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Did you start a job search after Jiminez said he will cut spending in sales and marketing even more, that we are spending too much here?
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Good luck finding work in this horrible economy! I was laid off in the last go-round (December), and STILL have not found decent work. (Yes, have been on many many interviews and many companies only want to pay $12 - $15 an hour with no benefits). The corporations know this and know that we're desperate and are taking full advantage of our situations.
Having Pharma Sales on your resume hurts your chances for finding a sales job in another industry. Heck, it even hurts your chances for finding another Pharma gig.
It's career-limiting, and I wished that I'd never put as much time in as I did!
Now we have even MORE laid off reps from Pharma, not to mention all the other companies that are laying off.
If you have a huge mortgage payment, I feel very sorry for you. If you have a stay at home wife/husband and you're sole breadwinner, I feel sorry for you. I anticipate even more foreclosures and bankruptices from all this. Think you're so good that you can get a job anywhere? Good luck on that as well. You're now competing with the millions of other unemployed out there. Unemployment compensation, depending on the state you live in, can run anywhere from $275 - $500 a week. Try making a mortgage, paying your house/car insurance and feeding your family on that! It's not easy!
I blame this horrible President of the good ole' USA for this monstrosity that he has created. Even if we get him out of office, it will take years, and I mean years, to get us out of this mess of debt and deficits he has left us in. Unbelievable that he wants to increase it more from this phony jobs bill that will do nothing to create jobs, except put more work into his union buddies hands. May GOD bless us all during these hard times. Certainly, this is a period in my lifetime - (mid 50"s), that I would have never imagined would have happened in our country! Good luck to you all.
 






Maybe if you would quit sniveling and blaming the President, of all people, for you sorry lack of employment, you could focus on getting a real job. I was also let go on the last go round, but had a job within a month. I am making more money then @ Novartis, of course not in pharma. I never wasted one minute crying about my state, and had prepared before the axe fell for alternatives. By the way, I am a male in my late 50's.
 






Anonymous said:
Maybe if you would quit sniveling and blaming the President, of all people, for you sorry lack of employment, you could focus on getting a real job. I was also let go on the last go round, but had a job within a month. I am making more money then @ Novartis, of course not in pharma. I never wasted one minute crying about my state, and had prepared before the axe fell for alternatives. By the way, I am a male in my late 50's.
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Okay Mr. Libtard - what area of the country are you in? Some areas have a higher unemployment rate than others given their industries. And what praytel, is a real job? If I had a dime for every person who lost their pharma job, but are now making more money than Novartis, I'd be RICH; so then, why don't you man-up and tell us what industry you're in??? I too never wasted one minute crying, I'm just explaining how BAD it really is out there. Under this President, we have the highest POVERTY ever! More people are on food stamps and unemployment than the 80's. Consumer confidence is at an all time low and order for goods are way way down. So, Mr. Bigshot, what is it that you do??? We'd love to have you tell us what industry you got your 6 figure job!!!
 












I also was downsized last year. I opened the business that I always wanted to have, used the severance package, capitalized on the relationships I have made over the years, and I am tracking to net ~$280,000 this year. What the business is--not important. All you need is some creativity, lots of ambition, and a plan that should have been made years ago. By the way, I am a 40++ woman
 






Anonymous said:
I also was downsized last year. I opened the business that I always wanted to have, used the severance package, capitalized on the relationships I have made over the years, and I am tracking to net ~$280,000 this year. What the business is--not important. All you need is some creativity, lots of ambition, and a plan that should have been made years ago. By the way, I am a 40++ woman
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Do you have big tits?
 






Anonymous said:
Good luck finding work in this horrible economy! I was laid off in the last go-round (December), and STILL have not found decent work. (Yes, have been on many many interviews and many companies only want to pay $12 - $15 an hour with no benefits). The corporations know this and know that we're desperate and are taking full advantage of our situations.
Having Pharma Sales on your resume hurts your chances for finding a sales job in another industry. Heck, it even hurts your chances for finding another Pharma gig.
It's career-limiting, and I wished that I'd never put as much time in as I did!
Now we have even MORE laid off reps from Pharma, not to mention all the other companies that are laying off.
If you have a huge mortgage payment, I feel very sorry for you. If you have a stay at home wife/husband and you're sole breadwinner, I feel sorry for you. I anticipate even more foreclosures and bankruptices from all this. Think you're so good that you can get a job anywhere? Good luck on that as well. You're now competing with the millions of other unemployed out there. Unemployment compensation, depending on the state you live in, can run anywhere from $275 - $500 a week. Try making a mortgage, paying your house/car insurance and feeding your family on that! It's not easy!
I blame this horrible President of the good ole' USA for this monstrosity that he has created. Even if we get him out of office, it will take years, and I mean years, to get us out of this mess of debt and deficits he has left us in. Unbelievable that he wants to increase it more from this phony jobs bill that will do nothing to create jobs, except put more work into his union buddies hands. May GOD bless us all during these hard times. Certainly, this is a period in my lifetime - (mid 50"s), that I would have never imagined would have happened in our country! Good luck to you all.
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I am in my early 50s, quit Big Pharma because it was leading to a nervous breakdown, am umemployed, un-insured, and will have to sell my house in a year or two...Thanks Hussein Obama....I never dreamed I would see a third world regime running the USA...not even a Reagan like republican could fix the mess that has been created in the last 3 years...It is truly an Obamanation now...
 






