Good Science but Poor Management (Favoritism and Nepotism is Rampant) - Senior Scientist Merck Employee Review

2.0
Nov 4, 2018
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Pros

Good science, lot of projects to work on and promising portfolio.

Cons

Many re-orgs this year. Good people at management level are leaving and people with little or no management skills are given their positions. Favoritism and Nepotism is very rampant - can be seen in who they hire, who is given promotion and who gets the "most visible" projects. Lack of innovation and some projects seem redundant with unnecessary more stress on resources.

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