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Very well stated. I too thought it cannot be this bad. I wanted to leave the minute I got into training. It was a weird vibe. I felt like a pending abuse victim or someone inflicted with leaned self-helpless behaviors. Every time the phone rang I swore they were calling to fire me. Eventually, out of the blue, they did at month five with a wife, 2 kids and a mortgage like the rest of the world. It was hard to swallow and really hard to explain what happened when interviewing. Not being negative against this company was hard. "It was not a fit".
Unfortunately, it was not a fit for anyone over 30 years.

In training the secretary would come get the trainer for important phone calls. The calls were reps returning phones that generally ended with a firing. How this side show lasted this long is beyond me. Without a doubt one creepy joint.

I remember driving endless miles and staying in cheap hotels coupled with bad food. This was all done while receiving call daily from my boss to role play and to check on sales Not weekly, DAILY.


I interviewed with Aaron a few years ago in Florida and something reminded me of the company so I just stopped by to check the board. Wow, not much has changed. I remember Aaron telling me to visit this board prior to our second interview to see if the comments bothered me. At the time he told me he had been with the company for 16 years and I remember thinking after reading the comments, "what moron stays with such a dysfunctional company for 16 years??". Nothing against Aaron - he seemed like a pretty good guy. I had never heard of the company before my first interview but thank goodness I avoided this trainwreck. As they say, where there's smoke, there's fire. There are way too many of the same types of comments for this to be just a couple of unhappy people.
 




Randox is in definitive merger talks with Polymedco and the deal will be finalalized sometime aorudn the 3rd week in january with a management shift taking place in the second quarter. You know they sell the same...exact....machine...right? No need to pack your bags though the Randox sales force is small and most territories should be untouched.
 




I can't believe that good old Poly is still the same and hasn't improved over the past few years. i love coming back to this site and reading all of the same things over and over. Didn't they hire Brian a year a go to use this great "Top Grading" tool to hire the cream of the crop in the medical industry and re-staff the entire sales force, add many new reps and train people for the many new management positions that were going to be created. Wasn't it Brian who got Pete to agree to Presidents Club in 2012 to reward the top sales people. Wasn't it Brian who said that Pete agreed to make changes that would inspire the sales people and pay them increased wages? All of this was promised according to my sources so why after less than a year was Brian demoted to a regional manager with a sales quota just like a rep and why did he resign in less than a year. I know why! Because Pete Welsh is full of shit and nothing has changed or will ever change. Brian probably learned this the hard way just like every other sucker who took the bait. It is too bad he had to lie to a number of individuals and bring them into such a poor situation. I guess things could change if Pete sells this off to Randox or someone else. Only one question remains though? What will become of Jay? How will he function in the real world? At least he has daddy's pocket book to fall back on. So sad!
 




I feel bad for Brian. He definitely came aboard with good intentions and excellent credentials. But he realized, almost immediately, that he was fighting a losing battle. I think the only reason he stuck it out as long as he did (after his demotion) was to avoid having such a short-duration job on the resume.

I know it killed him to mislead potential job candidates. It was against his nature and ethics but it was the only way to hang onto his job in the Polymedco world. Such a sad, twisted place to work. He was definitely too good to work at such a feeble organization.
 




I've recruited sales professionals since 2003 and finding this company on a resume is common.But all of a sudden this week 3 resumes shows up on our s.o.d. listings from current reps. Not sure how many is staffed on their sales team but if your talking to polymedco about a new job I'd suggest you take the advice of those before you
 




I've recruited sales professionals since 2003 and finding this company on a resume is common.But all of a sudden this week 3 resumes shows up on our s.o.d. listings from current reps. Not sure how many is staffed on their sales team but if your talking to polymedco about a new job I'd suggest you take the advice of those before you

Not counting three regional managers (one of whom is the owner's son), they've been operating for the past year or two with somewhere between four and ten reps at any give time. So if you had three resumes come across your desk, that's almost half their sales force.
 




Does anyone have any information about working there currently? Is it still the same, or have they relaxed a bit? How is the chicago office, do you have to travel a lot, what are the hours and pay like?
 




OMG, still the same! Brian's departure proved that they NEVER will relax. Seriously, DO NOT consider this company, ever. At best it will just tarnish your resume. At worst... well read the other posts.

This is a unique board for a unique company, where I really haven't seen much exageration as to how bad it is. No need to exagerate this reality.
 