Anonymous said:
I am in my early 50s, quit Big Pharma because it was leading to a nervous breakdown, am umemployed, un-insured, and will have to sell my house in a year or two...Thanks Hussein Obama....I never dreamed I would see a third world regime running the USA...not even a Reagan like republican could fix the mess that has been created in the last 3 years...It is truly an Obamanation now...
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And we have all those Libtards who voted him into office to thank for this mess he's created!
Did no one pay attention to his past BEFORE they voted for him?
Anyone who is a student of Saul Alinsky and his program/book "Rules For Radicals", is not someone who should be running our country. You see, liberalism and the constitution are opposing forces. You can't have both! He's a typical marxist who believes in class warfare and it's evident by the recent rioting by the Wall Street Journal building. Read the DRUDGE for the latest news. Our once wonderful country will soon see more riots in our own streets.
GOD HELP US ALL!!!
I'm sorry about your breakdown. You had the guts and determination to get out of this hell hole called NOVARTS, that most people would be too timid to do because no one likes to get out of their comfort zone or push themselves over the cliff. It was the right thing to do.
Keep your chin up, keep looking and eventually something will shake loose for you. May GOD bless you!
 






Those wishing to stay in pharma need to make connections with contact sales organizations. It IS the future of pharma sales. Once perceived as a joke, it will be the standard as companies simply don't want the overhead of numerous sales forces.
 






Anonymous said:
Those wishing to stay in pharma need to make connections with contact sales organizations. It IS the future of pharma sales. Once perceived as a joke, it will be the standard as companies simply don't want the overhead of numerous sales forces.
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Agreed. Even BMS oncology has started hiring contract reps, this is the first time I ever heard of contract sales in oncology. It seems no one is untouchable.
 






Sorry all you anti O people - you must have just crawled out from under your rock and caught a Glenn Beck program....

The country's troubles began loooong before O was voted in, the class warfare issue was (and is) being propagated by the right wing, and the future under any party is looking very grim indeed. I'm an independent voter who looks at all sides and tries to vote for the best candidate - unfortunately the PAC of big business have blurred thel ines and made ALL potential leaders into a bunch of "tell 'em what they want to hear, do want the money pays me for" crooks....

Don't blame the left or the right, blame the voters for drinking the kool-aid they are fed.
 






Anonymous said:
Maybe if you would quit sniveling and blaming the President, of all people, for you sorry lack of employment, you could focus on getting a real job. I was also let go on the last go round, but had a job within a month. I am making more money then @ Novartis, of course not in pharma. I never wasted one minute crying about my state, and had prepared before the axe fell for alternatives. By the way, I am a male in my late 50's.
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YEAH SURE, "YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?"
 






Jimenez is the best example of a fucked up guy trying to pretend to run a fucked up organization. I can't believe he does a major announcement in London about cutting the crap out of his orgnaization. And, hey, we are not a sales and marketing organization...who the hell do you think brought this company the tons of money over the last 15+ years? Foolish, arrogant idiot?

Good luck. This sob should be fired.
 






The slide show showed SALES AND MARKETING totals being around 230 million. That seems low, but if that is true, and he wants to cut another 100 million, that equates to about a 40% reduction in Sales. So 4 out of every 10 reps currently employed at Nvs are Ghandi!
 






Oh yeah, you can also kiss your big fat salary goodbye if you get the axe. Very few companies hire a 10+ yr pharm rep at what they were making. College grads will beat you out these days. They don't care so much for experience and success as they do for CHEAP! Good luck! It's tough out here. And yes, we don't all live in areas with lots of opportunity like the OP.
 






Bush is guilty as well, but he's gone. GONE. YEARS GONE. He drove towards the accident, Obama stepped on the gas and told everyone to take off their seatbelts.

Anonymous said:
Sorry all you anti O people - you must have just crawled out from under your rock and caught a Glenn Beck program....

The country's troubles began loooong before O was voted in, the class warfare issue was (and is) being propagated by the right wing, and the future under any party is looking very grim indeed. I'm an independent voter who looks at all sides and tries to vote for the best candidate - unfortunately the PAC of big business have blurred thel ines and made ALL potential leaders into a bunch of "tell 'em what they want to hear, do want the money pays me for" crooks....

Don't blame the left or the right, blame the voters for drinking the kool-aid they are fed.
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Is Jimonez really this fucking stupid??

"Novartis (NVS) has for the first time confirmed that “downsizing” will be part of its future drive for growth. "
We all know from bidniz skool that repeated downsizing is a sign of a healthy and GROWING company.

This business revolves around science, not marketing.
The same science that brought you exforgetekamloturnide and a whole host of old shit combined with less-old shit and countless me-too's.
 












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