Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,161 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,161 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
3.0
Apr 22, 2012

The company pays well and has great benefits.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay and benefits. The products the company develops, manufatures and sells are vital to improving a patients quality of life and they save lives.

Cons

In the manufacturing setting, due to the current layoff climate, there seems to be a lot of finger pointing, particularly at the lower levels. Unfortunately, regardless of personal performance, lots of times the squeaky door gets heard over the objective results.

3.0
Apr 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible from a work life balance perspective, good products, smart/passionate people

Cons

Sr. Management gets in its own way. Major silos which prohibit quick decision making. Employees live in constant fear of layoffs. No longer the most admired company.

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