Argenx


A lot of bitter nut jobs on here. Truth is it’s an amazing place to work and the execs are engaged and supportive and actually listen.
I'm interviewing and was told they're still figuring things out on the Commercial Operations side and that's fair. However, it sounds a bit micro-managing after being told your team or "community" speaks every single day about every office so everyone is in sync. I'm all for working on a team, communicating and being a team player but it sounds like there's no autonomy at all. What kind of people are happy working under those circumstances? Are you hiring new grads or people with actual experience? If you want to micro-manage each other that's fine but save money and hire entry level sales reps that will be fine with that and won't know the difference. They'll probably even appreciate the oversight so they won't have to really think critically for themselves. Listen, part of the love of sales is having some autonomy but this literally sounds like you've got not just big brother following you around all day but your entire "community". No wonder you're seeing some turnover. It's a shame because the product sounds great.
 


Products are great, but problem is Belgian management looks at US people as completely expendable and just as a cash machine. There is a very strange thing here where if you’re in the US commercial org, you’re basically a nobody to the Euro org. They don’t care. Even if you’re in US Medical, the Euros don’t care. Just weird, considering they count on us to produce a lot of the revenue and probably most of any profit they might ever make.
 


I'm interviewing and was told they're still figuring things out on the Commercial Operations side and that's fair. However, it sounds a bit micro-managing after being told your team or "community" speaks every single day about every office so everyone is in sync. I'm all for working on a team, communicating and being a team player but it sounds like there's no autonomy at all. What kind of people are happy working under those circumstances? Are you hiring new grads or people with actual experience? If you want to micro-manage each other that's fine but save money and hire entry level sales reps that will be fine with that and won't know the difference. They'll probably even appreciate the oversight so they won't have to really think critically for themselves. Listen, part of the love of sales is having some autonomy but this literally sounds like you've got not just big brother following you around all day but your entire "community". No wonder you're seeing some turnover. It's a shame because the product sounds great.
Finished interviewing. Young company that is gonna get bought. Too many loose bolts looking for wrenches.
 


I'm interviewing and was told they're still figuring things out on the Commercial Operations side and that's fair. However, it sounds a bit micro-managing after being told your team or "community" speaks every single day about every office so everyone is in sync. I'm all for working on a team, communicating and being a team player but it sounds like there's no autonomy at all. What kind of people are happy working under those circumstances? Are you hiring new grads or people with actual experience? If you want to micro-manage each other that's fine but save money and hire entry level sales reps that will be fine with that and won't know the difference. They'll probably even appreciate the oversight so they won't have to really think critically for themselves. Listen, part of the love of sales is having some autonomy but this literally sounds like you've got not just big brother following you around all day but your entire "community". No wonder you're seeing some turnover. It's a shame because the product sounds great.
Pffft. That’s absurd! Haha! Like most of us on the sales team I’ve got 20 years of experience and one of the great things here is being trusted and treated like adults. Micromanaged? You manage your own calls. Yes, we have cross functional teams but talking every day about every office? That’s a joke. We are in communication as needed with a con call for an hour every couple of weeks. Biggest drag here is that the territories are small and a lot of team members with their hands on things. But if you can work with a team and work well on your own you have a lot of freedom to figure out what’s needed. Of course your manager matters a lot in that… but what you heard is seriously such a joke. Don’t trust the bitter rants on this site.
 



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