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

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
Jul 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting projects to work on. Varied animal groups to work with. Amazing benefits!

Cons

Inexperienced, discriminatory, and unprofessional managers. Most managers only cared about who brown-nosed or stroked their ego, so anyone who had experience, a degree, a great work ethic, etc didn't matter in comparison to their little buddies. The managers will help turn your co-workers against you because they don't like to hear what needs to be done to solve team issues. HR is no help and is just as corrupt as management and upper management. It was disappointing because the job itself was great and the good apples were pushed out of the company over time or remained there miserable. Sexist company--will promote and hand out raises to males over females even if the males are entry level or don't do their job. No raise or promotion was given to me after 4 years!

4.0
Apr 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of talented people and a good work environment. In my work group I have had the opportunity to advance and be well compensated for my work. I am well respected and have a good future ahead.

Cons

The pain from the layoffs are still being felt. Management at the Durham site did a very poor job in managing the layoffs. Too many people were left in the dark and the lack of transparency has given many employees no trust in the site, particularly VBF Operations.

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