Very insightful, Antony! Sales truly changes the belief system of the salesperson, too.
If you ask a pharma salesperson about their drugs while they're off the clock, they're likely to still go into sales mode and stand by their drugs. But after that same person finds another job, they usually quickly feel differently about those drugs. As the saying goes, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
And if you're looking for more ideas for future articles, maybe this new Lauren Southern mini-doc will spark your interest:
Drug reps are convenient scapegoats. But specialized salespeople are an important part of a modern market economy. The real roots of the problem are government-imposed: licensing, special liability protections for pharma companies, and third-party payment, to name a few.
I am retired from my CNC machining business. Metal-cutting tool companies have reps too, and they are experts on the latest high-tech tool materials and geometries. They were always allies ready to help me complete a difficult job at a profit. The difference is that I was in business for myself, not an employee cog in a gigantic medical conglomerate, as most doctors are today. I paid for my supplies with my own money, and my customers paid me with their own money. Any tooling company that didn't deliver on its reps' promises wouldn't be in business long. Neither my competitors nor I nor our suppliers had to be licensed by any government bureaucracy, and any shop that couldn't compete with others on quality and price would be out of business in short order.
We need an unfettered market in medical care where patients pay for their own stuff and reward practitioners who do the best job of creating the highest-quality outcomes at the lowest price.
Very insightful, Antony! Sales truly changes the belief system of the salesperson, too.
If you ask a pharma salesperson about their drugs while they're off the clock, they're likely to still go into sales mode and stand by their drugs. But after that same person finds another job, they usually quickly feel differently about those drugs. As the saying goes, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
And if you're looking for more ideas for future articles, maybe this new Lauren Southern mini-doc will spark your interest:
https://rumble.com/v4778e3-the-truth-behind-the-ozempic-craze-lauren-southern.html
Drug reps are convenient scapegoats. But specialized salespeople are an important part of a modern market economy. The real roots of the problem are government-imposed: licensing, special liability protections for pharma companies, and third-party payment, to name a few.
I am retired from my CNC machining business. Metal-cutting tool companies have reps too, and they are experts on the latest high-tech tool materials and geometries. They were always allies ready to help me complete a difficult job at a profit. The difference is that I was in business for myself, not an employee cog in a gigantic medical conglomerate, as most doctors are today. I paid for my supplies with my own money, and my customers paid me with their own money. Any tooling company that didn't deliver on its reps' promises wouldn't be in business long. Neither my competitors nor I nor our suppliers had to be licensed by any government bureaucracy, and any shop that couldn't compete with others on quality and price would be out of business in short order.
We need an unfettered market in medical care where patients pay for their own stuff and reward practitioners who do the best job of creating the highest-quality outcomes at the lowest price.