Das mit den Ernährungsempfehlungen ist so eine Sache. Einerseits sollen sie den Menschen hier und jetzt eine gesunde Ernährung ermöglichen. Auf der anderen Seite stecken diese Empfehlungen und die, die sie aussprechen, immer auch in dem Dilemma, dem aktuellen Stand der Wissenschaft gerecht werden zu müssen. Das ist schwer, denn jeden Tag werden neue Zusammenhänge […]
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Pfizer-Whistleblower Peter Rost bewirbt sich in der Pharmaindustrie. Sein Bewerbungsschreiben klingt überaus vielversprechend. Deutschkenntnisse sind vorhanden. [Edit: Das Schreiben ist schon älter und stammt von April 2007, er hat es nur noch einmal online gestellt. Es ist trotzdem schön].
Dear [First Name],
[…]
Let’s be straight here: I’ve clearly been blacklisted for more than a year after Pfizer fired me for blowing the whistle on illegal marketing, without a single job interview, in spite of the best performance within all of Pfizer. (See attached CV.) But now things are different. It turns out that I was right and Pharmacia was wrong. After all, otherwise Pfizer wouldn’t have paid a $35 million fine.
And I thought that since all drug company CEO’s talk about how ethical they are, and how it is always prior management that was guilty of whatever fines they had to pay; perhaps someone in the current management would like to hire me? I mean, that would be like putting the hiring decision where there’s currently just PR-spin.
So, I figured, YOUR COMPANY might be jumping for joy to hire me. And you should probably respond ASAP, so you beat the others to the punch. After all, what better PR could you get for your organization than hiring a guy who did everything right and delivered the best financial results? As a PR professional, you probably realize this would dispel the myth that your company is one of the crooks. I guess the only risk is if you don’t hire me, everyone will wonder what you have to hide . . . but let’s face it, as someone working with public relations for your company, you are keenly aware that only 7% of Americans in the 2006 Harris poll think drug companies “are generally honest and trustworthy,” so there is only upside to you responding to this letter. Because, to be very frank, based on that poll your department has completely failed in its mission and here’s your chance to do something about that.
[…]
I’m looking forward to hearing back from you, very soon. And, please don’t be afraid to forward this e-mail. At a minimum your CEO will be entertained.
Regards,
Peter Rost
Schering-Plough hat als erstes abgesagt.
Selling drugs is a lie
Selling drugs is a lie. I sold drugs that I knew damn well—I sold Vioxx for Merck before it got taken off the market for killing people. I knew damn well it was dangerous; I went around telling them to write it. There’s a lot of serious lying I’ve done in my life.
Offenes Bekenntnis der ehemaligen Pharmaberaterin Corinne Kaplan, die für den US-Sender CBS in der Dschungel-Big Brother Serie 
Survivor ihr Glück versuchte.