POLYMEDCO????

[Anonymous]

Donna, ANY company would be better than Polymedco! Please, please, please do not take this job and/or take the interview with Tom Welsh on Monday. This company is full of pricks and assholes and Tom is one of them. They will lie to you about the company, the culture, and the exact details and responsibilities of the position you are interviewing for. Please believe any and ALL the prior posts about Polymedco that you have read (or should have read) are true! Especially the really long, and detailed one about 5-6 posts before yours. I recently worked for Polymedco during the same time that employee did who wrote that review and I have a pretty good idea who wrote it because there were only about 8-10 of us reps around at that time.

Stay away! If its sales in medical you want, try anything else but Poly!

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you! After i had my first phone screen with the HR girl I googled this company and found this forum..I'm so glad I did! I would love to get into the medical sales industry but not this badly...I will keep my eyes open and def wont be taking Toms call tomorrow....

 

[Anonymous]

I don't think I need to add much (but I will). I can't think of any reason to take a job with this company. Even if you need a job really badly, you will be miserable with their poor management and want out. At that point, you will have to explain why you are looking so quickly. A hiring manager will never believe the mess of Polymedco. They will never believe how poor of a manager Aaron S. is at Polymedco. They will never believe how crazy Pete can be. They will never believe the old ways of Tom (poor Tom .. he can't go anywhere and we all know he would love to leave).

You will sound bitter unless they have worked at Polymedco or know someone who has. So, don't take the job. It is better to keep looking. Just reach out to someone on Linkedln and ask them about Polymedco. You can't always believe cafe pharma. But, in this instance almost everything is true.

 

[Anonymous]

Reading this message board makes me feel like i stepped back in time. I worked at this "company" from 2005-2006 and the crap going on today was exactly the same as it was back then: the products, the mugs, and the management. Literally nothing has changed and it never will. At least back then the medical industry was still going very strong so it was a good move to break in, get some experience and then get the hell out. The truth is that most medical companies don't require experience so anyone looking at Poly is better off extending their job search at bit longer.

I bet it's still Sunday through Friday training staying at the Hampton Inn.

 

[Anonymous]

Reading this message board makes me feel like i stepped back in time. I worked at this "company" from 2005-2006 and the crap going on today was exactly the same as it was back then: the products, the mugs, and the management. Literally nothing has changed and it never will. At least back then the medical industry was still going very strong so it was a good move to break in, get some experience and then get the hell out. The truth is that most medical companies don't require experience so anyone looking at Poly is better off extending their job search at bit longer.

I bet it's still Sunday through Friday training staying at the Hampton Inn.

You are right about the training days but now they send the reps to the Apple Motor Inn in Ardsley, NY. They have an awesome candy machine and it's close to all the fast food chains that we all love so much. The rooms have mirrors everywhere so you won't feel like you are all alone. It's right on par with the $25 Per Diem rate and the half a sandwich lunches. PM is just like cattle ranching, when you sign up you become part of the herd.

 

[Anonymous]

Heard they are looking for a sales vp.

 

[Anonymous]

Who remembers these ass clowns asking us to video tape our role plays at home and sending them in on tape or uploading to youtube? lol....
Sorry you never received mine you freaks.

 

[Anonymous]

I still can remember the phone call 5 days prior to Christmas with a family of four." We just do not believe you are Poly material." We need you to send in all your office supplies and will you pay you for two weeks. Merry Christmas. Poly Medco.

 

[Anonymous]

Reading this message board makes me feel like i stepped back in time. I worked at this "company" from 2005-2006 and the crap going on today was exactly the same as it was back then: the products, the mugs, and the management. Literally nothing has changed and it never will. At least back then the medical industry was still going very strong so it was a good move to break in, get some experience and then get the hell out. The truth is that most medical companies don't require experience so anyone looking at Poly is better off extending their job search at bit longer.

I bet it's still Sunday through Friday training staying at the Hampton Inn.

When I "did my time" at Poly the training started at 7:30am sharp Monday morning (according to the poorly written email Jay sent to all the new reps for that training) until 5:30p. After one day all three of us walked back to the Hampton Inn together talking about how "off" Poly seemed....we should have trusted our instincts better I guess. I doubt anything has changed. Except the reps and VP of sales.

 

[Anonymous]

You are right about the training days but now they send the reps to the Apple Motor Inn in Ardsley, NY. They have an awesome candy machine and it's close to all the fast food chains that we all love so much. The rooms have mirrors everywhere so you won't feel like you are all alone. It's right on par with the $25 Per Diem rate and the half a sandwich lunches. PM is just like cattle ranching, when you sign up you become part of the herd.

I remember the second phase of training they shipped us to NY for and put all of us up in the classy Holiday Inn in Mt Kisko, NY. Off the freeway and close to nothing! There wasn't anything near the hotel in terms of restaurants or retail. And that crappy Mt. Kisko-disco bar in the lobby...gross! Who remembers that trip?? Some of you reading this were there and know what I'm talking about. Hell, there were only six of us.

 

[Anonymous]

I still can remember the phone call 5 days prior to Christmas with a family of four." We just do not believe you are Poly material." We need you to send in all your office supplies and will you pay you for two weeks. Merry Christmas. Poly Medco.

