Merck KGaA reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,084 total reviews)
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Kai Beckmann

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,084 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Apr 7, 2016

Big German Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pays well, potentially lots of opportunities to travel or re-locate. Has the many Benefits of a larger company - if you have worked for a small lean company you might be surprised at the amount of time off, generosity of bonuses, training, etc.

Cons

Nothing happens fast, entrenched in bureaucracy. So large that it is easy to be overlooked if you want to be rewarded for your creativity, or accomplishments. In the German offices, this is a white, male dominated corporate culture. Maybe less so elsewhere, not particularly "welcoming".

1.0
Feb 25, 2024

No strategy for the future

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexibility, vacation time, not much else

Cons

Pay compared to competitors, you will not be promoted, and if you are it will be for an insulting increase in pay. Dealing with the German leadership is a nightmare. QA departments have full and total control of what other departments do and are employed by incompetent people.

1.0
Jul 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible work, hr policies are generally favourable

Cons

There are so many. Some of them are as follows: 1) No standard guideline for promotion! I have seen people not getting promoted despite excellent performance. It all boils down to your proximity to managment! 2) In the name of "Women in Leadership", management is disproportionately promoting mediocre performers to TLs or supervisors. 3) They talk about 360 degree feedback but stopped receiving feedback for managers. 4) Too much of internal politics! The IJP and selection process is not transparent. 5) Existing employees are not being valued. In terms of compensation, there is a huge gap between the market and the package offered to existing employees. 6) few of the mid level managers are so insecure that they keep hiding your performance from the senior management to highlight their achievements. 7) This SBS center is gradually becoming a shelter for mediocre and mundane activites, and a dumping ground for the stakeholders! No challenges no growth!

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