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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,149 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

      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 6,149 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
      Sep 19, 2008

      A Good Place to Work

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent company. Good work culture. Outstanding benefits. The pipeline is quite strong, and appropriate resources are gien to priority projects. For the most part, those making important decisions know the industry and marketplace very well and are able to make appropriate developmental decisions.

      Cons

      HR tends to value potential new employees over those with a proven track record. Getting promoted seems to be more difficult than it should be. It should not be the case that people have to go elsewhere to move ahead, rather than being able to move up in a place where you have already shown competence.

      2.0
      Sep 18, 2008

      SP is not a career move one should make

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      its in NJ. if you are based in NJ, it's an option.

      Cons

      poor decisions have hurt the reputation of the company- both prior to Hassan joining and initiating the 'turnaround', and after the 'turnaround'. The turnaround was successful, and placed an emphasis on ethical behavior- yet recent alleged events in Senior Mgmt undermined this mission. I have never seen such bad luck, combined with lack of decision-making or poor decisions, affect a company so lastingly. Morale is low, job cuts are occurring, I would be surprised if the company is still around in 5 years.

      3.0
      Sep 17, 2008

      Great place to learn and develop oneself - then find a position in another company where you will be valued.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Schering-Plough encourages Work-Life balance. It offers benefits that are better than average. Eligible employees also get an annual bonus, which is much better than average - the last 3 years it has been almost double than expected! This annual bonus will probably diminish in the years to come since Schering-Plough is now struggling. Schering-Plough also has a pention plan in addition to a 401(k); the pention plan is standard unlike in many other companies. With Schering-Plough's purchase of Organon (a European company) there are lots of opportunities to learn US and EU regulations. Also, Schering-Plough is working hard to figure out how to work more efficiently, which allows employees to learn risk-based and Quality by design processes.

      Cons

      Career growth is almost nonexistent. Higher-level positions are usually filled by people from other companies - not by promoting internal SME's. Ever-ongoing re-organizations.

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