sales force layoffs began 9/5

How many people will be let go? The device industry is in for a large change. Thanks 2.3% excise tax!

Is the layoff on the pharma side? Good riddance, start with the lousy managers first!

The device industry ought to be laying off idiots like you who can find the Covidien device board.

Layoffs for Pharma at Covidien is a monthly event given their dog products! Who is even still sticking it out from the pathetic expansion in 2010.... Hopefully by now you've wised up and moved on realizing this is a corrupt company!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Layoffs for Pharma at Covidien is a monthly event given their dog products! Who is even still sticking it out from the pathetic expansion in 2010.... Hopefully by now you've wised up and moved on realizing this is a corrupt company!

any update to this? I was here for the expansion but left a little after a year. Would love to hear what awesomeness is going on now lol. Please share =D

How stupid are you people? You can't figure out that this is another person that can't find the Covidien DEVICE board? There are no pharma side layoffs.

Hey idiot we know it's the PHARMA board and yes, there have been pockets of Pharma layoffs at Covidien with more to come!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Hey idiot we know it's the PHARMA board and yes, there have been pockets of Pharma layoffs at Covidien with more to come!

how many to be exact? Give a former rep some great news to hear lol

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Layoffs for Pharma at Covidien is a monthly event given their dog products! Who is even still sticking it out from the pathetic expansion in 2010.... Hopefully by now you've wised up and moved on realizing this is a corrupt company!

Get rid of Ron Wickline and things should improve, he is a very crooked leader and has absolutely no respect for the sales reps at all

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Get rid of Ron Wickline and things should improve, he is a very crooked leader and has absolutely no respect for the sales reps at all

Are you aware he is replacing us with cheaper contract reps???

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Are you aware he is replacing us with cheaper contract reps???

oh please tell me that isn't true lol

How many will be left - 135 or so?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

How many will be left - 135 or so?

any updates to this would be great.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Are you aware he is replacing us with cheaper contract reps???

How can they find anyone cheaper? They don't pay crap!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

any updates to this would be great.

Yes I would love to find something out for once. It seems all cafepharma is good for is bitching. No one ever posts specifics. It is as if they think Covidien can trace them CIA style. How many reps are left now a days and whats is the general state of those reps???

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Yes I would love to find something out for once. It seems all cafepharma is good for is bitching. No one ever posts specifics. It is as if they think Covidien can trace them CIA style. How many reps are left now a days and whats is the general state of those reps???

230 left, most of which are completely miserable.

Sounds like they started today ;(.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Sounds like they started today ;(.

What do you mean????

Down to 3 RDs instead of 4, 20 DMs instead of 23 (or wherever we were at).....20 DMs x 10 reps each = 200 reps, so looks like we lost 20 or so reps/territories?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Down to 3 RDs instead of 4, 20 DMs instead of 23 (or wherever we were at).....20 DMs x 10 reps each = 200 reps, so looks like we lost 20 or so reps/territories?

Wait! Which RD is gone? Are you serious? You are talking Pharma right??

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Wait! Which RD is gone? Are you serious? You are talking Pharma right??

CK gone (reassigned)

4 DMs laid off

10 reps laid off (territories consolidated)

10 vacant territories dissolved

Sales force down 20, now at 211 territories

Oh, say it is so.....CK finally GONE???? What does reassigned mean, she still making lives miserable but not as a RD?

Please tell us which DMs were let go.
Names and in what territories, not abbreviations.
Thank you.