luck and Congrats! - Lilly is a great company to work for.

 

[Anonymous]

If Lilly is such a great company, then why in the hell don't they provide more information to the newly recruited sales reps? This board used to be an interesting place to come, but now it consists mainly of new people not knowing a damn thing about the company they just hired on with.....including the fact that this board is NOT to place to come for reliable answers to any question. I am guessing that because so much at Lilly has been outsourced there really is no one at corporate who knows the answers to the silly and simple questions these newbies are asking.....or at least any one who can answer in English.

 

[Anonymous]

I was given a contact person (a manager) that I can call/ email with any questions. These questions can be addressed to them. I had a 35 minute conversation with my contact person and it was VERY beneficial. I suggest you do the same. I know that you dont want to bother them, but if you have all of these questions you really should ask. They are there to help you! I would strongly suggest contacting them, they will get back to you. Asking questions and getting answers now is better than sitting around wondering or waiting. Be proactive and get those answers. Believe me the managers would rather have you ask then wonder!

 

[Anonymous]

thank you for the feedback!

 

[Anonymous]

Business casual
You should receive training material right before start date
Sales data downloaded sometime during training.
Should get benefit info when filling out new hire paperwork between now and start date.
Two products for now.
Company car usually arrives before going to training.

Things may be different now because it's such a big new hire class and lots to be done to get so many in board ready to go.

 

[Anonymous]

This is a serious question. Is it mandatory that you must fly to all pop meetings and national sales meetings for Eli Lilly as a sales rep? Reasoning I'm asking is because I have never flown and have serious fear of it.At no point in the contract or hiring package did anyone say this would be an issue.Is it fair to think that I would be the only one in the company with this issue? If anyone could provide any insight on this I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Anonymous]

This is a serious question. Is it mandatory that you must fly to all pop meetings and national sales meetings for Eli Lilly as a sales rep? Reasoning I'm asking is because I have never flown and have serious fear of it.At no point in the contract or hiring package did anyone say this would be an issue.Is it fair to think that I would be the only one in the company with this issue? If anyone could provide any insight on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Well so you have a fear of commercial air travel.

Your "Lilly Care" might be able to help you out on this, but I would suggest contacting your medical care professional, and determining whether or not this qualifies as a "disability" - if it does qualify as a disability, TRUST ME ON THIS - this is your ticket to some very exceptional treatment ... can't be too specific sorry!

 

[Anonymous]

This is a serious question. Is it mandatory that you must fly to all pop meetings and national sales meetings for Eli Lilly as a sales rep? Reasoning I'm asking is because I have never flown and have serious fear of it.At no point in the contract or hiring package did anyone say this would be an issue.Is it fair to think that I would be the only one in the company with this issue? If anyone could provide any insight on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Get a job at McDonalds, then rent an apartment within walking distance.

Otherwise, grow up and fly like the rest of humanity.