Has corporate lost their mind? They are just asking for a sexual harassment case by pushing their reps to do P2P dinners. You think the doctors husband or wife is going to appericate a rep taking their spouse to dinner.
Here's how it works if you want the truth: speaker comes and chats for 5-10 min, gets their meal to go and back in the $1000 car service we paid for, and then the rep wines and dines the Dr. at the local steak house. As a woman being forced to do this, there is a BIG problem here.
Dont be shocked that Sanofi is willing to put you in a compromising position, but dont agree to it either. Simply suggest that its most effective to do lunch and learns in your area. Most upper managers dont give a rats ass about your income, well being or survival. If you are one of the lucky few, your immediate manager still remembers what its like to be a rep and is not a total navel gazer. Good luck.
Damn, Best way to get 3-5 high end meals ( surf & turf, rack of lamb, 12oz. tenderloin) to take out for family, friends.
This won’t end well for Sanofi. My husband is not onboard with this and neither am I. This is putting many in a very uncomfortable situation. Ummmmm...#metoo anyone?
The company can’t force you to do anything. Send a written email to your manager stating you are uncomfortable. Do not compromise your values or sacrifice more personal time to ineffective sales tactics. It’s sleezy unless a prescriber is a personal friend and you both would enjoy a dinner catching up.
Your husband is lying to you. This will secretly give him time to be with his lover, Big Mike. He doesn’t want to bang your whiny, saggy, lunch schlepping ass and neither do your doctors.
