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      Merck

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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,173 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,173 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
      4.0
      Sep 26, 2012

      Merck

      Vaccine specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      well established, pharmaceutical industry leader

      Cons

      very corporate, too much red tape

      3.0
      Sep 26, 2012

      Not the same company it used to be

      Market research
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent base salary. Good health benefits. 75% 401k match up to 6% of salary. There are quite a few people that work here who are smart, care about the work they do and work hard.

      Cons

      Bonus opportunity is pretty lousy for a "leading" company that makes money hand over fist in a highly regulated (you can read this as "protected") industry. Mid-level management seems to be under constant pressure due to reductions in the size of the company. Maybe it's because I have been here a while now (10-20 years) and just happen to see more, but it seems that over the past few years, middle managers are out to constantly market themselves and promote their invented best practices and busywork to higher levels while directing the actions of those reporting to them in single-minded support of making their boss look good. It's become very political.

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