Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,150 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,150 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
2.0
Aug 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work hours, don't track employee time in/out of office or vacation & sick days, just expect you to get your work done and that's it. Hours can be very long and crazy, but it can easily be balanced.

Cons

Layoffs aplenty. Highly bureacratic. Over structured. Very slow career movement growth. Company says they value their employees, yet don't demonstrate that they take employee interests or career goals into account during all these reorgs. They also preach 'compliance is #1' but the actions they take are all about money, money, money. Validation engineers are overworked and underpaid and most importantly, under appreciated.

1.0
Mar 30, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

higher salaries and benefits than other industries, as per pharma practices

Cons

Very set in their ways, even in the face of embarrassing lawsuits, forced downsizing and empty buildings. The only way to keep a job there is to focus your attention on watching your back, not on actual performance.

3.0
Oct 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits Relaxed atmosphere Cafeteria on site Discounts on cars, computer software, travel...

Cons

No work-life balance No real room for growth even though that was their bait for new hires No real structure Claims to be an empowered environment but not actually the case Micro-managed

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