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Merck rep here. I have to speak up and say that the SP reps in our area are actually really good reps. They are hard workers and have helped me get up to speed on their products. They have been very helpful and nice. As a side note, I think they got the bigger screw job on this S placement. They all went into the CRII bucket, and I don't know of one so far who ended in S2 or higher.
 








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Merck rep here. I have to speak up and say that the SP reps in our area are actually really good reps. They are hard workers and have helped me get up to speed on their products. They have been very helpful and nice. As a side note, I think they got the bigger screw job on this S placement. They all went into the CRII bucket, and I don't know of one so far who ended in S2 or higher.
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Merck bought the company and every owner will decide to do what they believe to be best. Merck has always been proud to believe that other pharmas are inferior to them in all ways. And they wouldn't give that attitude a second thought for a company with S-P's reputation. Truthfully, Merck was in desperate shape by 2009 and might rightly have taken the merger opportunity as a means to right its ship in part by integrating only the best in its battle for survival. This opportunity has basically been squandered. Now the parochial elitist attitude that served Merck well in the times when they deserved the label "elite" will accelerate its decline during an era when they are demonstrably merely ordinary. Forget what is said, note only what is done. The decisions that the leaders are making with respect to the talent pool will absolutely decide the future worth of the company. That is why so many thoughtful colleagues have abandoned Merck, whether literally by walking or figuratively by "just putting in the hours".
 








Here's a thought: put money into the the best resource they have, their people/ Time and again Merck and other pharma restructures so the top execs keep their positions. Front lines are where you win not some baseless EMF or meeting that costs hundreds of dollars and still we wonder why there are not more DTC marketing dollars spent to actually support and promote the products. Other poster is right...Merck is copying others' design rather than becoming a standout company, they are becoming a follower with disenchanted employees who are left holding nothing but their sample bag.
 








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Merck bought the company and every owner will decide to do what they believe to be best. Merck has always been proud to believe that other pharmas are inferior to them in all ways. And they wouldn't give that attitude a second thought for a company with S-P's reputation. Truthfully, Merck was in desperate shape by 2009 and might rightly have taken the merger opportunity as a means to right its ship in part by integrating only the best in its battle for survival. This opportunity has basically been squandered. Now the parochial elitist attitude that served Merck well in the times when they deserved the label "elite" will accelerate its decline during an era when they are demonstrably merely ordinary. Forget what is said, note only what is done. The decisions that the leaders are making with respect to the talent pool will absolutely decide the future worth of the company. That is why so many thoughtful colleagues have abandoned Merck, whether literally by walking or figuratively by "just putting in the hours".
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Agree with this. Just walked and the straw that broke the camel's back was a realization that not even this merger and its challenges would awaken the leadership of Merck. It became unmistakenly obvious to me that these passengers that call themselves pilots have nothing to offer. At a critical juncture for this industry it will take more than same-old same-old to stop the spiral. I chose to make my own destiny because I liked my own odds more being out than pissing away my life waiting for my leadership's next blunder to expain the next round of cut-backs. Like it or not, I was "in-business" with these clowns and there is no way that I would have selected this array of mediocrity voluntarily. Knowing what I know about them, I bet I would never have joined to begin with.
 








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Merck bought the company and every owner will decide to do what they believe to be best. Merck has always been proud to believe that other pharmas are inferior to them in all ways. And they wouldn't give that attitude a second thought for a company with S-P's reputation. Truthfully, Merck was in desperate shape by 2009 and might rightly have taken the merger opportunity as a means to right its ship in part by integrating only the best in its battle for survival. This opportunity has basically been squandered. Now the parochial elitist attitude that served Merck well in the times when they deserved the label "elite" will accelerate its decline during an era when they are demonstrably merely ordinary. Forget what is said, note only what is done. The decisions that the leaders are making with respect to the talent pool will absolutely decide the future worth of the company. That is why so many thoughtful colleagues have abandoned Merck, whether literally by walking or figuratively by "just putting in the hours".
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I was with Schering for over 20 years, and considered it to be a top-notch organization. I have no idea where your negative remark of "S-P's reputation" comes from. If SP had any issues over the years, well so did "Mighty Merck". Which company is without its troubles from time to time? More importantly, SP was truly a SALES organization (something that is a foreign idea to Merck). SP was much more real and down to earth, vs. robotic. And, by the way, I have docs that tell me they preferred Schering over Merck. In fact, one doc dislikes Merck so much that he refuses to write its products. I miss SP tremendously, and am looking forward to being done with Merck soon.
 









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