Why do so many people hate this job?

I can't believe I read through the entire thread ...

Pharma for the amount of work compared to the salary ($90k+) is a fantastic gig.

Yes, it may not be the most stable career, but there are much worse options out there. Make yourself marketable.

Be smart, save a good chunk of your paycheck (Roth, 401k, savings), diversify your income (you have the extra time), and pursue worthwhile hobbies.

Spend time with your loved ones and be grateful for what you have. The world does not owe you anything.

 

Not everybody hates this job. Many don't, some do, and others just don't think it's worthwhile as a long term career choice.

 

Yes, because the people in this industry are likely not even human.

 

If you have a jag off as a manager, you have to look. They probably don't have a spirit. Work with a person/manager with compassion that will appreciate you, and if they are under 40, chances are they will not appreciate you. the 40-50 range is a hit or miss. over 50 managers are the best. and they are over 50 and still a dick, then that person is not even human, but another clone created by the aliens.

 

In the 33 years that I have been in the industry, I have never met someone who truly loved this job. Men and women take this job, because it pays the bills better than other jobs. I have also never met anyone, who wasn't glad when they retired from this bullshit!!

If I had to do it over again, I would definitely not choose this shitshow!!

 

Agreed.

 

I sold fro 1984 to 2018...but every year it got tougher and tougher as more and more offices closed down to reps due to policies set by office managers. In the end, I was only able to make 3-4 legitimate calls at best per day. Retired last year...don’t miss it one bit. My territory is still not filled, as word has gotten around that this is a no-win situation. Good evening!

 

Did you work in the South of the U.S.?

 

over 30 years in the most corrupt industry on the planet, and you are proud of it.

let's hope you choose this life. but, it seems to me you just did it because you are not too smart, and just like to take orders all day. nothing wrong with that, but it just seems like a goofy way to go through life.

best to you on your retirement. you deserve a break for dealing with all the narcissist co workers and customers, that is for sure.

 

That's another thing that's wrong with the industry: all the self-centered materialistic fake people! I don't miss them.

 

This is the kind of person that will never wake up...I look back on all those years wasted in this phony charade of a profession as a bit of a tragedy really...A lot of years compromising my ethics and damaging my soul to chase little pieces of paper with dead people's pictures on them...

This goofball who takes pride in his "lot of money" and "18 company cars" is exactly the kind of nitwit that turned the pharmaceutical industry into the farce it is today...Oh...and he was President of the AHA in his area...Color me impressed! Wow...Listen buddy, you count yourself as someone superior to all the "lazy reps" you worked with...At least they they say reality of how dumb the job, how fake the industry (and most of the drugs are) and they got the punchline of the joke...

You must have been to busy at your AHA meeting circle jerk...

 

Jelly - got laid off, can’t get back in.....

 

DSI gave me an unworkable territory beginning of 2108. I was a very successful rep making a lot of money. I worked it for awhile but wasn’t seeing my family so I quit. I don’t make nearly as much money now but I see my family and don’t drive and lie for a living. For anyone who struggles letting go of the money or has moral conflict with pharma I would encourage you to quit. I feel like I’m finally living not just lying and running the road. Get a plan. Pay off debt. Get some savings and take the leap. I’m much more fulfilled now. The lying about calls all the time was eating at me and I’m thankful it’s over.

 

That would be like asking if I could put back the straightjacket on and get back in the rubber room...

If you covet your pharma job as something precious, I feel sorry for you...

 

no doubt that smart people don't stay in this industry. people that stay are usually the ones with little true sales ability.

and the managers are far worse.

 

So fabricating calls doesn’t bother me at all, and I like the time with my family and the dough....