Low Performance, Straight to package.....

HR had a meeting with FVP’s and FLL’s and encourage them to move poor performers out. The performance plan was cumbersome process with multiple warnings etc. If sales are not where they need to be, move them out. I really agree with this process. It’s time for all these weak limbs to fall off the tree. At least there is a package of 2 Weeks for every year,

 

It’s too expensive to give everyone a severance package that includes benefits. Those days are long gone. It will never happen. GSK is an “at will” company. You can be let go for any reason - maybe get the minimum 12 weeks and career counseling .

 

I never said Layoffs. I just told you what the hell was going on. If you are too dumb to comprehend what I’m saying, I’m sorry. Need to have a 15% reduction for non performance by year end.

 

I played “bad boy”, had my manager write me up as a poor performer through several tag-alongs, and within 3 months got the package. So trust me it is easily do able.

 

Does the slacker want to try for free Government money now ?

 

Heard the same things as the OP. But he left out two important items. First, low performing FLLs also being put on plan. Second, so are the RSDs. The fact is, there are too many FLLs and RSDs now. Can you imagine a 15% headcount reduction on top of that? FLLs would be managing 5 reps and RSDs would have only six FLLs to manage. In this case, the knife cuts both ways...oh yeah, we are not evaluated on "sales numbers" so good luck with that one HR. Nice try OP

 

Slacker probably got a better job.

 

Not surprised that this unethical company is playing more games with employees. People are bringing Olive Garden, flexing samples in, and trying to fake 4 calls a day like the rest of the field does. Low performance is basically calculated by how much friendship you have with your FLL.

 

Due to this I’ve decided to take the rest of the Summer off. Not according to what my activity says I’m doing, I’m just not going to make it up this Summer. Faking calls, picking up catered food for my family and friends. Screw this place. I’ve been faking it for years now and will always get away with it! I have a system and GSK too stupid to catch me!

 

This is demotivating on so many levels. Why don’t they just do a layoff or are they trying to cut costs so they don’t have to pay WARN?? Many of us working very hard despite the stupidity of our current strategies where we give ammunition to our competitors to eat our lunch! Trelegy, Anoro and Breo teams all infighting for nbrx and our providers are confused and our competitors are laughing!!

 

I'm seriously interested in this. Have had it with the nonsense. Can you go into any more detail?

 

- Yeah enjoy the summer, fake it till you get better. This job has its perks, but the management makes it so much worse. Job is easy when you have support.

- WARN/advance notice isn’t gonna happen if they are stacking the deck to cut people. I honestly don’t know how we have anything close to bad asthma/copd numbers considering we have so many different meds. If they are trimming nothing any of us can do.

- The package you asked about happens in a process. They give a few warnings deserved or not and then offer a package or you can forego the package and take a final “chance” before they fire you. The writing is typically on the wall and it’s a formality of a foregone conclusion. You’re never gonna change things once this process starts.....This can be lucrative though, I’d suggest getting one if you can!

 

Not true.

 

Ha ha, nice post HR!

 

Nope, rep in field.

 

That's the Gimme Generation. So sad.

 

So you are saying that our HR department now wants to rate us according to our sales performance? This is a new one since for a few years now they have been ranking people according to who kissed up the most to management-or in some cases who is sleeping with the manager. Never seen a company embrace such ridiculousness in ranking people. So which way is it????

 

Is there an issue with employee reduction "quotas"(15% mentioned on thread) when the numbers clearly exceed WARN amount?

 

Just imagine if the company treated us like this: https://meaning2work.com/

 

No matter what the protocol may be with handling sales people, there are ALWAYS periods of fast firing unproductive reps.