Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,160 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 6,160 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
Mar 17, 2014

Worst place I've worked

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you're part of the "in" crowd, or if part of any development program, you're set for life

Cons

Culture eats strategy for breakfast every day Management cannot figure out which direction to take the company (maybe down) Lack of leadership

4.0
Mar 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work life balance and the benifits are good. Extremely flexible regarding telecommuting.

Cons

Too much red tape and layoffs. Due to all the layoffs team members are more cut throat. Very closed minded and siloed environment. Many workers retain information for job security. Directors taking credit for other individuals work and if you complain they will cut you out completely. You will be left off emails, meetings, projects and literally sitting there looking for another job or complaining. They also hired many recent MBA graduates that think they can run the company on their own and are making executive decisions in certain Global groups. They've also been on a hiring freeze for years and are hiring from other departments as opposed from the outside

3.0
Jan 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offers professional growth, good co-workers. Ability to telecommute.

Cons

Heavy workload that never stops. Stress level is high, employees are pressed to continuously produce more.

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