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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,163 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      83% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 6,163 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
      Jun 29, 2014

      Big pharma company struggling for survival

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck scientists, reputation in medicine

      Cons

      excessive work hours, poor work-life balance, lots of bureaucracy; management doesn't care about employees. performance reviews are stack-ranked vs peers every year, to be eligible for top tiers employee must also be considered as having greatest "long-term growth potential" with the company relative to peers on the same job (good luck with that if you're over 50). high performers may end up in bottom 2 tiers (those individuals are then assigned low importance projects or laid off). Company has frequent layoffs due to poor planning and business failures. salary ranges for each job are frequently re-evaluated and individual salary reductions or capping are common (greated impact on long term, experienced employees who are usually at high end of the band). experienced level positions are eliminated (laid off) then reposted on the internet at lower salary or title.

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