Exactly. I think that if this happens, it will be at least as hippie a wall street experience as Google SEEMS to be. I for one think that once Wall St. sinks it's fangs into Google's neck, it's only a matter of time...
Many of the salespeople (and others) are hired out of college, or already in the industry. It is very difficult to change industries in sales, much harder than you might imagine, on top of which if bad leadership is all you know, why trade one for another of the same.
And you will never find a worse industry to work in than big Pharma. Eli Lilly might be the worst, but they are all bad. Firing people when finding something in background check is commonplace, even after years of employment, in fact some do it regularly. There is a manager at one who keeps very detailed records of female salespeople so SHE can fire them when they get pregnant. When big brother it watching your salespeoples every move via GPS enabled call recording devices, it is an easy matter to fire someone. Forget it just one day, and you can never catch up, it records time as well, so as far as the device is concerned that rep did not leave the house until he/she came back and got the device. Grounds for dismissal, and all auto-recorded into the database, neat, clean, easy.
I realize this is an open scource site, but Jesus Christ, could you at least try to have a little bit of credibility, There is a big difference between RTFM and paid support. Go squeeze your pimples you little cretins.
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I think that if this happens, it will be at least as hippie a wall street experience as Google SEEMS to be. I for one think that once Wall St. sinks it's fangs into Google's neck, it's only a matter of time...
Many of the salespeople (and others) are hired out of college, or already in the industry. It is very difficult to change industries in sales, much harder than you might imagine, on top of which if bad leadership is all you know, why trade one for another of the same.
And you will never find a worse industry to work in than big Pharma. Eli Lilly might be the worst, but they are all bad. Firing people when finding something in background check is commonplace, even after years of employment, in fact some do it regularly. There is a manager at one who keeps very detailed records of female salespeople so SHE can fire them when they get pregnant. When big brother it watching your salespeoples every move via GPS enabled call recording devices, it is an easy matter to fire someone. Forget it just one day, and you can never catch up, it records time as well, so as far as the device is concerned that rep did not leave the house until he/she came back and got the device. Grounds for dismissal, and all auto-recorded into the database, neat, clean, easy.
I realize this is an open scource site, but Jesus Christ, could you at least try to have a little bit of credibility, There is a big difference between RTFM and paid support. Go squeeze your pimples you little cretins.
Come on PeterB, wouldn't it be more fun to get into a flame war with him? You got skills big daddy, go get him.