Don't want no scrubs- why Do device reps wear pj's?

Seriously, you look like idiots. A device rep in my neighborhood brings his kid to school every morning wearing his scrubs. He's a nice-enough guy, and I want to let him know that he's the butt of many jokes among other parents. I know how it works- he sits in on medical procedures and provides expertise on his equipment, stent, whatever. But he can slip into scrubs in under 5 seconds- just ask anyone who's ever visited family in the ICU. Maybe they're playing Dr- but you don't even see surgeons walking around outside the hospital in scrubs.

 

If you could fit into scrubs, you wouldn’t be hating fat ass! I wear my scrubs everywhere. So comfy.

 

I only wear scrubs if I’m going to be in the OR all day, and do so strictly out of convenience and efficiency. There is no point in wearing clothes that need to be laundered or dry cleaned if they are just going to hang in a musty locker room all day. But haters gotta hate. Why do you even care if I wear scrubs?!?! I think I might cry.

 

You know who else looks like idiots ? Pharma reps sitting in the waiting room or carrying in bags of food . Sorry you are not good enough to to get a real sales job. Leave the selling and scrub wearing to the real sales people pharma douche .

 

Great point. Why does he care if we wear scrubs. Jealousy is a beautiful thing !!

 

Internet troll uses anonymous platform to insult complete strangers for no reason. How novel.

 

Changing in and out of scrubs is easy, you're correct, and we do it at every hospital and ASC -- we're not allowed to wear scrubs from outside the OR into the OR. Most hospitals have their own color and they also now have tracking systems so you can't leave wearing their scrubs.

It's even faster to change into scrubs when you're already wearing scrubs. It saves us time and we need every second we can get, but mainly It's all the effing laundry and dry cleaning.

 

Original poster is a Mr. Mom dropping his children off at school while his wife goes to work. Sad!

 

Most hospitals no longer have locking lockers for reps to put their clothes. So you hang your clothes on a hanger and hope they don't end up on the floor or missing after an entire day in the OR. So , it's cheaper when the scrubs you wore into the hospital end up on the floor or mashed into a backpack and hidden under the nurse station desk, than losing/ruining a decent pair of clothes because you're concerned about some stay at home do nothing's hating.

 

The above is all true.
I wear scrubs most days for the reasons mentioned above but try not to go anywhere else on my way home.
Feels kind of toolish to wear them in public anywhere but the gas station.

 

I wear scrubs. All the time. And I do very well in devices. I used to wear suits, slacks etc and guess what? You look like a salesman and you get treated as such. Gatekeepers galore. But I put on scrubs and I can walk through almost any hospital in my territory, and when I meet with medical staff you can just tell they feel more comfortable. And I'll say it's also nice to wear Nike's and your PJ's around basically to work, and I've saved a fortune not having to keep up a wardrobe of nice suits and ties etc.

This is 20 years of experience talking. Scrubs help. Now if I'm in a scheduled meeting in the C-Suite I wear a suit of course. But I will say I've even (rarely) sat down with C-Suite in my scrubs for impromptu meetings. And guess what? They felt more comfortable and so did I. Way less formal of a meeting, and I was able to move the ball forward. Some will say that's a bad idea, and again I normally would dress for the occasion. But If I'm in scrubs and I get an opportunity and it feels right, your damn right I'm sitting down, apologizing for the scrubs, and having that meeting.

 

Triggered!

 

Scrubs are uniforms. If you have them wear them. If you want some earn them or go buy them. We all wear uniforms at the hospital and can tell if your a rep/ doc or just a tech.

Personally, I would rather wear suit with pockets and a belt. The scrubs lose their galor once you realize that its just another outfit. FYI yes we do feel wiered wearing the scrubs in public, but the effort of having to chang sucks after having spent the whole day in 4 diffrent ORs with 4 diffrent scrub changes.

 

1. ICU ? You dont wear scrubs but PPE gowns.
2. The company you work for expects you to wear and brand the ORs you are visiting with the logo. The logo becomes senonymous with your name. Phil with Boston Scientific ; Bill with Athrex
3. This must really bother you. Maybe bring it up at the next PTA meeting.

 

Please show me on the doll where the med device sales rep touched you.

PS: I bet it burns your a$$ this guy makes more money than you, and he gets to wear scrubs to work!!!!

 

I’m “transitioning into medical sales” so I wear scrubs EVERY WHERE.