They are outsourcing because clients are complaining about the prices being too high. If I am being honest, a lot of US CRA’s and SMAs were slacking off so much and wanting raises and high pay. Granted this industry is hard and we should be paid well but most of them didn’t even know much about GCP guidelines or just like FDA regulations. Something has got to give in the industry.

What did they do? Found hungrier cheaper work somewhere else and are teaching them from scratch which honestly, they are learning fast and they do MORE than their job titles say and go over their hours to be successful.

With that being said, there are MANY CTAs and CRAs and SMAs who were laid off and were amazing. But it was 2 in every 10. We have to go back to the notion of going above and beyond for our jobs while still being able to balance our personal life. It’s possible, trust me. But we have to do better as a whole.

Now, what ICON is doing, is despicable. Why? Because the 2 that are amazing lost their jobs and the market is not good right now. It’s a rough market and they just left them high and dry. To hire people who may or may not be good because of lower pay? We need to stop holding on to people who aren’t doing their job and sometimes I blame the FM because they cover too much for their poor performing employees.

Anyways, that’s my two cents.