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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4189099"]I'm still trying to decide if this is a joke or if this is serious. If this is serious, Kudos to you!</p><p>If it's a joke, then you should probably leave like some of the other folks.</p><p>Also, if this is for real...the salesforces needs to take some responsibility as well. If we are all in this together then we should not be blaming anyone. Sales people are paid to sell. Some just prefer to complain about everything else that is wrong. Perhaps it's a combination of product failures, pricing, backorders etc.... but what about you as a salesperson? Your job is to overcome those obstacles and use your superior selling skills to overcome the obstacles. No, you can't fix everything...but no...you can't blame everyone else for everything either. I also think that for a medical device gig the base salary is pretty darn good. OK, bonus is lower but at the end of the day think about it. (These are just approximates)</p><p>The Boston Scientific rep gets a base pay of around $50k and bonus at around $70k (at plan.) If the Boston rep doesn't sell he is only getting $50K and will probably have his ass booted out the door.</p><p>Here at KC you might make $60K, $70K, $80K or $90K+ in base salary. You get that money no matter what. I also think that KC is a little more lenient with fireing people than our competitors.</p><p>ALthough things are not perfect here, it certainly beats working for some of our competitors. I think I'll be sticking around for a while. It's not so bad here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4189099"]I'm still trying to decide if this is a joke or if this is serious. If this is serious, Kudos to you! If it's a joke, then you should probably leave like some of the other folks. Also, if this is for real...the salesforces needs to take some responsibility as well. If we are all in this together then we should not be blaming anyone. Sales people are paid to sell. Some just prefer to complain about everything else that is wrong. Perhaps it's a combination of product failures, pricing, backorders etc.... but what about you as a salesperson? Your job is to overcome those obstacles and use your superior selling skills to overcome the obstacles. No, you can't fix everything...but no...you can't blame everyone else for everything either. I also think that for a medical device gig the base salary is pretty darn good. OK, bonus is lower but at the end of the day think about it. (These are just approximates) The Boston Scientific rep gets a base pay of around $50k and bonus at around $70k (at plan.) If the Boston rep doesn't sell he is only getting $50K and will probably have his ass booted out the door. Here at KC you might make $60K, $70K, $80K or $90K+ in base salary. You get that money no matter what. I also think that KC is a little more lenient with fireing people than our competitors. ALthough things are not perfect here, it certainly beats working for some of our competitors. I think I'll be sticking around for a while. It's not so bad here.[/QUOTE]
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