Good benefits, but very challenging and impersonal - Scientist Merck Employee Review

3.0
Apr 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has very good benefit packages, a very typical pharma corporate and include research and development.

Cons

A very professional corporate, where you are a number when lay off comes and frequent lay offs.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits and pay are great

Cons

Depends on manager and organization is how your experience and work life balance will be

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits and high salary, a lot of room for growth.

Cons

Experience depends highly on your manager and department. I worked my butt off and had an awful manager in a toxic department, but now I have an amazing manager in a much calmer department.

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