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The whine and whine because they're sick of lying to customers over the phone for nine hours a day. I was one of those agents who had to tell customers about our 50% restocking policy.



Anonymous said:
I used to work in the NY office. It's not bad, but at the non-exec level there is a tremendous amount of politics, cattiness, and ugliness. This will come with any office, though. People gripe all the time. Some people are okay, but the majority just whine and whine.
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I along with many others worked at PMC for 2+ years. Yep there is a lot to complain about and a lot of trueth to these boards, but if you put in the time, work your tail off you can make decent money and land a really good gig from there. Recruiters know about this company, a lot of previous employees are managers at larger companies, and know that if you can cut it at PMC for 1+ year your probably a solid rep, who is trainable and works hard. If you couldn't cut it at another medical company that had lax environment you aren't gonna cut it at PMC. I put in my time, along with a bunch of others, we put up with a lot of stuff, but we had a lot of fun. Looking back it was a great experience.
 




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I along with many others worked at PMC for 2+ years. Yep there is a lot to complain about and a lot of trueth to these boards, but if you put in the time, work your tail off you can make decent money and land a really good gig from there. Recruiters know about this company, a lot of previous employees are managers at larger companies, and know that if you can cut it at PMC for 1+ year your probably a solid rep, who is trainable and works hard. If you couldn't cut it at another medical company that had lax environment you aren't gonna cut it at PMC. I put in my time, along with a bunch of others, we put up with a lot of stuff, but we had a lot of fun. Looking back it was a great experience.
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Ok,Jay stop kissing your Daddy's butt, your going to get the keys to the company just be patient. Yes if you last > 1 year to Polymedco you will get offered a great job, but what Pete Jr. Failed to mention is that > 90% of the reps dont make it one year, heck over half the reps dont even make it past training. Spend you money playing the lottery, your odds at hitting the JACKPOT are better then waiting out your time at Polymedco to land a top medical sales job.
 




Anonymous said:
I along with many others worked at PMC for 2+ years. Yep there is a lot to complain about and a lot of trueth to these boards, but if you put in the time, work your tail off you can make decent money and land a really good gig from there. Recruiters know about this company, a lot of previous employees are managers at larger companies, and know that if you can cut it at PMC for 1+ year your probably a solid rep, who is trainable and works hard. If you couldn't cut it at another medical company that had lax environment you aren't gonna cut it at PMC. I put in my time, along with a bunch of others, we put up with a lot of stuff, but we had a lot of fun. Looking back it was a great experience.
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What is considered decent $$$ - what should be expected first year and after???
 












Lot of false information here

I worked at Poly from 2000-2004. Made Presidents Club 2001. Due to a last minute change in the dates of the trip I was unable to get a baby sitter. Pete Welsh took care of me. I covered Long island, Queens, Brooklyn. Was it easy? No Way! Pete used to say, whether or not you stay at Polymedco, you will be a better sales person for your time there. And he was right. I left on my own accord and have doubled my income over the 6 figs I made there. He called it the Golden Handcuffs. Give you just enough but not enough so that you stay hungry. If you cant stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I thought I was going to die the first week I was employed. It was rough stuff. But if you cannot learn from a self made millionaire who can walk the walk, you don't belong there.

I was always treated fairly and I enjoyed my time there. IF you are willing to work your ass off to succeed and to be a better sales person and make money, there was no better place to be. just suck up the micromanagement and heavens to betsy, the ACCOUNTABILITY and make some cash.

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Re: Lot of false information here

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I worked at Poly from 2000-2004. Made Presidents Club 2001. Due to a last minute change in the dates of the trip I was unable to get a baby sitter. Pete Welsh took care of me. I covered Long island, Queens, Brooklyn. Was it easy? No Way! Pete used to say, whether or not you stay at Polymedco, you will be a better sales person for your time there. And he was right. I left on my own accord and have doubled my income over the 6 figs I made there. He called it the Golden Handcuffs. Give you just enough but not enough so that you stay hungry. If you cant stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I thought I was going to die the first week I was employed. It was rough stuff. But if you cannot learn from a self made millionaire who can walk the walk, you don't belong there.

I was always treated fairly and I enjoyed my time there. IF you are willing to work your ass off to succeed and to be a better sales person and make money, there was no better place to be. just suck up the micromanagement and heavens to betsy, the ACCOUNTABILITY and make some cash.

