Merck KGaA reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,086 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 2,086 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
1.0
Oct 19, 2020

Awful place to work

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Pros

My coworkers are awesome! Everyone is very helpful and supportive. Super bright. The work is fun and challenging.

Cons

Management in the equipment group is awful. The Sr Leader is only out for himself. He openly states that he only cares about money. He has no people skills and does not care about anyone. All of his direct reports, the leadership team, are awful. Safety is supposed to be first, but it's 3rd runner up at best. The director of Engineering and Quality will openly yell or talk over people that she does not agree with which seems to be everyone, even while stating that she wants to hear open discussion and opinions.

1.0
Oct 9, 2020
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Pros

None. Not a single one.

Cons

I worked at the Glasgow site. I won’t name the department as I do not wished to be identified. When I was there I was constantly picked on, I had a manager scream at me in a corridor, I was bullied, belittled, and was in a department where nobody wanted to work. We saw the manager for 10 minutes in the morning unless something went wrong. Everyone was out to stab each other in the back and it was just so, so toxic. In the months since leaving, I have met other former employees who have had similar experiences either in person or they’ve reached out on line. Staff turnover is through the roof, training is a joke, oh and expect to be given a chewing out for simple things like entry errors when any other employer is happy to accept that minor mistakes happen and that you corrected it. Also, never expect to finish on time. Management do not know how to manage workload. Staying an extra 2 hours ever other day was pretty normal. On a side note, there was also zero (0) diversity in my department. Gotta love blatant bias eh? How higher up the food chain at Merck hasn’t clocked on to this I have no idea.

5.0
Mar 5, 2020

Happy to be part of Merck Family

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Pros

• We get around 40 paid leaves per year as per revised policies • Unlimited Work from anywhere option • Provides Child care facility with 100% reimbursement • Freedom to switch to different roles based on our interest and skills • Very transparent management team • Transport facility and food provided at very low cost • Encourages more women employees especially for leadership roles • Flexible timings

Cons

• Initially shift timings were difficult to balance personal life. But then got flexibility to change to general shift.

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