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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,158 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 6,158 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
      Mar 8, 2010

      OK company to work for, if you like pharma.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, such as generous 401(k), health and dental, and tuition reimbursement.

      Cons

      Seem to get into a lot of trouble with the government. New management was good, but not sure now that they have been taken over by Merck.

      4.0
      Mar 4, 2010

      Great benefits, no career path

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      casual work environment, medical benefits, vacation schedule, competitive base salary and bonus

      Cons

      archaic perfomance management system, worked at the same job for several years with no defined career path.

      3.0
      Mar 2, 2010

      The New Merck

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      colleagues; challenging assignments; help to meet unmet healthcare needs; global collaboration; promote and support the importance of work/life balance; flexbility to work from home on occasion

      Cons

      incredibly hierarchical; senior managment in some areas tend to be micromanagers who do not delegate appropriately to their well seasoned staff

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