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<p>[QUOTE="anonymous, post: 6372583"]I am OBU manager and I am embarrassed on how were are approaching this. So you think that people are just sitting around doing nothing? This isn't summer break. People with almost no notice were told to stay home, schools shut down, and now parents have become the teachers. Days are filled with cooking three meals a day, taking care of their houses, looking for food/supplies that may be scarce, taking care of their loved ones and teaching school. There are no babysitters or day camps. I have a mixed team, some younger families, some empty nesters now taking care of their parents, and both have told me how busy their days are...mine included. Everyone wants to get back to work. Sure the lowest common denominator may be screwing off and taking advantage of this time, but they were and would have been doing that anyway. Pointless conference calls won't change their behavior. This is control for control's sake and any tenured leader knows that. This is not a normal time. This is not a vacation. It is a pandemic that is deeply affecting each of us. I am not saying that we are not fortunate to be employed but jamming us with pointless calls and unneeded trainings just so the company feels like they are 'getting their money's worth' lacks vision and leadership...a hallmark of Amgen these day unfortunately...oh how we miss you BA! Our job, as you well know if are truly a manager at Amgen, is to drive demand and results through personal promotion. We are a tactical function. The option for personal promotion is gone for now so why waste time trying to look busy? You want to furlough us? Sure go ahead...you think the stock market is bad now? See what happens if major bio/pharms starts laying their field sales people off. Think of the message that would send to investors and the economy at large. Amgen, if anything, knows how to manage the market via BB. He is gifted in that capacity. It would crush our stock and the sector, so no one is going to lay off their field sales force any time soon. So stop with that nonsense since you do not have any inside information. Lastly, sales are up for almost all bio/pharm companies right now as stockpiling is happening. Outs are high due to buy-ins with the major GPO's and wholesalers who are stockpiling. USO just had a major purchase well outside their normal pattern. </p><p><br /></p><p>How about this...stop being the douchey hard ass for once. It's a tired act. Have a little compassion for your team, be a leader and not a dictator, show some empathy and understanding and I assure you, your team will work harder for than ever when we return to the field. Treat them the way you sound like you treat them from your post and I'm guessing they already quite on you a while ago...you just don't know it.</p><p><br /></p><p> Good luck and stay healthy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="anonymous, post: 6372583"]I am OBU manager and I am embarrassed on how were are approaching this. So you think that people are just sitting around doing nothing? This isn't summer break. People with almost no notice were told to stay home, schools shut down, and now parents have become the teachers. Days are filled with cooking three meals a day, taking care of their houses, looking for food/supplies that may be scarce, taking care of their loved ones and teaching school. There are no babysitters or day camps. I have a mixed team, some younger families, some empty nesters now taking care of their parents, and both have told me how busy their days are...mine included. Everyone wants to get back to work. Sure the lowest common denominator may be screwing off and taking advantage of this time, but they were and would have been doing that anyway. Pointless conference calls won't change their behavior. This is control for control's sake and any tenured leader knows that. This is not a normal time. This is not a vacation. It is a pandemic that is deeply affecting each of us. I am not saying that we are not fortunate to be employed but jamming us with pointless calls and unneeded trainings just so the company feels like they are 'getting their money's worth' lacks vision and leadership...a hallmark of Amgen these day unfortunately...oh how we miss you BA! Our job, as you well know if are truly a manager at Amgen, is to drive demand and results through personal promotion. We are a tactical function. The option for personal promotion is gone for now so why waste time trying to look busy? You want to furlough us? Sure go ahead...you think the stock market is bad now? See what happens if major bio/pharms starts laying their field sales people off. Think of the message that would send to investors and the economy at large. Amgen, if anything, knows how to manage the market via BB. He is gifted in that capacity. It would crush our stock and the sector, so no one is going to lay off their field sales force any time soon. So stop with that nonsense since you do not have any inside information. Lastly, sales are up for almost all bio/pharm companies right now as stockpiling is happening. Outs are high due to buy-ins with the major GPO's and wholesalers who are stockpiling. USO just had a major purchase well outside their normal pattern. How about this...stop being the douchey hard ass for once. It's a tired act. Have a little compassion for your team, be a leader and not a dictator, show some empathy and understanding and I assure you, your team will work harder for than ever when we return to the field. Treat them the way you sound like you treat them from your post and I'm guessing they already quite on you a while ago...you just don't know it. Good luck and stay healthy.[/QUOTE]
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