Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,170 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,170 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
3.0
Sep 26, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent base salary. Good health benefits. 75% 401k match up to 6% of salary. There are quite a few people that work here who are smart, care about the work they do and work hard.

Cons

Bonus opportunity is pretty lousy for a "leading" company that makes money hand over fist in a highly regulated (you can read this as "protected") industry. Mid-level management seems to be under constant pressure due to reductions in the size of the company. Maybe it's because I have been here a while now (10-20 years) and just happen to see more, but it seems that over the past few years, middle managers are out to constantly market themselves and promote their invented best practices and busywork to higher levels while directing the actions of those reporting to them in single-minded support of making their boss look good. It's become very political.

4.0
Sep 25, 2012

Schering-Plough > Merck

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The culture at Schering-Plough created an excellent, friendly environment. It rewarded employees for a job well done and made them feel valuable. That environment creates prosperity in a company.

Cons

Merck rained on Schering-Plough's parade. Their culture fails to recognize the value of employees. Everyone is just a cog in the chain, and since the structure is so flat there doesn't seem to be much room for advancement.

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