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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
      3.0
      Nov 22, 2015

      Demanding environment with a lot of change

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities available to lead, challenging the status quo is encouraged, company appears to be on upswing with awesome cancer drug program.

      Cons

      Pockets of different culture depending on where you work and it can be very demeaning and demotivating, zero work life balance left at the company, newer compensation philosophies are pulling good people away from company.

      3.0
      Aug 5, 2015

      operations technician 2

      Operations technician ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck offers great benefits for third parties. For example you can get a huge discount on most car makes and phone service providers. Compared to other companies the pay is quite competitive.

      Cons

      Lack of leadership and a culture that fosters negativity and arbitrary stigmas. I joined merck in order to transfer to a another department eventually and found out my manager has the final say whether I get to leave, which makes for impossible advancement.

      2.0
      Jul 20, 2015

      Low morale

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to build a base in your career.

      Cons

      The constant threat of layoffs turns the employees into their worst ways, making the work environment hostile and disruptive. You can expect someone will try to throw you under the bus if something goes awry. You can also expect that you will not get compensated when you inherit a role (or 2) from someone who got laid off. There is minimum support on projects/tests because everyone else is inundated with other projects. As a result, obtaining results/answers/responses are delayed and the work hours are long and intense.

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