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Anonymous said:
Waaah, Obama!! It's sad how some need to raise the specter of socialism / Obama for every issue. We fell short on revenues and increased profitability by cutting costs, idiot. The PC purge should have happened long ago. Products not coming to market = less revenue, poor sales of in line products=less revenue. ObamaCare has little to do with it at this point.
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Docs are pushin' the generics these Obamadaze!

Sure thing...less revenue for everybody.......insurance takes all!
 








Anonymous said:
They're less costly and now, well trained. That's winning combination in the O'economy. We might all be moving into the same boat.

Ship Ahoy!
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You knuckleheads just don't get it. Obama did this? Puh-leeze!

We are victim of our own success, and of our own stupidity. Success, in that once so many of our industry's blockbusters went generic (almost simultaneously), managed care pushed harder than ever for generics to dominate their formularies. Victim of our own stupidity in that a: we only chased mega blockbusters in R&D for years and b: 17 years ago we copied that rat-bastard Pfizer's hiring of armies of Celebrex and Lipitor reps to call on one doctor. We hired armies to fight their armies. We STILL have too many reps and managers out there, so it's time to downsize yet again. In addition, because of OUR mega lawsuits with Vioxx, Pfizer's $2.5 billion Bextra fine, and GSK's BS they pulled on the public, the expose' on under the table payoffs to KOLs and speakers to push meds WAY off label, and GSK's hiding of studies with tons of AEs, Big Pharma has been a curse word for about 10 years now. So now we have practicing docs that have never seen a rep in med school during their rotation in outpatient clinics, or anywhere in their training. This is the first generation of docs that see us, through and through, as garbage. So they use us for our samples and our lunches, and smile while signing and laugh at us behind our backs.

So in this world, why the hell does Merck need so many of us, when InVentiv reps (highly trained and experienced pros in their own right) can get the same signatures, and give the same approved message at LESS THAN HALF THE COST of an experienced full-timer?

It's over. We're going to get cut now, or in another year or so. But it's over.
 




Anonymous said:
obamacare?? has nothing to do with any of this. and i havent seen a single example on here of why obamacare is so bad. just a lot of blowhard bitching. that's what ignorant people do. they complain but cant really explain why. obamacare doesnt really matter. the system was changing way before obamacare was enacted. obamacare was just another change among a sea of changes. it changed because it sucked. it still may suck. but something had to be tried.
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If you think that Omama care has nothing to do with any of this you're a dumb as pidgeon shit on rye bread!
 








Anonymous said:
If you think that Omama care has nothing to do with any of this you're a dumb as pidgeon shit on rye bread!
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- Market is at all time high.
- Corporate profits in many industries are at an all time high
- Unemployment rate is much lower than when the last president left office
- Personal wealth (on average) is higher than ever (unfortunately there are unequal extremes)
- More people own homes than ever before
- More people have healthcare coverage than ever before

All these things, unfortunately, are not color-blind. Racism is alive and well, unfortunately.
 








Anonymous said:
- Market is at all time high.
- Corporate profits in many industries are at an all time high
- Unemployment rate is much lower than when the last president left office
- Personal wealth (on average) is higher than ever (unfortunately there are unequal extremes)
- More people own homes than ever before
- More people have healthcare coverage than ever before

All these things, unfortunately, are not color-blind. Racism is alive and well, unfortunately.
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A democrat for sure, hope you get your walking papers. I agree with previous post that if you were blinded by his color and voted for him anyway you deserve to get stepping.
 




Anonymous said:
Illegal to post internal conference call content on public site!
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Illegal? Really? Where is that law? Is there some new conference call laws that were written that we are unaware of?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! You are a moron!

Jeepers Wally someone posted conference call content on a public site. What's the number for the conference call internet police? I'm calling them right now!
 








Anonymous said:
A democrat for sure, hope you get your walking papers. I agree with previous post that if you were blinded by his color and voted for him anyway you deserve to get stepping.
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You make an interesting point.

Question: If Mr. O was of some Euro blend and his name was Norm would he have gotten into office with the same ideas and promises?

Answer: No way.

Wisdom point: Folks need to vote by brain only.
Maybe in 2016 the brains will be functioning again......they've had a long hiatus.
 
















Anonymous said:
What a joke, a top performing B rep who is trained on Diabetes still loses out to a "middle of the pack" A rep?
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Legally this can be an issue for Merck. The B reps sell diabetes, asthma and allergy and is better prepared that the solo diabetes rep. Can you tell me which of the 3 plus reps selling Januvia in the same geography is performing best? This is a risky move Merck is making by discriminating against one group of diabetes reps. by dismissing an entire group from continued employment. This should be reconsidered.
 




