WC was the most dubious drug company in the industry. They openly demanded that reps encourage docs by making them speaker; they encourage the purchase of business via "med ed" dinners; they openly encouraged reps complete prior auths for docs. Now do you really think that this person was fired two years ago due to compliance issues? Come on!
I can tell you unequivocally, that there have been reps that were fired despite being ranked in the top five, AND actually winning the trip. Managers/Directors have in their mind that the success of the territory had nothing to do with the rep. I was physically in a meeting, when an executive noticed that reps that had been recently fired, were appearing on his list of high performing territories.
WC was completely comical at the field management level. These people, were super young, inexperienced, and there was literally no leadership training at WC. With a weak HR dept, these clowns, including directors, ran amuck and fired people whenever they wanted to. No PIP, no WIP, just gone! Just look at the 35% annual turnover rate, which is more 4x the industry average.
So yes, it is quite possible that this person had some great years at WC, but as still let go for no rational reason. At WC, you could simply be called into a room and fired. REal amateaurish.