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sorry for the questions... I am considering applying for the position, no interviews yet and just need to know about it. I guess they would answer those questions at a interview but I wanted to know before I applied. I was wondering because I would like to know if the ASR position anything like entry level pharma
 












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anyone know how long you can work as associate sales rep, do you have to move forward as account manager??? also how much work does it require to pick up devices? is there time stamp involve??? what time do you have to go into work??? how long do most people usually work per day in sustainability division? do managers ride with you?
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You are told you will be moved into Account Management within a year. Picking up devices is a hard, grueling, dirty, smelly job. Think about it, you are picking up contaminated medical devices that have been sitting with bio burden for however long until someone gets there to package up the containers and ship them in.
You will start your day as early as possible because, after you are hired, and after you start, you are told that you will finish your assigned duties no matter how long it takes. If you are put in a large territory, and do not have anyone helping you, then you will work 10 + hour days. Most reps have a helper, and it is kept on the DL. They get a 1099 to do the work for them. You could be promoted as soon as 5 months or you could be led on for years, if you want to wait that long,being told you are going to be promoted, yet still be held to the same expectations as managers and others, yet making less. Managers will do a one time ride along. That's it, just so they can cover themselves and check it off of their list. This pretty much sums it up. So, if you are willing to work a very physical labored job, no matter how many hours it takes to get the job done for the day, then you have a good chance. Good Luck
 






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You are told you will be moved into Account Management within a year. Picking up devices is a hard, grueling, dirty, smelly job. Think about it, you are picking up contaminated medical devices that have been sitting with bio burden for however long until someone gets there to package up the containers and ship them in.
You will start your day as early as possible because, after you are hired, and after you start, you are told that you will finish your assigned duties no matter how long it takes. If you are put in a large territory, and do not have anyone helping you, then you will work 10 + hour days. Most reps have a helper, and it is kept on the DL. They get a 1099 to do the work for them. You could be promoted as soon as 5 months or you could be led on for years, if you want to wait that long,being told you are going to be promoted, yet still be held to the same expectations as managers and others, yet making less. Managers will do a one time ride along. That's it, just so they can cover themselves and check it off of their list. This pretty much sums it up. So, if you are willing to work a very physical labored job, no matter how many hours it takes to get the job done for the day, then you have a good chance. Good Luck
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I'm not sure what this rep picks up, but it's not that labor intensive. I agree it can be time consuming. I did it for a couple years, I can count on my hands how many times it was "physical labor" enough that I broke a sweat, and I'm stretching it to even call it a sweat. I trained people in the 50's and people with a big BMI, and never heard a complain that it was "very physical labored job". I've heard of some paying people under the table to do the work, but never as a 1099, it wouldn't surprise me if it's true though. Other than that, I agree with the rest of this post.
 






so does It really take ten hours to do the job everyday? or depends on how fast you work? how many places to you go in a day, and what are the same expectations as managers and reps? would I have?
 












Huh??? I was asking if it really takes ten hours to do this job everyday and what are the same expectations they place on asr's that they have for account managers and managers
 






It takes one million hours a day to complete your tasks. If you want to be a trash man I recommend you join a union and work for the state/city. Much better long term benefits and incentives.
 






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Huh??? I was asking if it really takes ten hours to do this job everyday and what are the same expectations they place on asr's that they have for account managers and managers
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Depending on territory like another poster said, what area are you looking to apply for? Then I can tell you how many hours a day on average. But, no typically they don't work 10 hour days five days a week
 




































smtevo said:
Does anyone know how to contact a hiring manager for a SS position? Any info would help!!
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Stryker managers accept passenger pigeon contact.. depending on your area the HM could receive it anywhere from 1-3 months, like it says online. By that time, they would be already moved out of their position and/or fired and you will be forced to wait for a hiring freeze... good luck with your career pursuit in trash collection!
 






Some days can be 10 hour days, but most are not. As an ASR, you have 4 days of work to complete in 5. The really good thing about SSS is there is no call.

However, this is Stryker, and you are expected to do your job until it's complete. If you become a rep, you will be emailing people at night and weekends, but it's a pretty cushy job.
 






Anonymous said:
Some days can be 10 hour days, but most are not. As an ASR, you have 4 days of work to complete in 5. The really good thing about SSS is there is no call.

However, this is Stryker, and you are expected to do your job until it's complete. If you become a rep, you will be emailing people at night and weekends, but it's a pretty cushy job.
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Yes, and the BEST reps email "people" late at night and on weekends when their liquid courage kicks in.... Just saying... Nothing good happens after midnight
 






Don't take most of the negative "garbage collector" posts seriously, I use to be a Director for one of SSS competitors, I worked my way up from their "garbage collector roles". And there is a lot more customer contact, business reviews, helping with purchase req and getting PO's which is a lot of the Sales Reps jobs. The negative people posting on this thread are not part of SSS, they belong in the dip shit category, they are the stryker reps that sell the SUD that YOU/SSS reprocess. This in turn is the reason they are so negative, it impacts their sales numbers and has lowered their pay.

If you go above and beyond (without ASKING for recognition) and showing what you can do for stryker in sales, you have a chance. Try Medline, their new business plan seems great, it will take the business from Sterilmed and the territories that are lacking good-great service with Stryker out. But on the other hand, honestly, Medline is far behind the other 2, at least in my region.
FYI- I now work for Medtronic, neuro modulation
 






Anonymous said:
Don't take most of the negative "garbage collector" posts seriously, I use to be a Director for one of SSS competitors, I worked my way up from their "garbage collector roles". And there is a lot more customer contact, business reviews, helping with purchase req and getting PO's which is a lot of the Sales Reps jobs. The negative people posting on this thread are not part of SSS, they belong in the dip shit category, they are the stryker reps that sell the SUD that YOU/SSS reprocess. This in turn is the reason they are so negative, it impacts their sales numbers and has lowered their pay.

If you go above and beyond (without ASKING for recognition) and showing what you can do for stryker in sales, you have a chance. Try Medline, their new business plan seems great, it will take the business from Sterilmed and the territories that are lacking good-great service with Stryker out. But on the other hand, honestly, Medline is far behind the other 2, at least in my region.
FYI- I now work for Medtronic, neuro modulation
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Brad Smith, in CA.... It this you?
 












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