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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,147 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      70% 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 6,147 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
      Nov 17, 2008

      Overall, not a bad place to work...though it is my 1st industry job, so I can't make the best cross-company comparisons.

      Pharmaceuticals sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Most of the personalities within the company, at least on the sales level, are fairly consistent. The personality test employees must take in order to be hired help keep a relatively consistent company culture. The products overall are decent, 13 holidays a year are pretty good, 401k match is good. Not sure if 401k match is somewhat standard across the industry however.

      Cons

      As in this industry, the job is highly dependent upon the quality of the supervising district manager. Salary tends to be in the 50th percentile of the industry, promotions to higher salary bands are not always performance dependent (there is a tenure aspect as well).

      2.0
      Nov 13, 2008

      If you believe in being rewarded for hard work, this is NOT the place for you.

      Senior scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      To be honest, I can't think of any right now! I'm sure there were many at one point in time but there is very little enthusiasm left in this work place.

      Cons

      Little or no professional development. Excellent performance does not equal equal excellent rewards. If you know how to play the political game (and kiss a lot of a@$#) you have the potential to go far! Right now they are making cost cuts left right and center, although i believe Fred and his gang still get to ride everywhere in their chauffer driven limousines. At least the company is still spending money where it counts!

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2008

      A smart research firm that's long been too complacent and traditional.

      Senior research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Enormous resources, _normally_ a place to pursue a stable career (except in this economy), you can make an important difference in peoples' lives, the work is challenging, the coworkers are smart and constructive (if rather bland), the technical management is generally quite good (far better than the non-technical hierarchy).

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic, hierarchical, top heavy, often uncreative, lacking imagination, too reluctant to take risks, FAR too much willingness to stick with tradition (old school/old boy). Strongly moving toward outsourcing (even of research). Already outsourcing over 80% of its IT. Way too much group-think among uppermost management. Upper management is incredibly oversensitive to legal threats of all kinds, even anticipating potential threats from employees themselves.

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