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Anonymous said:
1. A contract can end any time. You only get maybe 30 days notice.
2. Why end a good contract? Why not add products that make sense?
3. A psych drug might be good idea? Why would women's health drug be added? There is another contract equipped and trained for women's health.
4. Why merge contracts? Doubt that would eva happen.
5. Why the freak out? If you are even worth the salary you are making here, get busy looking elsewhere. Otherwise, get busy and grow the volume while the "season" is upon us.
6. Finally, you got hired by PDI someone will want you again. Won't they?
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Guess this poster darn near nailed it.
 


















Good luck to everyone. Keep things in perspective. If you're young, ask yourself why you are here at a contract company. There is less security here than in medical sales, home health sales, lab sales or working for an actual pharmaceutical manufacturer. And contract sales is not a career!!! It's temporary. I know many reps with PDI that are so sharp, but when I look at them I'm bewildered as to why they stay with a CSO. Even if you are retained today, you need to evaluate whether you want a career or a job. If you want a career, as most younger people do, then get off your duff and go sell yourself to a company where you can work, be appreciated and have a long standing career. Personally, I would get the heck out of pharma all together. If you can sell pharmaceuticals, you can sell anything---not everyone can understand the complexities of a PI and master things like AUC & half life, etc. We are a bright bunch of cookies and other industries (non-medical) are very impressed with us and want us to come to work for them. Think outside the box if you end up losing this job today; look outside of pharma perhaps. Again, good luck to everyone.
 






















































Anonymous said:
Not even 30 days, no severance. What about WARN? does this not apply? Been through pharma lay-offs and always 60 days + and severance. Any legal violations here?
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Huh? You work for a contract company. There is no severance and you get 30 days, if you are lucky. There are no legal violations from that standpoint. You obviously have not been in pharma that long. Remember...CSOs are not pharmaceutical manufacturers. Whole different ballgame.
 






Anonymous said:
Huh? You work for a contract company. There is no severance and you get 30 days, if you are lucky. There are no legal violations from that standpoint. You obviously have not been in pharma that long. Remember...CSOs are not pharmaceutical manufacturers. Whole different ballgame.
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CSO is all I've ever worked for...first time for PDI. I guess the other was just classier. Always had 2 or more months of salary, benefits, & continued expenses (phone, internet, veh allowance, etc)...once even received severance on top of that. Always laid off later 1st qtr or mid year...never before Xmas. Always hired back on to another contract. I guess I shouldn't have left them for this.
 












I really enjoyed our regional director sending out the "lets make these last 2 weeks count" email days before the layoff. Its amazing the amount of bullshit you are exposed to in this industry. You know why the general public hates the pharma industry? Because they think the companies are cold, money hungry and evil. Wonder where they get that idea..
 






Anyone that "made it" that doesn't use this opportunity to get the hell out while you are still employed is nuts. You now have a pay check, a car and a distracted DM that is 100% looking for something else. Use this time to interview and get the hell out of the banana flavored ritalin biz while you can. Don't drink the rah-rah Kool-aid that is coming your way in the form of conference call and email mania to re-energize the sheep. Baaaaahhhhhh
 






Anonymous said:
CSO is all I've ever worked for...first time for PDI. I guess the other was just classier. Always had 2 or more months of salary, benefits, & continued expenses (phone, internet, veh allowance, etc)...once even received severance on top of that. Always laid off later 1st qtr or mid year...never before Xmas. Always hired back on to another contract. I guess I shouldn't have left them for this.
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PDI is a heartless organization-even for the top performers-inhumane.....
 






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