Representative Expectations???

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Legal way to say we have informed you of your job description and now you know why you are on a PIP. Merck must be being sued by someone about never seen one and so the Merck lawyers said to send one out to everyone and get confirmations.
 






























It is a legal move. No doubt. Remember all of a sudden we would receive an e-mail about we are not to shred this and that as related to a product sometimes? Usually Merck is being sued and part of the process is Merck has done its job to tell you not to shred anything. Somewhere in the country a Merck rep being PIP'ed to death is suing he/she was never shown the expectations by a crazy manager digging up dirt to force him/her out.
 






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It is a legal move. No doubt. Remember all of a sudden we would receive an e-mail about we are not to shred this and that as related to a product sometimes? Usually Merck is being sued and part of the process is Merck has done its job to tell you not to shred anything. Somewhere in the country a Merck rep being PIP'ed to death is suing he/she was never shown the expectations by a crazy manager digging up dirt to force him/her out.
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Always nice to get reminders of how our company has our back.
 






Anonymous said:
Always nice to get reminders of how our company has our back.
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Now when your manager decides to place you on PIP when you were a star winning awards only a week ago, he would start ripping you apart based on the basic expectations you said you have read and confirmed. Of course the expectations, interpreted to its fullest, is you are to walk on water as a rep.
 






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Now when your manager decides to place you on PIP when you were a star winning awards only a week ago, he would start ripping you apart based on the basic expectations you said you have read and confirmed. Of course the expectations, interpreted to its fullest, is you are to walk on water as a rep.
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Given policy 1b mother doesn't have a leg to stand on. Even though I "singed" the form, the mgr can give me verbal directions that are the exact opposite. As long as there are no emails or voice mails, all is good.
 






Personally, my expectation is to get laid off in January. They've been pressuring me to hell and back, given my large base salary and all, but I'm not giving in. F--k these pricks. Lay me off and give me the severance; too many others just walked away with nothing. I'm sure they're happier---I know I will be---but I want the cash, too.
 






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Personally, my expectation is to get laid off in January. They've been pressuring me to hell and back, given my large base salary and all, but I'm not giving in. F--k these pricks. Lay me off and give me the severance; too many others just walked away with nothing. I'm sure they're happier---I know I will be---but I want the cash, too.
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Protect your sanity. Protect it hard.
 






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Protect your sanity. Protect it hard.
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Wise advice from someone who's been there.

Look, Merck needs to get rid of even more reps. We all know that. Why not just be honest and say so? Instead, they play mind games with everyone on the hit list. The goal is to get you to quit so they won't have to pay any severance, which they don't have to pay anyhow. Why not just take the honest route? This company is evil to the core.
 












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Personally, my expectation is to get laid off in January. They've been pressuring me to hell and back, given my large base salary and all, but I'm not giving in. F--k these pricks. Lay me off and give me the severance; too many others just walked away with nothing. I'm sure they're happier---I know I will be---but I want the cash, too.
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I was very fortunate. I walked away with a severely bruised ego and zero self confidence and no severance after a relentless PIP. But I met the criteria for retirement. Sometimes in life you have to choose your battle. I could have dragged it out and won more money through the court system. But it would cost my sanity dearly. Did Merck win? Did I win? I don't even want to bother to think that way. I woke up today, replying right now while sipping a cup of hot coffee. Going to check the news. Chill. Plan the day. Have a few harvest events at area orchards to go to. Check the investments (not doing great). My former prick manager is probably modeling a sales presentation and intimidating another rep right now. F**k him.
 






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I was very fortunate. I walked away with a severely bruised ego and zero self confidence and no severance after a relentless PIP. But I met the criteria for retirement. Sometimes in life you have to choose your battle. I could have dragged it out and won more money through the court system. But it would cost my sanity dearly. Did Merck win? Did I win? I don't even want to bother to think that way. I woke up today, replying right now while sipping a cup of hot coffee. Going to check the news. Chill. Plan the day. Have a few harvest events at area orchards to go to. Check the investments (not doing great). My former prick manager is probably modeling a sales presentation and intimidating another rep right now. F**k him.
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Bravo! You've won.
 






