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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,165 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,165 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck 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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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 31, 2015

      Mother Merck no Longer Exists

      Associate scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible hours in certain fields and few restrictions on scientific resources to do very interesting science.

      Cons

      The annual salary increases are actually below COL therefore each year you actually receive a decrease in pay. Corporate rhetoric claims they offset this with bonuses. Salary deference between starting PhD (0 yrs industry experience) and people with 5+ yrs experience is in tens of thousands. Use Merck for a couple years to put on your resume and then move quickly if you don't get laid of during a "reorg."

      1.0
      Jul 30, 2015

      Bad Culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule. Work from home option for most employees.

      Cons

      Constantly worried about losing your job. Not given the opportunity to make decisions without going through 20 layers fro approval. Unfocused upper management, constantly changing directions without seeing what is working or not. Everything is about making more money.

      1.0
      Jul 26, 2015

      No Longer a good company

      Clinical research
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Not many Pros to consider any longer

      Cons

      Due to constant layoffs within the department morale is low, turnover is high, workload is high. Most good management has left or has been laid off. Management's focus in on the bottom line. Example, employees need to pay for coffee. In the past this was free. You would think management would want workers alert and awake in the afternoons.

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