When exactly was THIS? Yes, we had a great run in the 90s and 00s, but to say that we hired only the best is revisionist history. If you want proof, keep in mind that the sales force and HQ head counts are a fraction of the size that they were in 1999. That must mean that there are literally hundreds of former "best of the best" Pfizer reps and marketers running things throughout the industry.
Lets see...there's Amgen and I can only think of 3 or 4 small companies that serve as landing spots for those managers and marketing Director, Team Leaders that have been downsized.
In our glory days, we had great PRODUCTS, large field forces and massive marketing and T&E budgets with little oversight.