So, You've been out of Pharma for 5+ yrs. How's it going?

Discussion in 'The Darkened Sample Closet' started by anonymous, Dec 7, 2018 at 10:34 AM.

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  1. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    haha.
    well, you can't get a hairy ass pregnant. that is for sure.
     

  2. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    That's not fair - i enjoy getting on all four to get my Brazilian wax. It's a smooth landing. You r welcome!
     
  3. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    AMEN
     
  4. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    I agree. Now, for the 50plus, it may be hard but not impossible. Go get a dental certification (10 weeks) or something and reinvent your path into that sector or dental sales/marketing etc. You have wisdom and knowledge that is supposed to be used. The problem is looking for your future in your past. You DID that. It's over and it now means you do something ELSE because you learned all you were supposed to in that part of your journey called life.

    I got fired, wrote a book, took it on the road, applied for unemployment and landed one of my ck the box jobs just when those cks began to dry up. I'm now in a different career and in management in the health care sector. i used the discipline of pharma daily to create order in a chaotic work enviornment. I use the metrics and sales goals skills i learned to prove outcomes. i engage with doctors by profiling them as I did for a sale to engage administratively and so on and so forth. If you cant take what you've done for 1 month let along 10+ yrs. you all really weren't paying attention to your life and your journey.

    You are still here. Re engage and do something.
     
  5. anonymous

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    Thoughtful post! I did just that. Reconnected with a former career and now I'm practicing as a professional in that field. I don't make anywhere close to what I was making in Pharma, but I'm actually happier. I work hard, and earn less, but have less stress, feel good about what I do, and I don't fear layoffs because they're not part of the landscape in the field I re-entered. In addition to job security and less stress, my compensation will continue to improve in the years ahead. In the meantime, I've adjusted to a lower salary, although the abundance of overtime (and my motivation to work) partially compensates for the lower income. It's good - things are working out.