Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,162 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

83% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,162 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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1.0
Jul 1, 2025
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Pros

Pharma is ... pharma. So this "pros" field is empty.

Cons

The company looks like a joke, but nothing comic, see: - No onboarding process for new employees and they're expected to deliver right away, truly? - You submit a request to admin, hr or IT... get ready to wait months before getting back a meaningful response. - People with no relevant experience gets promoted as managers, wow ? - They fire people due to budget cuts... yet they can find new budget to get new hires, heh ? - Gossips are the new management rule... where the most backstabby or most popular not only gets ahead but pushes down everyone else. What is this? High-school level drama? - Don't expect to get rewarded for your good work... The rule for meritocracy does not apply. The only person benefiting from your work is your boss... so much for #inclusion and #equity. - You want to get promoted? Then make your manager looks good, let him throw you under the bus here and there, yet keep smiling when you help him get promoted first, and maybe, possibly, when other people are not looking.... you might get some scraps.

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