Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,091 total reviews)
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66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jul 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work, hr policies are generally favourable

Cons

There are so many. Some of them are as follows: 1) No standard guideline for promotion! I have seen people not getting promoted despite excellent performance. It all boils down to your proximity to managment! 2) In the name of "Women in Leadership", management is disproportionately promoting mediocre performers to TLs or supervisors. 3) They talk about 360 degree feedback but stopped receiving feedback for managers. 4) Too much of internal politics! The IJP and selection process is not transparent. 5) Existing employees are not being valued. In terms of compensation, there is a huge gap between the market and the package offered to existing employees. 6) few of the mid level managers are so insecure that they keep hiding your performance from the senior management to highlight their achievements. 7) This SBS center is gradually becoming a shelter for mediocre and mundane activites, and a dumping ground for the stakeholders! No challenges no growth!

1.0
Jun 25, 2020

I would be rather unemployed than work in Merck

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Medium average salary compared to the market, acceptable but nothing outstanding.

Cons

Toxic work environment, bullying culture lack of professionalism. If you have some minimal professional self-consciousness and care to do your job right, not just get a paycheck, it is not for you. If you also like to have a good conscience about your work avoid at all costs.

1.0
Jul 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Very few. They have a pretty good Xmas party but apart from that it's not an enjoyable place to work.

Cons

Blame culture - higher ups pass all responsibility on to lower members of staff. Abysmal pay - well below industry rates Workload - far too high for some while other twiddle their thumbs

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