Wow...I was hired in December of 2015 as a part of the InVentiv contract expansion, and was initially excited about it, but for some internal reason, I just couldn't bring myself to leave my current pharma company. So, instead of putting in my two weeks notice, I used vacation time to attend training in Jersey, just to feel out the company, and my concern about joining Egalet only worsened.
Everyone in my training class was talking about the "itchy trigger finger" management had regarding layoffs, and everyone I spoke with seemed to think we would all be let go if we didn't meet our quotas within 6 months. This mindset seemed to be shared by practically everyone. So, needless to say, I didn't gain the confidence I needed during training to officially leave my current job.
Now, I was also fortunate enough that we were given off the last week of the year between Christmas and New Years (as a lot of Pharma companies do) to continue to try to convince myself that Egalet was worth joining. Then came Tim's incendiary email to the sales force the Monday after Christmas informing everyone how unacceptable Oxyado sales have been, and how we absolutely must hit our quota in Q1. I thought to myself, "Damn! If Tim is this much of a jerk the Monday after Christmas, I can only imagine how much of an A$$hole he will be at the end of January when Oxyado sales goals are not met.
I decided right then and there (while riding with my "mentor" in Birmingham) I was not going to stay with Egalet. So, I called my RM and quit, and stayed with my current company, and -based on the affirmation I've received from this website, and other news sources- I am SO freaking glad I didn't join this dumpster fire of an organization.