This is a new poster who has worked for this group within the last year and half. There is no exaggeration in regards to this company. I started looking for a new job at the end of my first day of training. It is a mess from top to bottom and everything in between. As the previous poster mentioned, the departure of Brian has show that this group will never change.

Another comment someone made was to reach out to previous employees and ask their opinion. I have steered five people away from making this horrible career choice.

Managers are abusive, non-supportive, set you up to fail and deceptive. I woke up each morning fearful that my phone would ring.

Move on, move on.
 




I dislike CP and negativity in general, but last poster was spot on. I was at this disgraceful entity for just under a year not too long ago....one of the "lucky" ones to find a job and not get fired like 90% of the sales reps. I knew this was going to be horrible going in (it was either Polymedco or unemployment) so I was actively looking the entire time I was there.

I'm not going to be dramatic and say if I could do it over again I'd choose unemployment...because I probably would not have. I recall the base and guarantee being pretty good (just under $100k).

To all potential new hire sales reps: Naturally there are 2 sides to every story, but you really need to dig into this and try to contact previous reps. Most of this stuff on here is true. It was quite a terrible experience. If you are in a bind as I was...take it but please do yourself a favor and keep looking. Trust us!

Just trying to help....
 




Does anyone have any information about working there currently? Is it still the same, or have they relaxed a bit? How is the chicago office, do you have to travel a lot, what are the hours and pay like?

This cannot be a genuine post. This has to be an internal post. How could a college educated person either in medical or wanting to get into medical post a thread without reading prior entries?

Come on! Peter is that you being silly and seeking stimulus to stoke your sick and faltered ego.

Jay, how about you?
 




When week three rolled around, I kept looking for someone to come from hind a wall and scream-PUNKED! It never happened. But I did get a call one frosty morning while loading my car. I did not answer the phone. My wife grabbed the call. She said ________ wants you to call them in their office ASAP. Returning the call, I was advised that I was no longer a Polymedco team member. Really. What was the issue. There really wan nt one. Someone just decided that I was not Polymedco material. No warning. Just FIRED!


The first hint that I was in for a huge wake up call came on day one. The first clinic I go into, a nurse fuming from both ears comes up from the basement with a garbage bag of tests. It must of weighed 10 pounds. She tosses the bag on a desk. We NEVER ordered this. It was back door-ed from the prior rep. We want a re-fund. "Do not come back" was clearly spoken as a doc walks out of a treatment room. Ouch.

I made my numbers the first 2 months and was pressing like heck to make #3. Guess I missed that one.

Explaining to another employer that you lasted 3 months at a previous position does not sit well. It took forever to find another job. I bought it hook line and sinker taking a huge step back in salary to work for Polymedco. No risk-no reward. Right? I spent the next five years getting back to my old salary. The actual cost was a large one for the short and scary experience. Tough on all aspects of a career and earnings.

If device sales is anything like PM, you can have it. Too much for my blood. A person should not go to work everyday scared to death.

I traveled into some small cities that did not have access or required a large lunch commitment often months out. I have to sell this sh_t today. Driving home after those days was absolute torture. If they had to approve the purchase through a committee vote, you hoped a special session would be called to keep the job for another week

It was certainly different. The plans and goals seemed to change direction like the wind.

Do not take a job here unless you are going to be homeless. You have been warned.

The previous posts on here are very real. This is small company and the majority of posts are sincere and real.

If you need medical experience, get it somewhere else.
 












This is a new poster who has worked for this group within the last year and half. There is no exaggeration in regards to this company. I started looking for a new job at the end of my first day of training. It is a mess from top to bottom and everything in between. As the previous poster mentioned, the departure of Brian has show that this group will never change.

Another comment someone made was to reach out to previous employees and ask their opinion. I have steered five people away from making this horrible career choice.

Managers are abusive, non-supportive, set you up to fail and deceptive. I woke up each morning fearful that my phone would ring.

Move on, move on.

This is good post and very accurate. You have been warned. Do not take a job here out of desperation it will cause you more grief that it worth. Trust these posts. These are disgruntled people. These are honest people.
 








Ya'll sound like a bunch of nervous nellies. You think selling medical equipment for an abusive employer is hard? Try going to war, or living in Congo, or climbing a mountain, or anything more than living in a sophisticated and cushy US city working a cushy high paying job selling medical equipment.