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Novo pod restructuring wiping out whole districts — anyone else get the call?

Company: Novo Nordisk

Tags: layoffs, restructuring

Got the heads up from my DM this week that our entire district is being collapsed into a pod model effective Q2. Six reps going to four, three DMs going to one "pod lead." The official messaging is all about "leveraging synergies" and "omnichannel alignment" but anyone who's been around knows what this is. Headcount reduction dressed up as org design. The frustrating part is our district was at 112% for 2025. Top performers. The restructuring has nothing to do with performance — it's just math. They want fewer W-2s. The GLP-1 revenue is enormous but apparently that doesn't translate into field

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