Avantages
I was proud to say I worked for Merck- good solid company with a good reputation among doctors. At the time we had a robust pipeline and were preparing to launch several new products that we developed- not bought like some other pharmaceutical companies. Decent pay- with nice compensation package- car, sales "points" which you could buy products- nice 401K plan with company match etc.
Inconvénients
Way too many of us- was really difficult to stand out. Too much comparison to other territories and areas throughout the nation- like comparing apples to oranges. It was hard to stand out with all the regulations and rules. I was like a square peg in a round hole- drone like. The job became very monotonous and I quickly realized that pharmaceutical sales was NOTHING like it was in the old days. Obviously- instability. They flooded the market with a ton of us- then let us all go- helping to contribute to the economy woes.