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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,161 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% 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 6,161 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
      5.0
      Jan 27, 2010

      Merck is a good place to work with great benefits

      Staffing consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck's benefits are excellent and cheap. Medical plans are heavily subsidized by the employer, with little out of pocket contribution from the employee (as compared to other Fortune 500 companies). Merck provides internal advancement opportunities. Work / Life balance can be good, but there are a lot of employees who routinely work 10+ hours per day at Whitehouse Station. As always, this varies by department / business. The Whitehouse Station HQ is a very nice facility with amenities (fitness center, health center, coffee shop, gift shop, etc). Even though it's no longer the go-go 80's, profit margins are still strong and cash flow is good. This enables Merck to invest in new technologies and make acquisitions.

      Cons

      SAP implementation is a huge boondoggle. The company cannot seem to stay out of the headlines. Long-timers give off the sense that everyone should want to work at Merck, so they don't make an effort to attract new talent. Novel R&D doesn't seem to be a priority, new products will probably come through acquisition rather than internal research. There is a lot of dead wood at Merck, just waiting for their full pension to kick in. There's a lot of "Merck knows best" attitude.

      1.0
      Jan 26, 2010

      How I feel about Merck.

      Senior research chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work can be challenging but also fun at the same time, you get exposure to all kinds of problems in research and development.

      Cons

      The work load can be very heavy and there is almost no chance of career advancement due to the new policy.

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