I was hired when Sage was launching Zulresso. I saw all the red flags from the beginning and pissed as hell that I chose to just ignore them. Years prior, I had severe postpartum to the point where I was hospitalized for a short time. Everyone thought I had gone crazy. I really wanted the job because I wanted to help other women so they wouldn't have to go through what I did. I had taken a significant pay cut and was underwhelmed with my base and benefits. The interview process was very disorganized, amateur, and to be blunt very cheap. The hired managers didn't seem tenured but I felt strongly about pursuing the job. During the interview, they kept saying "and the great news is we have unlimited vacation here and free lunch at home office." Quite frankly, it was weird. In the end, I found out companies sometimes do this because many have realized that employees then end up using less vacation than if they had an allocated amount. You still needed to get approved for the time off, which wasn't always easy. Everything was just a mess. The leadership, meetings, resources... No one seemed to really know what they were doing. It was a sinking ship from the start. When I heard that there was a good possibility for the MDD indication this go around, I was hoping it would happen. I was contacted by a recruiter and a few other people I knew, but I already was in a job I have been enjoying. I was closely monitoring this go around and my heart goes out to any of you that were affected by this mess. Just a lot of overpromising and under-delivering.
