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

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
4.0
Aug 10, 2010

Company is solid

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great pay, good products. Very smart people with a strong desire to do the right thing. Ethical and a strong focus on improving health.

Cons

Employees not encouraged to innovate. Too much "follow the leader," to stay off the radar for my taste. Poor communication with employees.

2.0
Aug 10, 2010

Diversity=Discrimination

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible time - good benefits; Salary not too great but okay

Cons

Schering plough is now Merck - lot of reorganization going on. Many were laid off. Morale is low and tension/stress is high.

2.0
Aug 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fairly good benefit package and good PTO as well flexible working hours. Highly diverse company.

Cons

The senior management is very incompetent and unfair in decisions related to career advancement. There was a lot of favouritism and disrespect of staf of different cultural background.

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