Would you recommend Pfizer as a place to work? yes no, division, state, why?

You had to be fired for cause if no severance. Also, unemployment cannot be blocked

 

No

 

No. Bad culture of worthless folks promoting their own kind and rewarding bad behavior. Run!

 

NEVER NEVER NEVER.

 

where are the results of the survey we did last year. our managers have em but haven't shared them with us. this is an example of the lack of respect for all of us. we know our managers have them so why arent they sharing them.

 

HE ONLY FIRED YOU, THE OTHER PERSON TOOK HERSELF OUT OF THE GAME BECAUSE HE WASN'T GOING TO HIRE HER ANYWAY (TOO OLD). HE HIRED A 33 YO BARBIE IN BOSTON WHO STABBED YOU EVERY CHANCE SHE GOT AND YOU BURNED A LOT OF BRIDGES

 

Based on your last sentence, maybe you did NOT have a better education. Perhaps you were fired for not being able to put a coherent sentence together. Just sayin'...

 

Two of my close friends used to work at Pfizer and left recently. The culture is just bad here at Pfizer. I'm looking to get in another company, and based on my interviews, alot of hiring managers and DMs don't look at pfizer reps too highly. That's just my experience, but I have to take a leap sooner than later bc some of the things here are unbearable to deal with on a daily and weekly basis. I came from a small pharma company and wished I had stayed there!

 

You are doing the smart thing-good luck.

 

No. Primary care. Iowa.
Evaluations are based on numbers that reps can't impact. People are always fearful of the next layoff were reps are selected with Russian roulette.

 

Hell Yes! Wichita

 

I don't know whether they ever got a slap on the wrist for EEOC violations but my guess was just that for so long Pfizer's top positions and most of mgmt was dominated by men - mostly white - and so like all companies, by law, they had to show due diligence in hiring and promoting those other categories of people - and so all of the women's leadership groups and opportunities were started, the LGBT voice was solicited and championed and then, like anything with a lot of effort behind it - the pendulum just swung so far in the other direction that it almost seems that if you are a white male there could be more hurdles to climbing the ladder. But if you are just looking for a sales position and not wanting to climb the ladder it won't affect you at all.

Plus, you have to consider that in the compliance environment big pharma is in, anything they can do to please the government in any area probably scores them points....

 

Yes. I'm out of the West region and DM and RM are great - and that is what makes or breaks your experience. I think Pfizer is still a great company but I think primary care positions in this company, and possibly all of pharma are going away rapidly - Pfizer is doing a lot of things out of the home office from sampling to mailing and now emailing campaigns so my guess is when they find the right mix of what is working to hit the numbers without so many reps, technology will replace most of us. In fact, that is not just my guess, it has been forecasted by some of the large financial/investment analysts and industry watch outfits.

Which makes sense, since in a socialized medicine environment that we seem to be moving toward as a country, very few reps are needed because socialism tramples competition.

For the short term, though, Pfizer is a good company and still tries to do right by its employees....but everyone here is always waiting timidly for when the next layoff will be because there is always another around the corner.

 

I posted an earlier comment giving you positive feedback as a place to work - but that was before you posted that you are a new grad. I agree with the other poster - absolutely do NOT start your career in this industry or this company. The industry is dying and you will get very narrow experience here that does not transfer to other industries well - therefore you need to get other job experiences and skills while YOUNG - go to a tech company - or ADP or something - run from pharma as a new grad!!!

 

This is so untrue and totally a biased opinion. Pfizer is so large that there is not a one size fits all experience at the company. If you've had a bad experience by watching someone screw their way to the top or if YOU are the one doing it, don't try to make it out to sound like that is the company culture when there is nothing further from the truth. Pharma is the most regulated industry - and big pharma even more scrutinized that Pfizer and the other big ones are on their game in the H.R. regulatory side of things.......leave the b.s. to your FB posts and keep these answers serious.......

 

I am not a kool aid drinker but your post is simply b.s. My experience with my DM and the people I've met here has been fine. Rewarding bad behavior? That is so vague that it is a pointless comment.

 

It all depends on what division you are in, who your DM and RM is and in terms of small pharma - what your pipeline is - I'd wait to see what happens with Obamacare if I were you before leaving - large pharma can self insure their employees - depending on how NOT deep the pockets are of a small pharma company you may get pushed off benefits end of 2014 and into healthcare exchanges. Everyone underestimates what Pfizer offers until you get sick - and then you put a lot more stock in the health benefits offered by big pharma.

Either way, both big and small pharma rep jobs are departing soon - in the new healthcare environment PCP sales jobs are going to be few and far between - get into specialty if you are jumping to small pharma or change industries all together, is my advice.

 

See, we keep believing our own Fortune Magazine press clippings from 1990-1992. Other companies don't look too highly on us because they know how we used to just out-spend everyone, and started the idea of sending a handful of counterparts to each high potential doc.
So we had huge dinner program budgets, multiple counterparts before anyone else, and the best meds in Norvasc, Lipitor, Zithromax, Viagra, Zoloft, Celebrex and others. Try telling a company outside of this industry how hard it was to sell with THAT lineup!

 

Great drugs and selling are all relative to what goals the pharma company sets for its salesforce.

Just because you sell the best drugs, you still need to outsell all others in your company. The same goes in companies with shitty drugs. The top reps get paid, even if they only have a 1% marketshare.

As for Pfizer, take the job right out of college. Save every penny you can and get Pfizer to pay for your secondary education. Try an MBA or a degree that will specialize your talents for your future.

After a few years, if you survive the cuts, then you can look for other employment. You have a big bank account, a free MBA, experience and training (that other industries think is top notch and professional, which we know is really a joke), and that a top international company vetted and hired you (so you must be a A lister worker in their eyes).

So, yes, take the job any job with these goals in mind. Especially in this economy and political environment.