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Cant wait to hear how great WWSM is this week.

My favorite part: When JM or JA kick off the meeting with commentary on what it was like ump-teen years ago, when the WWSM was at a best western, with a sales force that could fit at 2 tables.

Good luck to all getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

And I submit to you... that 1) you have never seen the person sitting to your left/right, and 2) they'll probably be fired before the next meeting.
 


















A lot of people will be hungover. Few, if any, will not show up. No medical device company I've heard of did a better job at scaring the living shit out of its employees when it came to the potential consequences of having a few drinks...

Didn't scare me though and I can proudly say I wasn't fired because of that! My shame comes from the fact I was fired for "reasons" that didn't involve a verbal/physical altercation between my superiors and I. If I wasn't such a pussy, I would've at least left with some dignity. Sigh....
 










































This place and the egos here make me nauseous. I have thrown up in my mouth twice already as I sit and listen to these people and watch the endless ass kissing and jockeying for a promotion.
 






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This place and the egos here make me nauseous. I have thrown up in my mouth twice already as I sit and listen to these people and watch the endless ass kissing and jockeying for a promotion.
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LOL. That's the culture though. Better up your game and get in on the one upmanship or your get left in the dust!
 












For those wondering what it's like to be here right now...

Imagine being on a week long interview (to keep the job you have). If I hear from my CSM again re "Make sure you contribute", meaning: in order for ME to look good, you have to share a story about something we accomplished together. I might throw up... I'm convinced half these blow hards make this shit up. If all this success were true, then why do some of their numbers look so bad?

"One uppers" is the best description for every breakout session.
 






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For those wondering what it's like to be here right now...

Imagine being on a week long interview (to keep the job you have). If I hear from my CSM again re "Make sure you contribute", meaning: in order for ME to look good, you have to share a story about something we accomplished together. I might throw up... I'm convinced half these blow hards make this shit up. If all this success were true, then why do some of their numbers look so bad?

"One uppers" is the best description for every breakout session.
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"Make sure you contribute" HAHAHAHAHAHA! Every fuckin' meeting we had I was encouraged by my several direct reports over the years to do this, as if it were an ultimatum. However, I refused to subject my colleagues to redundant stories about how the clinical pathway is the best thing ever and how awesome I was at converting this surgeon who hated the robot, blah blah blah... They can't fire everyone if no one contributes! Remember that! Your better than this!
 


















Anonymous said:
For those wondering what it's like to be here right now...

Imagine being on a week long interview (to keep the job you have). If I hear from my CSM again re "Make sure you contribute", meaning: in order for ME to look good, you have to share a story about something we accomplished together. I might throw up... I'm convinced half these blow hards make this shit up. If all this success were true, then why do some of their numbers look so bad?

"One uppers" is the best description for every breakout session.
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So true (and funny). IHow many people will standup in your regional breakout and tell the same lame ass succuess story, with a slight twist about how they "role played" with their CSM to "strategize" how they coverted the 100% lap surgeon to robotics? Total BS.
 












During my time going to these meetings, I always took away a great deal of quality information.

There are a ton of extremely genuine and hardworking people from the marketing group to help put on a great meeting with great content.

That being said, it was always those damn breakout sessions that allowed a forum for complete jackass' to throw up all over themselves. This is where the magic of turning a great clinical piece of information into marketing gimmick...

"Dr Y, I challenge you to commit to this clinical pathway, so that you and your patients can benefit the same way that Dr. X did for his patients. And he took his market share from 10% to 50% by following this pathway."

Ah yes... Don't worry Dr Y, it doesn't matter that you only did 3 GYN cases all of last year. We can take this plan an present it to marketing, and they will help increase your volume.
 






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