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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,166 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Merck 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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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 5, 2010

      Good company to work for. The industry is unpredictable

      Pharmaceutical sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits. Great products. A company to be proud of. There are tremendous opportunities for growth if you are willing to move.

      Cons

      The pharmaceutical industry is very unpredictable, especially now with all the uncertainty in the health care industry. Layoffs are arbitrary and can come at any time.

      3.0
      Mar 26, 2010

      Merck

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck has great benefits and the salary is pretty good. You get to work with extremely bright colleagues. The company still really values the science.

      Cons

      Trust is an issue right now for employees because of the impending lay offs. Employees are afraid to speak up because of the possible retribution. Similiar to any large company, the politics are pretty difficult.

      1.0
      Dec 17, 2009

      No collaboration allowed in developing collaborative communities

      User experience architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The objective to develop online communities especially within a pharmaceutical company is very innovative and has the potential to transform the way that scientists and workers within Merck develop new ideas and products. Being a part of this initiative could be very exciting. The consultants working in this department for the most part are very bright and experienced people.

      Cons

      There are so many consultants working on this initiative we're literally tripping over each other. It takes weeks to get a laptop and for some literally 3 months to get assigned a desk and a phone. The level of disorganization and chaos is unparalleled. There is no leader who shares what the big picture is or even lays out what the big and small objectives are. You're on your own baby... And then when you try to reach out and try to connect with the other people within and outside of the department then you're shot down and warned not to communicate with anyone either within or outside the team. Management is very insecure and controlling. Oh yeah, there are at least a half dozen other departments within Merck doing the same thing, some also called CoE.

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