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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1.0
Apr 14, 2010

Don't bother to try to get into this company now

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Being able to perform research and help make a difference with sickness in this world is the best part of working for this company

Cons

Layoffs and more layoffs! As this company integrates with SGP it is obvious that employees are no longer considered an asset by the senior management. With all the outsourcing of jobs it is obvious that $$ is more important than the employees to top management. As we are told no one should expect to have a long career at this company any more. In fact it seems that they want to get rid of the more experienced people as they cost more to keep if you have over 10 years at this company or older than 45 you had better look over your shoulder, as you have a big bulls eye on your back The company is outsourcing everything, research, sales, manufacturing and support staff all being outsourced. Pretty soon the only thing a Merck employee will do is to slap a Merck label on the bottle.

2.0
Apr 13, 2010
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Pros

many bright people who work very hard; resources available to do great things

Cons

Too insular, not enough industry perspective outside of "the Merck world" and too many people still clutching at the laurels of success from many years ago. Merck-lifers who do things the "Merck way" are put in charge of key initiatives while people hired in from other places are shut down if they advocate new ideas. Consequently, things don't really change. Way to much process (especially powerpoint presentations, huge team meetings/committees, etc) that just spin their wheels and waste people's time.

3.0
Apr 11, 2010

Exciting pharm company to work!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Growth avenue is great. Exciting place to work and learn. Many opportunities for different carrer path. People are kind and understanding

Cons

Need good direction Bonus is not great.. Just do it and no strong room for communications. Maybe to big a company, fear of on-going retrenchment

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