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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,158 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      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 6,158 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
      Oct 6, 2008

      Schering Plough's in major trouble with the same leader twice in 4 years.

      Scientist i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I cannot speak for all employees since this Schering is a very large corporation with many different areas. I can only speak for the area I currently work under. The best reason is the "easy-going" nature of my group. They are not clock watchers. They are of the opinion that if your job is complete you can go home. Of course they do expect in times of need that you go the extra mile.

      Cons

      The company seems to keep getting itself into problems. Again this year we will have no raises, no promotions etc. There have been a lot of layoffs this year and the work envronment is not great. A lot of people are worried and not terribly happy.

      3.0
      Oct 2, 2008

      Great people, but management is not handling crisis well.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many high-performers, and there was a strong team spirit until the company ran into trouble. It could be a great company again, for those who can gut out the current troubles.

      Cons

      The company has encountered serious trouble, and large staff cuts have been made without regard to individual performance. Elements of cuts have not been rational -- high performers axed, and their positions later posted as new openings. Clearly not well thought out.

      1.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Formerly Happy Organon Employees Hate SGP and Are All Leaving ASAP!

      Global drug information manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a large company so very anonymous. You can get by here in a Wally-like" way and not be noticed for years if you do a minimum of work.

      Cons

      Management elevated by the Peter Principle. They promote good workers who have no management skills rather than hire or create/train managers. Two faced management. They project that they are ethical and give us nothing but ethics/compliance training, yet lie about their clinical trials. They cut or force out good people to increase shareholder value. This is an awful place to work. Everyone who was knowledgeable from Organon has left.

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