Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,165 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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
May 7, 2015

bio tech

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the pay is great the benefits are great. the union is ok here at west point thats what makes the pay of good. best benefits i have ever had

Cons

the culture is bad, the raiser are bad. management is crap too instead of hiring people who know the job they hire the youngest cheaps person. thsi is a union position of its hard to move around with in the cpompany.

2.0
Apr 15, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly ethical, good facilities, excellent coworkers, good pay.

Cons

Constant lay offs have severely lowered morale. Poorly thought out organizational structure. Over reliance on sub contractors that don't meet expectations. Benefits have continued to decline while costs have increased.

2.0
Mar 5, 2015

Good company bad leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, products, science, reputation.

Cons

Bad leaders, not good business skills, make bad investments, need a strategy to acquire and build the science and the pipeline.

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