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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2K reviews
4.0
Sep 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Our department and our role in the company and industry has a lot of potential to evolve. Because the company does not necessarily understand all facets of the department's responsabilities, we had a lot of room to design our future. I would have loved to continue working for this company if they had kept the offices in Geneva.

Cons

The top management is slow-moving and doesnt clearly share its long term objectives. Many key departments like finance and procurement operate the old-fashioned way when so many efficiencies could be implemented. Getting new ideas approved and installed when there are multiple stakeholders is very time consuming and frustrating. Must work in Darmstadt or Billerica if you want to be a part of the HQ.

3.0
Sep 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong family spirit among Employees. Many people are familiar with Merck as the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world so it's great to learn more about the production process.

Cons

Lack of Opportunity to growth regarding "Fit to 2018", Too Low Cost Oriented produce low quality of work. Too Hierarchy, less in transparancy for Company Future.

3.0
Sep 2, 2012

diversified and centralized structure, no clear responsibilities

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good working climate, equipment is state of the art

Cons

no result orientation, responsiblity splitting, many internal discussion, lack of market orientation of top management

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