Good First Job, Don’t Stay Long (even if you want to) - Lab Technician Merck Employee Review

3.0
Apr 29, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers look out for each other “Extracurriculars” if interested (Fire team, Medical team, etc.) Safety is taken seriously Above and beyond what is normally taught to technicians, good experience levels Free gym

Cons

12 hour swing shifts People that should have be disciplined/fired never were Upper management doesn’t know the first thing about the lab If your site is closing Merck blocks all other sites from hiring you so that you have no choice but to stay on the sinking ship or leave the company (They did this to 300 of us) They don’t care about hourly employees Managers never showed up

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Great benefits and high salary, a lot of room for growth.

Cons

Experience depends highly on your manager and department. I worked my butt off and had an awful manager in a toxic department, but now I have an amazing manager in a much calmer department.

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