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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5.0
Sep 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Schering provided a very positive environment to work in.The company had fallen on hard times and we were asked to help with the turn around that management made very challenging and rewarding as well.We accomplished our goal too well as we became a target for take over that lead to a merger with Merck and the layoff of several thousand reps,myself being one.

Cons

Very little.We came to Schering from Bayer Pharma and the melding of the two sales forces had its difficulties but only initially.

3.0
Aug 31, 2011

Not what it used to be.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay scale and benefits package compared to similar job outside of Merck. You get to meet and work with a lot of talented people.

Cons

If you are not on a "career track" you can get stuck in that position. There are too many management level positions and too many power struggles. It used to be that employees retired from Merck. Not any more.

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