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Does anyone know what happened to Jim G.? I worked for Polymedco several years ago, and in my entire time there, he was truly one of the greatest managers I ever worked for. He was there forEVER and I'm so glad to learn he has moved on... Does anyone know where?
 








Improvement at Polymedco:

Things at Polymedco have greatly improved in 2008. Evidence: 1) acceptance of automated FOBT in hospitals, VA and national labs, 2) no rep has left on their own or been fired in 9 months and 3) pressure has been reduced and sales have increased.

Some things don’t change – commission plan has been tweaked, no mention of presidents club trip.
 




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Improvement at Polymedco:

Things at Polymedco have greatly improved in 2008. Evidence: 1) acceptance of automated FOBT in hospitals, VA and national labs, 2) no rep has left on their own or been fired in 9 months and 3) pressure has been reduced and sales have increased.

Some things don’t change – commission plan has been tweaked, no mention of presidents club trip.
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Is somebody trying to make themselves feel good about working here? You can find another job that has all the same improvements that you listed and you do not have to worry about the other things. The only way things will ever change is if they sell the company. You can not teach an old dog (Pete) new tricks. Good Luck!
 




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Without a doubt the worst experience in both my personal and professional life. I knew the minute I showed up at the home office for training I had made a huge mistake when the crazy lady showed up and said she was the director of training. I could smell the booze on her from the night before.

The average length of employment for a rep is a little over 4 months. What a joke they ruin families and careers for their own capital gain. Management is an unstable group do not go here even if you need a job to survive. You will be a head in the long run to get a job at a grocery store.
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I know Pete Welsh personally and I know that he is a very hard worker. I can understand how people can be dismayed with the turnover rate and about the working conditions, but not everyone can work under this type of atmosphere - one has to sell product in order to make money. Quotas are difficult to make I understand that; but, dedication is rewarded.

There is a reason why this business is still around.
 




The reason why this business is still around is based on fraud, deception, lies, egos and luck. The luck will run out and the balance will continue to catch up with them like it currently is.

If anyone reading this is considering employment with this company, don't waste your time.
 




I am so glad I saw this site.
I just recently submitted a resume to this co.
I have worked in the lab industry for 4 years, and have worked with a great deal of the pathologist's in NC.
I got out of medical for awhile, and looking to get back into it, but may decide this co. is not for me.
Thanks for the information, I was told they have about 80 reps nation wide??
 




would seriously doubt they have more than 20 reps at this point..I was there when they had almost 50 but that only lasted a year..with many firings and people jumping ship..you should look at company's like BioRad, Roche etc...this company is very 80's style in it's sales approach and as you can see by the board, a very tough place to work for any length of time. GL!
 








POLYMEDCO

I am a medical distribution rep and one of my accounts informed today that a Polymedco rep wanted to sell them an exsiting product under another name. The product I sold them was the Clearview Ultra FOB test but the Polymedco rep to trying to promote a test called OC-light which they say is the same test at a cost savings. Does anyone know anything about this test? I can't seem to find anything about it on their website.
 




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I am a medical distribution rep and one of my accounts informed today that a Polymedco rep wanted to sell them an exsiting product under another name. The product I sold them was the Clearview Ultra FOB test but the Polymedco rep to trying to promote a test called OC-light which they say is the same test at a cost savings. Does anyone know anything about this test? I can't seem to find anything about it on their website.
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OC-light is the exact same product as Clearview, the only difference is the name on the box. Refer to the PI's of both products for additional information and proof.
 
















I worked for Polymedco for a period of time and it was the worst experience of my professional or private life. These people are all psychopaths. Run.

No one in the entire training class made it past three-months.

Do not do it.
 




I'm guessing you weren't hired because you can spell. You fucking jerk off. You people are a real fucking think-tank aren't you. I've never seen so many D-bags in one room at one time. The "sales" people are just happy to be there, because they shouldn't be, and the "managers" are grinding out that rent money for pennies on the dollar of what any sales other sales manager makes. Back at the ranch in Chicago there's an odd display of wealth, and it seems like for every mug given out there is a quota change for the reps and a philosophy change from their fearless leader. Fiction has not even created the leadership vacuum that this company has. On what PLANET is it okay to have zero reps at plan at your national sales meeting, and point it out to everyone? Perhaps if you took a moment to think about that little riddle you'd have figured out there are only two possible explainationst: A. You are very, very shitty at judging talent or B. you are so out of touch with your own business you are unable to forecast properly and thusly screw your employees.

