Merck KGaA reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,088 total reviews)
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Kai Beckmann

76% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,088 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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2K reviews
3.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can access extensive training program and easily get to know your work. People are very friendly if they are not stressed or over-burdened. Having culture to cooperate each other, so you may be feel free to ask your colleagues if you are in trouble. Nice benefit and compensation packaging and even you can develop your carrier using internal / external resources. You can maintain your work-life balance well.

Cons

Lack of innovation Entire operation are too slow to fit the challenging environment of this industry. Too big to make great things happen. Lack of leadership Some manager does not understand the direction where the company should be headed. Too many paper work or meetings without obvious purposes Too many conflict among managers

3.0
Jun 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company, Integrated systems, great products and balanced and good quality management system Family minimally involved on day to day business and look for a long term company

Cons

Lack of possibilities to growth if you are not coming from HQ in Germany, you will be considered a second class employee. People coming from Serono merging were tagged as Lazy by "Pure Merck" colleagues

5.0
May 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Merck is a company which cares about the employees. Depending on your management you have good or even more freedom to operate and decide about your working style.

Cons

A portion of family spirit got lost in last restructuring. Merck tries to adapt to comon performance measures with a forced distribution model which has impact on motivation.

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