On a professional level I am a nurse and a sales rep. Free lunches are a courtesy for the busy healthcare professionals time. Pens are rarely given out anymore and we nurses miss that since the institutions we work for do not provide them for us. When I was a sales rep, I did develop friendships with many of my customers. That is human nature. As far as cars, cell phones, laptops, big expense accounts, and other perks, I used to drive roughly 700-800 miles per week, spend 100s of minutes on the cell phone and on the computer. If I had to pay for all of those things out of pocket, I would be spending more just to go to work than I was being paid. Average work week was 50 hours..usually 60. When I was a rep, I did not get a car from the company, though I did get a car allowance and gas reimbursement. The car allowance was $440/month plus .15/mile and gas reimbursement. My car payment was 240/month; car insurance 100/month; 6 oil changes/year at $25 each; that is about 4100 a year direct cost for transportation, and 10,730 income from car allowance and reimbursement left me in the black until I had to replace my transmission and engine. In 08 I was laid off and still drive that same vehicle that has almost 200k miles on it and a total of 2 engines and the one transmission. Not as great as it may seem. Most sales reps are ethical people who provide a great resource to the medical field.

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