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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,155 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 6,155 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
      2.0
      Dec 4, 2016

      Clinical Services Manager

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some of the people are excellent. Many have the spirit of collaboration and really want to do well with the company and products.

      Cons

      They are always restructuring, laying off groups and generally you live under a constant threat your team will be downsized. They change strategy too often and do not gather all the facts before making decisions. Individual managers have too much power over development and goals and if you have a conflict you are screwed. They do not develop their scientists well and treat them like a commoddity.

      3.0
      Nov 17, 2016

      IT Support / Ediscovery Analyst

      Ediscovery data analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great flexibility, awesome people, opportunites for advancement if you get along with the right people.

      Cons

      Merck doesn't matter how hard you work you will always work as a contractor never become a Merck employee. Politics, deficient middle tier managers, favoritism makes difficult to advance no matter that you do good job, unclear career paths and goals.

      2.0
      Oct 28, 2016

      Revolving Door for Salaried Positions

      Specialist, engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are very personable and friendly. A lot of very cutting-edge software and tools at your disposal. You will learn a lot in your first few years. Equipment and automation systems are well ahead of the curve for the industry, even for pharma. Relationships between managers and direct reports are typically very good.

      Cons

      There are 0 checks and balances against an overly-powerful, under-qualified Union. Leadership is concerned only with how they are perceived, not with how they actually function. Very low morale across every department. "We" vs. "They" mentality across all departments. Inter-departmental relations are starting to break down. Entire technical departments have completely turned over several times within the last 3-4 years. Quality systems are very clunky and result in a lot of non-value-added work. Visual management and communication cascades are extremely broken. Training of salary employees is nearly non-existent, despite very specific software and processes.

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