Work-life balance?? Remember that one?

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Geez, I just realized, looking at company email tonight, four people(myself included) in my district are emailing at 9:30pm! My manager sends emails at 5am. Seems like we in NSS are working the clock around. Takes hours now to do all the daily tasks we have to do that are on top of driving big territories and seeing customers. I could try to make a list, but it would be so long, no one would attempt to read it.

Haven't heard a word about work-life balance in years. They clearly don't care a bit, now that they know we can't jump ship to another company.

Yeah, yeah, I know the drill--stop complaining and do the job. I just thought it was funny when I saw all those emails at that time of night.
 






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Geez, I just realized, looking at company email tonight, four people(myself included) in my district are emailing at 9:30pm! My manager sends emails at 5am. Seems like we in NSS are working the clock around. Takes hours now to do all the daily tasks we have to do that are on top of driving big territories and seeing customers. I could try to make a list, but it would be so long, no one would attempt to read it.

Haven't heard a word about work-life balance in years. They clearly don't care a bit, now that they know we can't jump ship to another company.

Yeah, yeah, I know the drill--stop complaining and do the job. I just thought it was funny when I saw all those emails at that time of night.
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Thats the way it is now, in any industry in America. Companies know if you don't like it leave, there are 100+ qualified people willing to do the job and probably for less pay.
 


















"Work-life balance" was a buzz term for the pharma industry so they would rank high for working mother magazine. It has no true meaning, especially in this economy. Get with the times.
 






Anonymous said:
Geez, I just realized, looking at company email tonight, four people(myself included) in my district are emailing at 9:30pm! My manager sends emails at 5am. Seems like we in NSS are working the clock around. Takes hours now to do all the daily tasks we have to do that are on top of driving big territories and seeing customers. I could try to make a list, but it would be so long, no one would attempt to read it.

Haven't heard a word about work-life balance in years. They clearly don't care a bit, now that they know we can't jump ship to another company.

Yeah, yeah, I know the drill--stop complaining and do the job. I just thought it was funny when I saw all those emails at that time of night.
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sounds like you need to take control of your own email and work time. DBMs have nothing better to do than create work and reps who play the game by continuing to respond to late night emails during off hours don't help. even if you read them at night, don't respond until morning until you leave or mid day at a Starbucks if you don't have an aircard. I refuse to have Outlook on my phone for BMS emails and told my DBM I check email in the morning before I leave, and end of day when I return. I know every division is different, but you have band together as a district and push back on your DBM & RBD when their busy work cuts into field time.
 






Anonymous said:
Geez, I just realized, looking at company email tonight, four people(myself included) in my district are emailing at 9:30pm! My manager sends emails at 5am. Seems like we in NSS are working the clock around. Takes hours now to do all the daily tasks we have to do that are on top of driving big territories and seeing customers. I could try to make a list, but it would be so long, no one would attempt to read it.

Haven't heard a word about work-life balance in years. They clearly don't care a bit, now that they know we can't jump ship to another company.

Yeah, yeah, I know the drill--stop complaining and do the job. I just thought it was funny when I saw all those emails at that time of night.
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I totally hear you. My waste of space dm came back from the leadership meeting a couple of weeks ago and poured admin work all over us. I wish someone had the balls to make a work life balance complaint with hr.....but everyone is too scared because of nss layoff rumors.......what did they really think ability would grow forever?...........its flat and its done growing......get over it home office!
 












I am a DBM, you should not be checking email other than once in the morning and once in the late afternoon, about 5:30. There is no reason for DBMs to have you checking email late in the evening. If your DBM is doing that, they don't understand their job.

The most important things for a DBM to do is try not to inhibit your time on front of customers, stay out of the way and offer some advice that could possibly assist in you making a better call. The fake pressure most DBMs foist on their teams is counterproductive.

You do need to understand that the corporation does try to push DBMs to use old style management techniques of fear and intimidation. Most DBMs are so afraid of losing their job, that they buckle and do what BMS thinks is "right". Sad but true.
 






Anonymous said:
I am a DBM, you should not be checking email other than once in the morning and once in the late afternoon, about 5:30. There is no reason for DBMs to have you checking email late in the evening. If your DBM is doing that, they don't understand their job.

The most important things for a DBM to do is try not to inhibit your time on front of customers, stay out of the way and offer some advice that could possibly assist in you making a better call. The fake pressure most DBMs foist on their teams is counterproductive.

You do need to understand that the corporation does try to push DBMs to use old style management techniques of fear and intimidation. Most DBMs are so afraid of losing their job, that they buckle and do what BMS thinks is "right". Sad but true.
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Well at least you admit it. My dm is such a hypocrite. Alway telling us to make every call count yadayada but he never rides with anyone and he appears to be sitting at home on his hands most of the time. How does he earn his big salary forwarding a few trickle down emails and leaving maybe one Voicemail. I mean what does the guy do! !
 






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Well at least you admit it. My dm is such a hypocrite. Alway telling us to make every call count yadayada but he never rides with anyone and he appears to be sitting at home on his hands most of the time. How does he earn his big salary forwarding a few trickle down emails and leaving maybe one Voicemail. I mean what does the guy do! !
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Manage up
 






Anonymous said:
Well at least you admit it. My dm is such a hypocrite. Alway telling us to make every call count yadayada but he never rides with anyone and he appears to be sitting at home on his hands most of the time. How does he earn his big salary forwarding a few trickle down emails and leaving maybe one Voicemail. I mean what does the guy do! !
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Well, you are a very lucky rep, indeed. My manager is in the field so much that we cannot take her into half our offices any more, that is, the offices that are not already closed to managers. And we also get hit with a barrage of voice mails and emails almost every day. NSS is the most micro-managed organization I've ever seen.
 






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sounds like you need to take control of your own email and work time. DBMs have nothing better to do than create work and reps who play the game by continuing to respond to late night emails during off hours don't help. even if you read them at night, don't respond until morning until you leave or mid day at a Starbucks if you don't have an aircard. I refuse to have Outlook on my phone for BMS emails and told my DBM I check email in the morning before I leave, and end of day when I return. I know every division is different, but you have band together as a district and push back on your DBM & RBD when their busy work cuts into field time.
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This is funny because this isn't a game we have to play with my manager. I check email in the morning before I leave and after I get home so I'm done and not doing things on "my" time!
 






Anonymous said:
Well, you are a very lucky rep, indeed. My manager is in the field so much that we cannot take her into half our offices any more, that is, the offices that are not already closed to managers. And we also get hit with a barrage of voice mails and emails almost every day. NSS is the most micro-managed organization I've ever seen.
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I am VERY fortunate as my manager is a really good guy and does NOT pile the admin bullshit on us at all. Hell, I've gone 3-4 days without getting a VM from him! NSS is VERY micro-managed but it also depends on your DM because he can make or break the job and so far, mine is a great guy to work for and I know I'm lucky!
 






ANY DBM that thinks you must have BMS email on your phone, check email late at night or check voice mail more then 3 times a day (AM, mid-day, end of day) is micromanaging and afraid that one second might go by without their oversight.

This type of management style is dead, except with those who are insecure. With pharma sales, there is no reason to be available outside of 8-5ish each day. Evening program once in a while, fine.
 












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