They call me Bruce
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One of the funniest posts I've ever read on this website. Let me see if I have this right. There are hundreds of posts about how crappy this company is and how many people have come and gone in a rapid period of time. Yet we have one person declaring what a great gig it is. I think I'll go with the 99% and call you a moron.
 




You can call me a MORON if you will. I never said it was the greatest place on earth, I just said, I was treated fairly and made 100K+ while I worked there. Yes, it was difficult but what isnt? The bottom line is this: If you are a go getter and a hustler and understand what is involved, you will make money. I had no choice. I just bought a house, had a 6 month old baby. All the micromanagement BS was overlooked by the end goal of dollar signs. Poly is like NY. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere. The truth of the matter is that those who are posting all the negative stuff could not cut it there.

Is Poly perfect? Far from it. But I EARNED the respect of the owners and when I left, I went out the same way I came in, with class. Dont be so bitter. The place isnt for everyone. But if you NEED a guaranteed way of making money and you have thick skin, this was the way. Mind you I was there from 2000-2004 and I left on my own accord. I do not know what it is like there now.

Good luck to all of you. Remember, you do not have to agree with my OPINION. But you do not have to insult me either. I just find it curious as to all the focus spent on this company when there are plenty others out there.
 




Anonymous said:
You can call me a MORON if you will. I never said it was the greatest place on earth, I just said, I was treated fairly and made 100K+ while I worked there. Yes, it was difficult but what isnt? The bottom line is this: If you are a go getter and a hustler and understand what is involved, you will make money. I had no choice. I just bought a house, had a 6 month old baby. All the micromanagement BS was overlooked by the end goal of dollar signs. Poly is like NY. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere. The truth of the matter is that those who are posting all the negative stuff could not cut it there.

Is Poly perfect? Far from it. But I EARNED the respect of the owners and when I left, I went out the same way I came in, with class. Dont be so bitter. The place isnt for everyone. But if you NEED a guaranteed way of making money and you have thick skin, this was the way. Mind you I was there from 2000-2004 and I left on my own accord. I do not know what it is like there now.

Good luck to all of you. Remember, you do not have to agree with my OPINION. But you do not have to insult me either. I just find it curious as to all the focus spent on this company when there are plenty others out there.
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I am the owner of two trading companies in Central Europe. When reading the comments of this thread I was having flashbacks to the time when I start to gather experience in selling products in the early '90s of the last century. I was working for a company where I learnt it in a hard school but I also could have done readily without it. But anyway, my subsequent employers appreciated my path in life as this company was notorious for high personnel turnover, bad personnel management and elusive decisions on the part of the management board.

I wonder why Polymedco never had worried about those untenable situation as it actually hurts themselves. A high personnel turnover rate is a proof of a high dissatisfaction of the employees, and it could be overcome initially by a better (multi-level) selection procedure and later on by showing great appreciation for their work.

But for people concerned: don’t get discouraged by unqualified and offensive statements regarding your talents and abilities. My ambition was to one day to become my own boss. I am successfully selling the products, the same products I was initially told of that I am not capable to sell them. As I initially mentioned I had started two companies (8 years and 1 year ago) and I am employing several motivated people and I am taking care of them.
 




Wow, it is amazing to read how accurate most of this truly is. The turnover at Polymedco is embarrassingly high. Nothing builds better rapport with customers than letting them know every 2 months that you are their NEW Polymedco rep. As for Pete, if you actually listen to him when he speaks, you are doing yourself a disservice in that he will have likely changed his mind before you see him next. Absolutely ZERO checks/balances over what Pete decides he wants to do. If Pete wanted you to start selling the chairs in the office, you'd better start brushing up on the package inserts.

From a product standpoint, they truly do offer a superior product to most others, including the PSS guys who are directing their customers to this website. Polymedco reps instead direct their customers to the official CAP Surveys which show ClearView being such an inferior product that Alere has actually pulled it from the market. The one thing Polymedco DOES have going for them is their decisions in which products to offer. Most of their items are of great quality and offer good support. That being said, a company with as many managerial and turnover issues as Polymedco would be hard pressed to make it in an industry other than healthcare.

The pay wasn't terrible, definitely negotiate your base if you have the opportunity though as the commission structure can be limiting. Micromanagement, as you have undoubtedly read by the time you got to this post, is definitely an issue considering the President of the company continues to try and write up scripts for people as far separated from him as the inside sales team. If you can ignore the constantly changing demands from Pete, get used to the fact that you probably wont meet most of the other office's employees or outside reps more than once because they will have left or had been fired within 6 months, and don't mind working in the healthcare arena, Polymedco may be a fit. I never said a GREAT fit, because I dont want a million responses about how I am Jay, but all in all its only as bad as you let it get.

