new PC reps make around 50-80 and a car. Basically you run around and dump prices on consumables. Medline not too good so that's what you can do. Offer low price. The future is big customers, low profit, no product selling, managing contracts. Companies aren't going to pay you big bucks for that. Medline product quality is poor, but the coupon clippers don't care. service is average to poor, so expect complaints. there isn't any career growth. There aren't layers of management. customers don't know who medline is, so that's a bit of a battle. pc market is going to the hospital and profit will go lower and lower. remaining 25% of docs will struggle to survive and all distributors will want that 25%, leading to profit decline. Low profit in a high cost to serve market. Cardinal exited the market. McKesson buying growth and dominant, Schein second but buying into vet more and more and little companies are doomed. all companies are dumping commissions. goodbye to commissions. Low profit, low service, big customers, no product selling. Sounds like the hospital business. PC market is going down the toilet at least how it has been. you can thank Obamacare and cuts in doc reimbursements.
