Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,155 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,155 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
1.0
Nov 12, 2018

Bad culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pension offered and stable company

Cons

Too much red tape and the same leaders who got Merck into the trouble its currently in decide that they need to hire younger...all the while the same old incompetent MEN got Merck in trouble in the first place...

2.0
Sep 27, 2018

Associate director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company that pays decent

Cons

Too many layers of management. Company says it needs to get younger and hire more millennials and females...but the people making those decisions are the old white male leaders who got the company in the situation it is.

3.0
Mar 26, 2018

very good company, but....

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great company doing some very good work in the world of pharmaceuticals. -Very good benefits -Ability to work from home

Cons

-Company going through some changes, and many positions being eliminated. -Management does tend to play "favorites" when it comes to promotions.

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