I think reps will be scaled down for big pharma. They will use Rent-A-Rep type companies on as needed. I started in 1984 with Marion Labs, then Parke-Davis, then AZ. It was a good work and I liked calling on the docs. I knew my products and my competitors products backwards/forward.
Many reps today, all they do is complain. So big pharma could cut the payroll by 40% and still have best reps and call on the offices that can produce the the outcomes you want.
All you negative posters can skip the negative/hateful comments.