The negative responses in this thread are mind boggling to me. Maybe I've just worked at shitty companies before Tactile, but I love it here. Do you have to work hard? Are the hours sometimes long? Will you feel stress? Yes, yes, and yes. Boo-frickin-hoo.
On the flip side, you can get hired (often right out of college) and make 75-90k your first few years as an APS, then get promoted to PS and make on average 150k. Many reps make over 200, some over 300. There are no limits. And because of the growth of the company, new positions are being created all the time. And you get equity. And you actually get to do something worthwhile with your time, because the products are phenomenal.
Seriously people, get a life. Go sell insurance or copiers if you can't handle it.
**Coming from an APS who has been with the company over a year and attended the national sales meeting a short 2 months ago. Btw, I am happy where I am and I am not in one of those territory's mentioned. I have seen multiple APS ouside of those areas mentioned get
Promoted which is an indication that they are doing well. I also know there are many long standing tenured PS who are also not in one of those territories who do very well.
All sales positions are going to have high turnover - PERIOD.
Your Management team in any position with any company can make or break you - PERIOD.
The important thing to remember about Tactile is that it is a realitvely new and small company. Also, that it's business model is designed to have interaction with patients in home.
The standards for growth in a young company looking to grow are going to be exponentially higher than in a long established company such as Boston scientific, Medtronic or even Pfizer etc- which are multi- billion dollar companies who can pull revenue from hundreds of product catgeories and avenues. Not to
Mention the millions they spend on advertising.
Tactile however is still an organically grown company whose business model involves seeing patients in home. It's members are looking to grow and grow fast especially now that Tactile is a publically traded company. They have been doing a damn good job at that so far. With that being said with what is trying to be achieved there are going to be growing pains, and standards are going to be high.
All in all you should know what your getting if you want to work at Tactile- ask the right questions to your potential manager at the interview. Understand you will be dealing with patients in there homes and be ok with that. Know that the company wants to succeed fast so that you will need to work hard to keep up. Know that what your signing up for is not just a job but an opportunity with a growing company and be willing to see the opportunity it can provide rather than just a paycheck. I truly believe Tactile will compensate those who know and share the same vision.
a quick analogy:
employee at tactile selling pumps : employee at 99% other medical device companies :: a used car salesman selling kias : a car salesman selling ferraris
And to all of you who are still drinking the kool-aid, who cares that you went public. the big wigs at the company are now getting even richer... you're still working your ass off making 150k a year (that's an optimistic projection) to help the prez, owners, investors, etc. buy their next vacation home.
And I just finished a screen for a Houston, TX spot. APS.
Does anyone have any insight on what the Houston market is like? According to Linkedin there are already 3 APSs and 2 PSs.
Also, what is the company vehicle?
How do you know?Layoffs coming
How do you know?
I interviewed with Tactile about 4 months ago. I was really excited about working here, and made it to the interview with the RM. I'll give you a hint, her name rhymes with Fangela. Anyways, the interview went horribly. She didn't want to hire me before the interview started. She was a classic good looking women who's poop didn't stink. She bragged to me how other companies try so hard to recruit her but she won't leave tactile. She also bad mouthed the other APS in my territory. Very unprofessional and snobby RM in the NY area.
Other than that, seems like a great company to start a career in medical sales with!
I interviewed with Tactile about 4 months ago. I was really excited about working here, and made it to the interview with the RM. I'll give you a hint, her name rhymes with Fangela. Anyways, the interview went horribly. She didn't want to hire me before the interview started. She was a classic good looking women who's poop didn't stink. She bragged to me how other companies try so hard to recruit her but she won't leave tactile. She also bad mouthed the other APS in my territory. Very unprofessional and snobby RM in the NY area.
Other than that, seems like a great company to start a career in medical sales with!