Finally, your shit test is well....shit. Every time the container of test strips is opened accuracy is severely compromised via the humidity and moisture in the air. By the time you're half way through the container you've lost anywhere from 30 to 35 per cent specificity on the remaining strips. That's probably in the OC auto articles you pass out for your manual product, right?

I think one more speech from the VP should do the trick and everyone will get it. One more filibuster on how to talk to a doctor for two hours in a hallway and we'll have it figured out. Point to your lapel pin, point to your other lapel pin, point to the stamps, give him a hat...

It's all absurd, because there is no vision from these people. Even if there were through some divine intervention, there is no execution. And vision without execution is a hallucination my friends.
 




Are things really this bad at Polymedco? What is avg income, salary, bonus and car allowance for sales reps? Do they really make you do 8 hotel stays a month? Honest answers please, I have children and a spouse to support and just looking for accurate info to help with my decision. Thank you.
 




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Are things really this bad at Polymedco? What is avg income, salary, bonus and car allowance for sales reps? Do they really make you do 8 hotel stays a month? Honest answers please, I have children and a spouse to support and just looking for accurate info to help with my decision. Thank you.
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Aside from all of the emotion on this board. All of the things found here are unfortunately true. I also had a wife and children to support when I took my job at Polymedco. Everything that they had told me in the interview process turned out NOT to be true. I'm not calling them liars, I think they just misrepresented things a bit, concealed information. At the time I was younger and a bit more niave and I looked past some pretty obvious warning signs because I thought that I wanted the job so bad.

If you need the job, then you need the job, and in this market, any job is better than none. However, if you have a job now, I would seriously do some hard research and thinking before you take this one. I would talk to some reps and ask some hard questions.

A few things to consider:

1. The travel will be much more than they say it will be. My manager once told me that they liked to keep reps on the road because they worked much harder when they were away from their families. Apart from the travel required to cover your territory, there are numerous trips to chicago for meetings.

2. The commission or bonus will be much less than they tell you, and it will change all the time. There will be a "new" and "improved" commission plan every six months or so. I would negotiate the biggest base salary possible and count on living off of that.

3. You will be micromanaged like never before. You will recieve mulitple calls from your manager each day to check up on you. There are also countless conference calls, emails, and ride alongs to keep tabs on you. It was not unusual for my manager to call me at 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.

4. Your relationship with your wife will suffer. However, if you can make it through it, you may come out stronger.

5. You most likely at most will work there 6 months to 2 years. The upside to this is every job after this will seem like a dream. When my life gets bad, I often look back and feel better knowing that it is not even close to as bad as it was a Polymedco.

Think hard about this decision and talk it over with your wife. It might be for you for a little bit of time, but be very careful
 




Thank You! What kinda money can you make?






Anonymous said:
Aside from all of the emotion on this board. All of the things found here are unfortunately true. I also had a wife and children to support when I took my job a
t Polymedco. Everything that they had told me in the interview process turned out NOT to be true. I'm not calling them liars, I think they just misrepresented things a bit, concealed information. At the time I was younger and a bit more niave and I looked past some pretty obvious warning signs because I thought that I wanted the job so bad.

If you need the job, then you need the job, and in this market, any job is better than none. However, if you have a job now, I would seriously do some hard research and thinking before you take this one. I would talk to some reps and ask some hard questions.

A few things to consider:

1. The travel will be much more than they say it will be. My manager once told me that they liked to keep reps on the road because they worked much harder when they were away from their families. Apart from the travel required to cover your territory, there are numerous trips to chicago for meetings.

2. The commission or bonus will be much less than they tell you, and it will change all the time. There will be a "new" and "improved" commission plan every six months or so. I would negotiate the biggest base salary possible and count on living off of that.

3. You will be micromanaged like never before. You will recieve mulitple calls from your manager each day to check up on you. There are also countless conference calls, emails, and ride alongs to keep tabs on you. It was not unusual for my manager to call me at 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.

4. Your relationship with your wife will suffer. However, if you can make it through it, you may come out stronger.

5. You most likely at most will work there 6 months to 2 years. The upside to this is every job after this will seem like a dream. When my life gets bad, I often look back and feel better knowing that it is not even close to as bad as it was a Polymedco.

Think hard about this decision and talk it over with your wife. It might be for you for a little bit of time, but be very careful
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