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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4.0
Feb 15, 2009
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Pros

Merck is a very stable company. Only recently has Merck hit difficult times. They also remain a classy organization, maintaining the drugs on the market that save lives. Merck manufactures drugs like Gardasil and Singuair, to save lives and improve the lives of everyone on the planet . They do not spend time to maufacture non-essential drugs to treat ailments like erectile dysfunction, regardless of the fact that these pills make billions easily.

Cons

Large companies can take long durations of time to adapt and change to difficult issues. Merck represents one of those companies. The FDA also makes it hard to implement change across the organization with its large regulatory noose. This makes for a lot of documentation on your work to prove your work is helping the customer.

4.0
Feb 13, 2009
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Pros

Available resources to potential growth Excellent location Flexible work/life balance Beautiful campus

Cons

Too conservative in career advancement opportunities Horrible employee parking environment Instability of employement Limited career growth Lack of support from senior management Compensated employees at a 25% discount in comparison to industry peers Employees are not valued as best as they should be Low employee morale

1.0
Feb 10, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Decent products. That is all I can say.

Cons

When I hired in, I was looking for a stable company; one with growth opportunity. I know, the economy and downsizing and all. But, they were expanding the hospital sales force and I thought this would be a great place to really develop as a salesman. Unfortunately, when a generic hit the market and Vytorins clinicals were published, all bets were off. It was a crazy downward spiral. Heck, they couldn't even hire a manager for over 1 1/4 years for my territory. That should say it all right there.

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