It is not a great time to be a pharmaceutical rep
More than a decade ago, the job of the pharmaceutical rep was enviable. Direct-to-consumer advertising pre-sold many drugs so doctors already knew about them. Medical offices welcomed the reps who were usually physically attractive and brought lunch. In fact, reps sometimes had their own reception rooms in medical offices.
By 2011 thanks to drug safety scandals and new methods of marketing, the bloom had fallen off the pharma …