Luckily for me, I was able to quit and leave Poly on my own. But when I did, I was instructed to send back the usual, (laptop, bag) and other stuff. But the cheap-skates even asked that I send back all those precious articles that we shovel down the doctors throats in that white, parchment-style folder with the blue "P". Like they can't print more of those?!? I told them I had none left, but I actually burned them and pissed on the ashes. HAHA!

 

[Anonymous]

I remember the second phase of training they shipped us to NY for and put all of us up in the classy Holiday Inn in Mt Kisko, NY. Off the freeway and close to nothing! There wasn't anything near the hotel in terms of restaurants or retail. And that crappy Mt. Kisko-disco bar in the lobby...gross! Who remembers that trip?? Some of you reading this were there and know what I'm talking about. Hell, there were only six of us.

Sounds like my Chicago experiment. We all sat in the cold, odd, little conference room on day 2 of training. We looked at each other and knew we had just committed career suicide. Now, how to get out without losing our homes, savings and marriages. Not a good choice. The entire training class was fired by month four, except one weird guy who manged to dance with devil. He eventually left too.

The creepy part was sleeping with a stranger in your room so Pete could have money to hang in Fl during the Christmas season. Honestly, the creepiest experience in my life. So glad I am out of the rat race.

 

[Anonymous]

Luckily for me, I was able to quit and leave Poly on my own. But when I did, I was instructed to send back the usual, (laptop, bag) and other stuff. But the cheap-skates even asked that I send back all those precious articles that we shovel down the doctors throats in that white, parchment-style folder with the blue "P". Like they can't print more of those?!? I told them I had none left, but I actually burned them and pissed on the ashes. HAHA!

I found a box of the blue poly mugs. The ones to apply with hard candy when "closing the deal". I took the box of mugs and a box of shot gun shells and had a riot with my son a couple years ago. Almost worth the misery.

 

[Anonymous]

Can't let a full 2 months go without bashing this ridiculous company. doesn't even belong on this board as its not a real medical company.

 

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe they still exist. Oddly, checked Linked In for all the "losers" they kicked to the streets in a matter of months. The majority are successful, long-term employees for large complex organizations. Huh?

 

[Anonymous]

Are you implying that poly joke is a great place to launch a career? Because if you are you most likely work there and are just trolling for the next recruits. Nine try......loser

 

[Anonymous]

I don't think that's what the previous poster was implying. I didn't even put this joke on my Linked In profile. I'm too embarrassed.

 

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth I learned something in my 3 months at Polymedco. It's been years since I worked for Aaron Silver.
I've been managing reps for the last 3 years and I learned what "not" to do as a manager thanks to Polymedco. Aaron Silver, if you're reading this I would like to know. Do you care? Do you care that you've trampled over 100's of reps on a conquest to sell crap tests?
Listen, Polymedco is messed up from the top down but it's up to the manager to buffer the careless, selfish and self-centered needs of their CEO. It's your go* *am duty Aaron to guide and be a leader, not a douche. I closed deals for you and even closed two deals the first day you rode with me in the field. You didn't give a da* and thought I was crazy when I tried to high five you.
In my career spanning the last 20 years, this is by far the worst company I have ever worked for. If Polymedco hasn't gone under yet then someone just hasn't flushed the turd down the toilet.

 

[anonymous]

I have to admit...I miss the bashing of this "company". Are we really gonna let nearly 4 months pass without some commentary to make all of us Poly alum LOL?!!

 

[Miles Webber]

Wow. I pulled up LinkedIn today and smack dab in the middle of the screen was Polymedco's page, touting "Our new online ESR Quality Control Peer Review Program." It brought back the fond memories I have of working for this esteemed organization.

The only thing better than their LinkedIn page, with it's two posts, was the Facebook page I remember launching during my time with the company, which featured glowing reviews from "Miles Webber," who you may recall was played by American actor Harold Gould on The Golden Girls. Just goes to show how far reaching their message is, when prominent TV stars are taking time out of their busy schedules to ensure you are aware of Polymedco's superior products.

Although I am no longer a part of this team, I must say that I have kept in good contact with a few of the people I worked with, I think primarily due to the shared experiences we had enduring the grind that was Polymedco. I still remember fondly their apologies for not being upfront with me when I came in for my interview and had the opportunity to ask them what the place was really like.

I can recall now what would have been appropriate, and what I would say to anyone who asked me the same thing today, and it pretty short and sweet....."RUN!" This is a place of horrors, and if you are considering a job, please ask for the opportunity to sit down and speak to Pete. Get a good feel for who your fearless leader will be.

I remember a girl who I worked with telling me that he asked a bunch of personal questions, like about her parents marriage, you know, because it totally has anything to do with poop tests. He and Jay would also make comments about people's appearance in the office.

I am all for colorectal cancer awareness, I'll say that I was glad to have learned the ins and outs of the disease, and to have been able to give myself a screening, but aside from requiring me to be clever about this short stint on my resume, the only thing I learned in my time at this company was to never, ever work there again.

Feels good to reminisce on the past...love hearing other's stories. Still make it a point to double check the site every 6 months or so...to those that made it out, be proud.