What keeps you going?

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I know the whole golden handcuff thing, but beyond the paycheck, what keeps you in this job?

Personally, the flexibility it provides (and I do take advantage of it), is about the single biggest perk.

However, I'm nearing the end. I don't know how much longer I can keep up the game playing. I'm job hunting, but not having any luck, so I don't want to quit just yet. When the right thing comes along, I'm outta here!
 












The pride of working for the best healthcare company in the universe, ever. Listening to Ken, and my manager, makes me 10 ft tall. And if that is not enough, look at the pipeline! The richest worldwide with the best medicine in human history, ever. Think of the power YOU have to make us number one greatest champions of the universe. Merck, patron saint of medicine and bestower of health upon all humanity. Pride, man, pride!
 






Anonymous said:
The pride of working for the best healthcare company in the universe, ever. Listening to Ken, and my manager, makes me 10 ft tall. And if that is not enough, look at the pipeline! The richest worldwide with the best medicine in human history, ever. Think of the power YOU have to make us number one greatest champions of the universe. Merck, patron saint of medicine and bestower of health upon all humanity. Pride, man, pride!
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That is funny.
 












Well for me it is the fact that if my manager finds anything then they will let you go, so I guess I keep working and trying to find a job at same time, my dignity and hard work ethic plays out. But I will tell you this I am looking, but it is hard out there, has anyone used medreps before? It is a website for jobs and I have applied to almost 30 jobs and no responses, do we suck that bad or is it a bad website? What do you think? I know I only have about 4 more months if we are lucky, and I want to find a job before lay offs! What jobs are out there for reps less than 6 years in pharma and b2b sales before that?
 












Anonymous said:
Well for me it is the fact that if my manager finds anything then they will let you go, so I guess I keep working and trying to find a job at same time, my dignity and hard work ethic plays out. But I will tell you this I am looking, but it is hard out there, has anyone used medreps before? It is a website for jobs and I have applied to almost 30 jobs and no responses, do we suck that bad or is it a bad website? What do you think? I know I only have about 4 more months if we are lucky, and I want to find a job before lay offs! What jobs are out there for reps less than 6 years in pharma and b2b sales before that?
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This is NOT a good website.....I hope it didn't cost you too much to "join"....
There are plenty of posts attesting to the fact that its basically a rip-off.

Why try to stay in Pharma?? This industry is shrinking daily, less companies due to mergers, less drugs to promote due to generics, means less and less jobs for Prof. Reps going forward. After 6 yrs in pharma already you MUST be able to see the writing on the wall.

Use your b2b experience to find your next job,
 


















Anonymous said:
what keeps me going is a crappy job market that seems to be getting worse. Once the market opens up I am gone.
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Same for me plus the ever present threat of receiving a PIP. If I have to take a cut in pay to get my foot in the door of a different industry, so be it. There may still be good pharma co's to work for but in talking with other reps, the bigger ones are basically all the same with their own insane environments and the good ones aren't hiring in these uncertain times and poor economic conditions.
 






Anonymous said:
I know the whole golden handcuff thing, but beyond the paycheck, what keeps you in this job?

Personally, the flexibility it provides (and I do take advantage of it), is about the single biggest perk.

However, I'm nearing the end. I don't know how much longer I can keep up the game playing. I'm job hunting, but not having any luck, so I don't want to quit just yet. When the right thing comes along, I'm outta here!
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Nothing...i finally got out...after a long, long time in the industry...even the money could no longer handcuff me to this evil industry...the job is a total farce, and the managers are an even bigger joke.
 


















There was a time when our management recognized the reality of our work in field sales and did their best to consider every rep's individual and unique geographic market segments and associated problems/opportunities with real and legitimate solutions in a supportive and non-threatening environment. Then our toxic CYA environment kicked in and grew ever stronger to the point of total disregard for anyone other than one's own ass. Management's simple solution became threats and loss of job to their direct reports. Shape up or get Pip'd out. Demonstrate improvement without getting caught in violation of Merck policy or we'll get someone who can do both... NCM was simply a continuation of the game that nobody would dare admit in front of another Merck employee. It's all a big sham. Farce. There. I said it. Reality. That's what keeps me going.
 












Anonymous said:
Dulera keeps me going! What an awesome drug to sell!!!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WE are DIFFERENT DR. we have six month data. SO we are the first and only FDC...blah blah blah. I never thought I was a politician until I realized we just spit out spin and outright lies. SO SAD what I've become.
 






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