The Old Novo Nordisk is forever GONE

[anonymous]

Been here for 15 years and it's the first time I have ever wanted to leave. The decisions that this company has made over the last year clearly show that the management team has absolutely no regard for the employees who have made this company successful. Basil leaving was the icing on the cake. The only decent person on the executive team decides to leave to pursue other things? Highly doubtful. They pushed him out the door. The morale here is at an all time low. Sad state of affairs here at Novo and unfortunately the company that I was once very proud of is GONE.

 

[anonymous]

Why? Because the ELT is trying to reverse the bad decisions of the past few years, and is finally starting to slim down our head count?

Cut me a break!

 

[anonymous]

Very interesting. Left Novo in 97 after being there for 13 years. A lot of us left at that time because of similar circumstances and the opportunity that came up to launch a couple other companies. Many of my colleagues at the time did stay and some are still there. Novo gave them great careers. These types of situations happen in many companies. It's all very cyclical. Hopefully things will turn around at some point in the near future. If you can't wait, then there are a lot jobs out there right now and you should consider looking. If you do decide to stay, best of luck to you. I always liked Novo and sometimes regretted leaving, but you can't look back. I actually have done pretty well for myself. I hope everything works out for the best.

 

[anonymous]

People buy from people they like and we ARE a sales organization. Therefore, it's the people who work here that make the difference. Martin saw that. He knew that people make the organization for either success or failure. As another poster stated, there was a time when we would have run through walls for Novo because we were valued and look at the double digit growth we sustained. Now our growth is from cutting costs. I hope there is a way to bring home office and the field together so we can all feel valued for the work we do and ultimately succeed. The posts on here feuding anout sales vs home office is sad and another symptom of the poor culture here.

 

[anonymous]

Very interesting. Left Novo in 97 after being there for 13 years. A lot of us left at that time because of similar circumstances and the opportunity that came up to launch a couple other companies. Many of my colleagues at the time did stay and some are still there. Novo gave them great careers. These types of situations happen in many companies. It's all very cyclical. Hopefully things will turn around at some point in the near future. If you can't wait, then there are a lot jobs out there right now and you should consider looking. If you do decide to stay, best of luck to you. I always liked Novo and sometimes regretted leaving, but you can't look back. I actually have done pretty well for myself. I hope everything works out for the best.

THANK YOU! I have to say that I don't think that the industry will ever go back to the mid to late 2000 model of redundant field forces. Declining access should mean smaller field forces. Even if we launch oral insulin and Tresiba and son-of-Tresiba, I don't think we will imitate the days of the Novartis Pfizer Merck arms race.

I'll never forget when one of my docs told me that he broke out of his office to run to the hospital, and there were 6 or 7 Pfizer reps standing in the lot. He only recognized 3, so he strolled over to ask for Viagra sampleswhy they were in his lot. The others he'd never seen before (or he didn't remember), so he was surprised when his favorite Pfizer rep introduced them as "my counterparts".

True story.

 

[anonymous]

People buy from people they like and we ARE a sales organization. Therefore, it's the people who work here that make the difference. Martin saw that. He knew that people make the organization for either success or failure. As another poster stated, there was a time when we would have run through walls for Novo because we were valued and look at the double digit growth we sustained. Now our growth is from cutting costs. I hope there is a way to bring home office and the field together so we can all feel valued for the work we do and ultimately succeed. The posts on here feuding anout sales vs home office is sad and another symptom of the poor culture here.

So, if we had to sell Nesina or Bydureon, you're saying that our 15 thirty second "presentations" a week would push those products to stellar heights?

Part of the reason that they "like" us is that they like our products!

Just like those in the home office taking credit for the company's success, I think that you vastly over-inflate our sense of value. We are a team! Home office does their part with paying off KOLs, contracting, etc, and we do ours.

 

[anonymous]

I think the poster was saying that we are a team...at least that's how I read it and it's all of the people working together to make us successful. Messages like yours that accuse someone of over inflating themselves aren't helpful.

 

[anonymous]

I think the poster was saying that we are a team...at least that's how I read it and it's all of the people working together to make us successful. Messages like yours that accuse someone of over inflating themselves aren't helpful.

I'm sorry, but the truth often hurts. I hate to hear my counterparts beat their scrawny chests, bragging about how their great relationships helped to put Victoza and Levemir in their current spots.

 

[anonymous]

I'm not a paid company shill. As a matter of fact, I'm not even a Novo employee. My spouse is the NNI employee.

Many here have posted their frustration (and with good reason I might add) towards Jesper. I cant say as I blame most either. The old Novo probably is dead and gone forever.

That said, do you know that Jesper has publicly predicted that he and his boss believe that Novo will double in size (global revenue) in the next ten years? That he believes Novo will go from it's current 15 billion in revenue to 30 billion? Did you know that? I didn't, but I believe it. That cant be a bad thing.

 

[anonymous]

He also said We need 10,000 more reps less than a year ago.

I believe the double in revenue part though. That's what happens when you take 9% price increases every 3 months.

 

[anonymous]

He also said We need 10,000 more reps less than a year ago.

I believe the double in revenue part though. That's what happens when you take 9% price increases every 3 months.

Someone is going to bring up these increases in the upcoming elections. And when we hit back with the predictable "it takes 1 billion to bring a drug to market", we will get exposed. I am riding this train as long as I can

 

[anonymous]

Very interesting. Left Novo in 97 after being there for 13 years. A lot of us left at that time because of similar circumstances and the opportunity that came up to launch a couple other companies. Many of my colleagues at the time did stay and some are still there. Novo gave them great careers. These types of situations happen in many companies. It's all very cyclical. Hopefully things will turn around at some point in the near future. If you can't wait, then there are a lot jobs out there right now and you should consider looking. If you do decide to stay, best of luck to you. I always liked Novo and sometimes regretted leaving, but you can't look back. I actually have done pretty well for myself. I hope everything works out for the best.

During that period of time there was a great deal of growth in pharma with lots of opportunities to go with another start up or growing company with products well placed in a field which was growing rapidly. You had some choice to stay or go if you didn't like the way things were run and you had another job in hand before you took off. This golden era is long past and things are not in your favor. It is still up to you to do as the poster says....stay or go. Make yourself happy.