If your debating between two equally impressive offers and one happens to be Polymedco, I'd say take the other one. If Polymedco is the only one on the table, dont turn it down because most of the posters here hated it. Its a job, not a career. Make some money, get the experience, leave when your ready.
 




I have just read all the postings about PolyMedco going back to 2007, And I am very worried. I was just offered a position where I was told my base would be $80,000 and first year $125,000 should def happen. Also I was told that there were 8 over nights month. Based on all the horrible postings I am truely in need of a real answer. Are these figures a lie. Also there is a new Vp of sales is he a breath of fresh air or more of the stale fog I have been reading about . PLEASE HELP.
 








Anonymous said:
I have just read all the postings about PolyMedco going back to 2007, And I am very worried. I was just offered a position where I was told my base would be $80,000 and first year $125,000 should def happen. Also I was told that there were 8 over nights month. Based on all the horrible postings I am truely in need of a real answer. Are these figures a lie. Also there is a new Vp of sales is he a breath of fresh air or more of the stale fog I have been reading about . PLEASE HELP.
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Base is correct but good luck making over $100,000. I was the top rep a few years back and made $101,000 so I dont think the $125,000 at base is correct. 8 overnights is the min. Believe the posts ans trust your gut, this is probably not the right place for you.
 




All of these entries are 100% correct! If you have half a bran in your head, NEVER work for POLYMEDCO. No matter what anyone says, the culture will NEVER change. I only needed to be there for a week to understand how crazy that place is. The employees who work there wake up every day dreading the phone ringing to fire them! Oh yea, they will also never pay anywhere near what is promised and the commission structure is a joke. From what I understand, POLYMEDCO has had over 100 sales reps in the last 6 years and they are now down to just a handful. These aren't very good odds so take your money to Vegas, your chance of making money is much greater there.
 




I'd be surprised to see how much longer they're around. There were a lot of rumors about them selling the company before I left and I can't imagine they'll be able to keep finding talented people willing to work for them once the economy turns around. The sad thing is there are some good people at the company but it doesn't matter as long as the guy currently running the place is still there. I'm not sure how much you'd have to pay me to put up with that guy but they definitely didn't pay me enough. I don't know if I would say people are treated fairly either. I remember a lot of reps having to fight to get the commission they earned. Just make sure to get as much as you can in writing since submitting your commission report is going to be like going to court.
 




"superior products" If your products were in fact superior (which they are FAR FAR from it) you wouldn't GIVE THEM AWAY.



Anonymous said:
Wow, it is amazing to read how accurate most of this truly is. The turnover at Polymedco is embarrassingly high. Nothing builds better rapport with customers than letting them know every 2 months that you are their NEW Polymedco rep. As for Pete, if you actually listen to him when he speaks, you are doing yourself a disservice in that he will have likely changed his mind before you see him next. Absolutely ZERO checks/balances over what Pete decides he wants to do. If Pete wanted you to start selling the chairs in the office, you'd better start brushing up on the package inserts.

From a product standpoint, they truly do offer a superior product to most others, including the PSS guys who are directing their customers to this website. Polymedco reps instead direct their customers to the official CAP Surveys which show ClearView being such an inferior product that Alere has actually pulled it from the market. The one thing Polymedco DOES have going for them is their decisions in which products to offer. Most of their items are of great quality and offer good support. That being said, a company with as many managerial and turnover issues as Polymedco would be hard pressed to make it in an industry other than healthcare.

The pay wasn't terrible, definitely negotiate your base if you have the opportunity though as the commission structure can be limiting. Micromanagement, as you have undoubtedly read by the time you got to this post, is definitely an issue considering the President of the company continues to try and write up scripts for people as far separated from him as the inside sales team. If you can ignore the constantly changing demands from Pete, get used to the fact that you probably wont meet most of the other office's employees or outside reps more than once because they will have left or had been fired within 6 months, and don't mind working in the healthcare arena, Polymedco may be a fit. I never said a GREAT fit, because I dont want a million responses about how I am Jay, but all in all its only as bad as you let it get.

If your debating between two equally impressive offers and one happens to be Polymedco, I'd say take the other one. If Polymedco is the only one on the table, dont turn it down because most of the posters here hated it. Its a job, not a career. Make some money, get the experience, leave when your ready.
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