Anonymous said:
I was very fortunate. I walked away with a severely bruised ego and zero self confidence and no severance after a relentless PIP. But I met the criteria for retirement. Sometimes in life you have to choose your battle. I could have dragged it out and won more money through the court system. But it would cost my sanity dearly. Did Merck win? Did I win? I don't even want to bother to think that way. I woke up today, replying right now while sipping a cup of hot coffee. Going to check the news. Chill. Plan the day. Have a few harvest events at area orchards to go to. Check the investments (not doing great). My former prick manager is probably modeling a sales presentation and intimidating another rep right now. F**k him.
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Your prick manager is on the list for January! You are welcome, Karma
 






Anonymous said:
I was very fortunate. I walked away with a severely bruised ego and zero self confidence and no severance after a relentless PIP. But I met the criteria for retirement. Sometimes in life you have to choose your battle. I could have dragged it out and won more money through the court system. But it would cost my sanity dearly. Did Merck win? Did I win? I don't even want to bother to think that way. I woke up today, replying right now while sipping a cup of hot coffee. Going to check the news. Chill. Plan the day. Have a few harvest events at area orchards to go to. Check the investments (not doing great). My former prick manager is probably modeling a sales presentation and intimidating another rep right now. F**k him.
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You probably have no idea how many people are reading your post and identifying with much, if not all, of what you describe. I'm glad you know you were very fortunate and that simple fact alone means everything. You are probably luckier than you know to have separated yourself from a company that has gone to hell. That alone means you did win, but you wisely recognize that looking forward with a plan for the day matters more than anything that's happened in your past. I've just finished my cup of coffee and look forward to a day free of some prick manager and worry about how much worse Merck will become. Yes, I, along with many others, know only too well of what you've written about. I salute you for taking that bruised ego and zero self-confidence and moving on with your life. Bravo!
 






Anonymous said:
I was very fortunate. I walked away with a severely bruised ego and zero self confidence and no severance after a relentless PIP. But I met the criteria for retirement. Sometimes in life you have to choose your battle. I could have dragged it out and won more money through the court system. But it would cost my sanity dearly. Did Merck win? Did I win? I don't even want to bother to think that way. I woke up today, replying right now while sipping a cup of hot coffee. Going to check the news. Chill. Plan the day. Have a few harvest events at area orchards to go to. Check the investments (not doing great). My former prick manager is probably modeling a sales presentation and intimidating another rep right now. F**k him.
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I have heard this story over and over again from other reps around the country. It's a shame Merck has come to this. Since when is selling pills so hard? Getting coached on how to talk to ungrateful pigs who don't give a rat's ass about our product during lunch? Getting told by management how they would have done it or could have done it yet never lead by example during a sales discussion to prove this.

This job is a joke and a sham. I'm embarrassed to admit what I do for a living.
 






Anonymous said:
You probably have no idea how many people are reading your post and identifying with much, if not all, of what you describe. I'm glad you know you were very fortunate and that simple fact alone means everything. You are probably luckier than you know to have separated yourself from a company that has gone to hell. That alone means you did win, but you wisely recognize that looking forward with a plan for the day matters more than anything that's happened in your past. I've just finished my cup of coffee and look forward to a day free of some prick manager and worry about how much worse Merck will become. Yes, I, along with many others, know only too well of what you've written about. I salute you for taking that bruised ego and zero self-confidence and moving on with your life. Bravo!
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Honestly, I should slap myself silly in enduring the PIP and being belittled by my previous manager. They have a way to demean you into thinking if you cannot make it at Merck, you will fail elsewhere and as a human being. By the grace of God and near going postal, I made the choice. I felt like an abject failure for almost a year. But I am so happy now with a lump sum after three decades with Merck. Why was I so blind to take that PIP shit for that long?
 






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