Anonymous said:
Look, even in spite of all of Merck's misgivings, you cant ignore the fact that our great leader (and those in power that support him) has enacted the most economically destructive, anti-business, job destroying law that this country has ever seen. When the Obamacare bomb finally detonates (the fuse has just been lit) the true horror of this socialist architects wet dream will be felt by everyone. Innovation and excellence in healthcare will be a distant memory. But hey, if you can find a doctor that hasn't thrown in the towel, you can use your overly priced Affordable Care Act insurance to use on substandard care that the rest of the world enjoys. I guess freedom means having the right and the stupidity to vote nitwits in office that will take that freedom away
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Bravo!! Well said…
 




Anonymous said:
The naivety here is astounding. This restructure should have happened at least 10 years ago. Finally, Merck has done something that makes sense in downsizing middle management that offers zero value to the company. The salaries that have been paid over the years to managers, DCO's, & VP's, not to mention travel expenses, bonuses, and stock options for driving not one penny of revenue has been sickening to watch....insulting to those of us who are customer facing. The model has been broken for years. Doctors don't have time for redundancy. They're trying to manage patient lives. The fact that they put up with us at all was generous considering our intrusive nature with the same tired messages by multiple representatives. Give yourself more credit & admit that the value you were trying to bring had fallen short over the last several years. Integrity matters. I'm actually proud of Merck for finally taking a step in the right direction. Anyone with half a brain would admit that we cannot afford to operate in the same tired structure pretending we were generating profits in a down economy where the healthcare model and reimbursement platform are changing so dramatically. Hopefully, we will achieve the right balance and cause a "reset" within the industry that is more common sense over greed. If you ever really understood the mantra of Merck and quality of company this really is, you would agree that today's announcement was welcome to many; albeit, a little late. It's time to restore our core values and once again take pride.
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if they were smart, they would get rid of 3/4ths of the CTLs nationwide…what an obscenity that they pay these useless nitwits $175K a year with all bonuses/bennies added in…

ridiculous...
 




Anonymous said:
Legally this can be an issue for Merck. The B reps sell diabetes, asthma and allergy and is better prepared that the solo diabetes rep. Can you tell me which of the 3 plus reps selling Januvia in the same geography is performing best? This is a risky move Merck is making by discriminating against one group of diabetes reps. by dismissing an entire group from continued employment. This should be reconsidered.
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Yes....we have a B rep top rocker in our district. Pulls weight big time. Deserves to stay and keep rockin sales with the diabetes team.

Keep the workers and rockers!

Pink slip the bad reps.....slackers and trouble makers in the ranks.
 




Anonymous said:
if they were smart, they would get rid of 3/4ths of the CTLs nationwide…what an obscenity that they pay these useless nitwits $175K a year with all bonuses/bennies added in…

ridiculous...
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Amazing loot!
Wow!! Guess all the spending some of them brag about is true!

It's no wonder why the most insecure in the lot want to keep their CTL ranks free of any competition.
 




Anonymous said:
Legally this can be an issue for Merck. The B reps sell diabetes, asthma and allergy and is better prepared that the solo diabetes rep. Can you tell me which of the 3 plus reps selling Januvia in the same geography is performing best? This is a risky move Merck is making by discriminating against one group of diabetes reps. by dismissing an entire group from continued employment. This should be reconsidered.
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Suit already in the works with many facets: discrimination, reps married to ctl's and more. A TX firm is onboarded and many won't sign for final severance. The firm is solid and employees don't pay a dime unless they get a settlement.

Jury will side with a competent rep displaced by a non working, job share who is married to a ctl who hangs out with other decision makers in social circles. You can't even make this shi# up, rampant in various states. These same positions coincidentally also have the most attractive geographies to further accommodate the protected. This blantant illegal favoritism will no longer be tolerated in light of recent announcements. Shame on ctl's for blatantly saying these jobs are safe and others must fend for themselves. Even a first year lawyer who advertises in local mag rags could win this case vs Mrk. Cannot wait to see the involved ctl's called to the bench. To those in limbo, do not sign on 6/23. You see, this morale compass of inequity violates both state and federal labor law in many ways. Watch a ctl defend with numbers but the remaining evidence will turn Mrk upside down.
 




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