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      Merck

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      Merck reviews

      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

      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 6,158 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
      1.0
      Feb 28, 2016

      Merck is Very Much a No Go

      Data research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A few good people remain. Company benefits are average or above, other than tuition reimbursement which now is inadequate to earn a MS.

      Cons

      Very much a dying company. Astonishingly bad esprit de corps, much worse now than when I joined over a decade ago. In the past 3 years, 90% of R&D talent has left the company or transferred to other divisions. Upper management are trying to convert all the remaining R&D and IT tasks into mechanized processes to then outsource them (supposedly saving money). All corporate initiative focuses either on saving money or on promoting Keytruda.

      3.0
      Feb 3, 2016

      Just like any large Pharma

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salaries, good benefits.

      Cons

      Poor leadership. Upper management don't know what is going on, but they like to cut costs and corners here and that you are just a number. They don't appreciate how hard you work and there is no job security here. Management change their minds everyday. Their decisions affect other areas/departments and they also do not consider this prior to making decisions. It is impossible to perform the current work to stay afloat in addition to implementing these new, revolving changes. The work culture is that you work more than the typical 9-5 hours on weekdays. It is expected that you bring work home on the weekends as well, so you are looking at 50+ hours per week. People here go on vacation and still have to bring their work laptops with them to check their emails. This is a sinking company.

      1.0
      Jan 14, 2016

      Horrible management

      Planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pension is worth while if you can deal with the massive work load. Food court is one of the best things there if you can leave to go to McDonald's

      Cons

      Fold to the union on everything, treat salary employees like crap. Minimal raises even if you are a top performers

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