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<p>[QUOTE="anonymous, post: 6340390"]no, not at all...Comparing teaching to pharma sales is a really bad comparison. Teaching is a low paid job that actually is needed by society. Pharma sales is (or at least used to be) a ridiculously high paid fake job that is only made possible by the fact that pharma companies basically have a license to steal from the public & payors. </p><p><br /></p><p>There was a time when saying you were a pharma rep actually garnered some admiration from potential employers and was a feather in one's cap. Not now or for a long time though...Employers know that the job is a ridiculous, fake charade that involves catering in lunch, little to no actual selling, and part-time hours for full time pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will inevitably find yourself coming up with a way or strategy to defend your wasted time in pharma to any potential new employers. They will "forgive" you for 2 years or less. Any time more than that and they will be highly suspicious/skeptical of your drive and work ethic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking back on it I was foolishly naive. I thought I was a hot shot because that's what the company brainwashed me into thinking at meetings. That is until they harassed and shoved me out of my job at 50.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="anonymous, post: 6340390"]no, not at all...Comparing teaching to pharma sales is a really bad comparison. Teaching is a low paid job that actually is needed by society. Pharma sales is (or at least used to be) a ridiculously high paid fake job that is only made possible by the fact that pharma companies basically have a license to steal from the public & payors. There was a time when saying you were a pharma rep actually garnered some admiration from potential employers and was a feather in one's cap. Not now or for a long time though...Employers know that the job is a ridiculous, fake charade that involves catering in lunch, little to no actual selling, and part-time hours for full time pay. You will inevitably find yourself coming up with a way or strategy to defend your wasted time in pharma to any potential new employers. They will "forgive" you for 2 years or less. Any time more than that and they will be highly suspicious/skeptical of your drive and work ethic. Looking back on it I was foolishly naive. I thought I was a hot shot because that's what the company brainwashed me into thinking at meetings. That is until they harassed and shoved me out of my job at 50.[/QUOTE]
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Cafepharma Message Boards | Pharma Sales, Device Sales, Lab Sales
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I had the BALLS to leave pharma!
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Cafepharma Message Boards | Pharma Sales, Device Sales, Lab Sales
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