[Reporter’s View] A salesperson who lost a place to go

"I went to work today, but I was just sitting in the car.

 

I couldn't do anything other than that." Mr.

 

A, who works as a salesperson for a pharmaceutical company in the metropolitan area, complained with frustration.

 

He sat in the car for lunch with kimbap today.

 

He couldn't even go to a cafe.

 

He opened his laptop from the driver's seat, did the homework that the company gave me (I expressed it as homework instead of work), made a few phone calls, and went home.

 

The government announced that it will temporarily level 2.5 social distancing in the metropolitan area by the 6th of this month.

 

It was recommended to take action that is close to level 3, even if it is about 2.8.

 

The streets became rather quiet.

 

Many pharmaceutical companies agree on level 2.5 social distancing.

 

It is recommended to stay at home, regardless of whether working in office or sales.

 

They hope that the secondary spread will be soften quickly, so they will even bear some damage.

 

However, some pharmaceutical companies did not clarify their policy of working from home at the company level.

 

While recommending working from home, there is also a widespread expedient to not just go to the office.

 

The middle manager thinks it's a subtle pressure.

 

The demand for 'do not visit customers as much as possible' and the demand for 'achieve the target performance this month' are contradictory.

 

Inevitably, the salespeople who came out have nowhere to go.

 

Customers are reluctant to visit salespeople.

 

It is a message that the degree is worse than when the first spread in March.

 

Especially in the metropolitan area.

 

There have already been a number of confirmed cases in the pharmaceutical industry, especially in sales.

 

Mr.

 

A expressed it as 'bad learning effect'.

 

All pharmaceutical companies have experienced spread of COVID-19 in last March.

 

They responded in their own ways and saved themselves.

 

At least in the pharmaceutical industry, the spread has passed more quietly than expected.

 

However, it is pointed out that this experience has a negative effect on the current secondary spread.

 

It is pointed out that there is no alertness as much as at that time because it became insensitive due to the experience at the time of the first spread.

 

Mr.

 

A's case is the only one.

 

He complained that it certainly tends to be taken lighter than last March.

 

Other salespeople will not be able to overcome the pressure and will be forced to go to work.

 

And those who have nowhere to go will wander.

 

This is because of the wrong judgment of very few managers who pursue only the small profits in front of them.

 

The government is planning to inevitably upgrade to level 3 social distancing if the spreading does not subside.

 

In this situation, dangerous gambling is unnecessary.

 

It should be borne in mind that this re-proliferation situation was also caused by a very few wrong judgments.

 

By all means, We hope that pharmaceutical companies do not rain on their parade.