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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,152 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

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,152 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
      Mar 23, 2009

      Great time- but future unknown

      Supervisor
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      Pros

      1) Schering-Plough is a high paying employer within the Pharma industry. The bonus structure is one of the best and they are very generous with the annual pool allocated. 2) Schering-Plough is very structured and the HR policies are detailed. They try to develop employees in several ways. 3) Schering offers the freedom to venture in areas outside your comfort zone, even if that is a development opportunity- in important projects. Usually in a big corporation the size of Schering, employees tend to be in silos.

      Cons

      The motivation level at present is at rock bottom after the Merck aquistion.A large part of this has to do with the uncertainity. Several employees (including myself) have worked very hard for the past 6 years, only for the EMT to leave at the end of the year.

      4.0
      Mar 12, 2009

      schering plough sytem

      Lead systems analyst
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Working at Schering Plough was very good experience for me , schering plough is always keen to implement new software and systems . This is a very good advantage that i got.

      Cons

      In Schering plough some times management empoloyee comunications were missing.

      4.0
      Mar 3, 2009

      I like working at Schering-Plough...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Its a great company the people are friendly and helpful. We have very good benefits and vacation time when you start at the company you are given 3 weeks vacation time and 2 personal days. Some departments allow their employees to work from home. There are several different sites so you may be able to work in a location close to home. Schering-Plough's campuses are very nice and they have cafe's on site and even a gym at one of their locations. We do have a PMP system so you know how your manager rates you, but often the feedback is minimal unless you are not doing your job.

      Cons

      Promotions - its a long difficult process to get a promotion even with excellent PMP ratings. It seems to be promised a lot but does not actually happen. Lack of recognition - we have Shinning Performance program, but it is extremely under used in some departments. I feel that when people go above and beyond that they should be given credit. Salaries aren't great and its difficult to get raises - if you come into the company at a low salary it is hard to get "bumped-up". I've heard that 10% is the cap, but I am not sure if that is true.

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