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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,174 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,174 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
      5.0
      Jan 19, 2013

      Very good employer

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company. Takes care about its employes. Competitive salaries and benefits. Nice colleagues.

      Cons

      Industry is heavily regulated by GMP

      3.0
      Jan 16, 2013

      Good for single people that want to work alot of hours

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are generally nice, very long and extensive orientation, informative and instructed well, pay and benefits are very good, hours and work schedule can be good .

      Cons

      Moving to 12 hour shifts while undermanned, specific department training is lacking, new employees are often left to sink or swim.

      4.0
      Jan 16, 2013

      Fantastic co-workers and interesting job...but....

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great co-workers, challenging, interesting work

      Cons

      constant upheaval in organization - I had 4 managers in 4 years company seems unable to stick to a course of action long enough to effect any positive change Insane amount of work with ever shrinking resources Employee development is stagnant Salaries are lowest in the area compared to other pharma

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