What in tarnation is with this ride along with aristada reps thing?



Why is everyone leaving would be the better question. I think it is because Jim Robinson and all his Astellas raiders came in here and did things that most people who have been here for a while realize were the worst thing they could do for this company. So, they are fearful for the long term and short term success of the company. That makes people quit or want to quit. Add to that all the new field teams like FRM, Hospital and KAM teams that were added and you now have a field team that does little selling and spends tons of time on matrix group or field team collaboration initiative web ex's and meetings instead of selling our products.

Does anyone really need the help of FRMs in their territory (Aristada or Vivitrol reps feel free to weigh in)? We are not selling oncology medications. Instead of FRM's we should have just hired more Vivitrol reps.

What does the Hospital Team do? Anyone?

Then new KAM empire has started to form and can you believe the leaders and all the headcount that is being added? Are they needed and are that many needed? You all know the answer.

Wasteful use of resources that have our reps and us field managers spending more time doing field collaboration than selling. Sad what this company has become. We used to be lean and hungry. Now we are bloated, redundant and activity based. Maybe that's why so many are quitting.
Winner! Please report directly to the home office. You have been nominated unanimously by all field personnel to be the new President and COO! Your post is true and full of common sense. The only topic you missed was what a bad idea it was to make Ari TBM's learn and promote Viv.
 
I have to agree with lots of these posts that be talkin about the crazy crazy crazy idea of havin them aristada reps doin vivitrol. Makes no no no no no sense.

I be gonna do a lot less talkin bout aristada startin about now and most of my talkin about vivtrol aint gonna be doin much to get no scripts fer it. Our managers who be coming up with these dang near dum ideas makin us look like a buncha hillbilly fools fer a company. That gal who was sayin aristada scripts gonna go down once this be startin sure gonna be right. We be doin some stupid things as a company of late. That's fer sure!
Hey there Festus. Have you been getting any Vivitrol prescriptions over the last few weeks?
 
OP may have a poorly written post but the information in it is 100% dead on true. The Aristada reps I've talked to are all wondering what really is their main focus. They are being told two different things and being pulled in two different directions. They will be doing A LOT of work chasing down Vivitrol Rx's and helping offices learn coverage, SP routing and a ton of other things once they start promoting. I don't think management really thought this out. I already have them calling me asking about the "overlap" offices that I have made some calls on. This will really hurt Aristada sales. You just wait and watch. What was our company thinking?!!


Pinheads, moving forward you will not do “a lot of work chasing down ViV RX’s”. You are a SALES rep. Your job is to SELL the drug with a clinical message to an actual prescriber. If you don’t like that idea you will be forced out. Mark my words.
 
Pinheads, moving forward you will not do “a lot of work chasing down ViV RX’s”. You are a SALES rep. Your job is to SELL the drug with a clinical message to an actual prescriber. If you don’t like that idea you will be forced out. Mark my words.
YOU are an idiot! selling viv is much different than selling ari and an ari reps selling viv has very little upside and a HUGE downside in that it will really reduce the amount of time I spend selling ari (it already has!).
 


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