The Dumbest Thing You've Ever Been Asked To Do

[Anonymous]

I've been thinking about this job and trying to decide what has been the dumbest thing I've ever been asked to as an Abbott rep...

It goes a long ways back, but essentially it was an Abbott corporate lawyer trying to 'prime' me for a deposition. And by 'prime' I mean he wanted me to help make the case go away. I wish I had been smarter about it back then because I could have had his ass busted (maybe that means it was the dumbest thing I EVER did...but I was young and naive..)

So I'm curious, what's the dumbest thing you've been asked to do? And let's assume 'district flag making' applies across the board for everyone.

 

[Anonymous]

lunches

 

[Anonymous]

Pre call plan

 

[Anonymous]

Work for Abbott

 

[Anonymous]

Sell drugs with no outcomes

 

[Anonymous]

I was onced asked to rub the feet of my 250lb female DM during a field ride when we got back to the car after a long walk through the hospital.

 

[Anonymous]

...don't forget to work those cankles...

 

[Anonymous]

Name my favorite rock band.

 

[Anonymous]

...don't forget to work those cankles...

and the inner thighs.

 

[Anonymous]

Tell my doctors that "if colestipol + niacin can regress plaque, just imagine what statin + Niaspan can do."

 

[Anonymous]

Dress up for halloween- one year we were selling a cherry flavored med and this lady dressed up as a big cherry. No joke....WT?/!

 

[Anonymous]

Tell my doctors that "if colestipol + niacin can regress plaque, just imagine what statin + Niaspan can do."

Send questions to management and believe I might actually get a coherent reply. Please note I don't include " Did that issue ever resolve itself" as a reply.

 

[Anonymous]

I've been thinking about this job and trying to decide what has been the dumbest thing I've ever been asked to as an Abbott rep...

It goes a long ways back, but essentially it was an Abbott corporate lawyer trying to 'prime' me for a deposition. And by 'prime' I mean he wanted me to help make the case go away. I wish I had been smarter about it back then because I could have had his ass busted (maybe that means it was the dumbest thing I EVER did...but I was young and naive..)

So I'm curious, what's the dumbest thing you've been asked to do? And let's assume 'district flag making' applies across the board for everyone.

Run a webinar during lunch in a physician's office.

 

[Anonymous]

not to buy enough lunch that I can bring the extra home and feed my family of 4 for two nights

 

[Anonymous]

give drs candy bar and say some stupid schitt like "3 muskateers means 3 things for your patients...Efficacy, safety, and cost". A teenager could do this job. Hotties w totties, a bag of candy, and a dumb azz slogan are epitome of pharma.

 

[Anonymous]

not to buy enough lunch that I can bring the extra home and feed my family of 4 for two nights

FRAUD!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Field travel

 

[Anonymous]

FRAUD!!!

no, just next time get me a company car with a sunroof

 

[Anonymous]

Getting a college degree and a masters degree. If only they would have told me "Son, just say you did, its the same thing" oh well.......Gonzoramamania coming soon...

 

[Anonymous]

Trust MEI to handle a program without screwing it up.