Merck reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,177 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,177 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 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Sep 6, 2013

Horrible culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Looks good on your resume

Cons

No room for growth because of constant downsizing

1.0
Sep 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Medical Benefits, Ability to atract talent based on the past, big pharma experience nice to have in your resume.

Cons

Sr. Management lacking vision, simplicity, or clarity to communicate. Millions paid to external consultants to generate solutions. Excessive tolerance for poor performance at the Plain/Executive Director level causes stress across multiple levels. Formerly ran by scientists who cared about technology, deep scientific understanding, and a genuine commitment to getting medicine to patients, now in the hands of money minded people who only care about systematically destroying a legacy of scientific excellence. Lost scientific and technology direction. Not the place for academic excellence or intellectual curiosity.

3.0
Sep 3, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The money is honestly the only thing that keeps me here, and a few good friends.

Cons

The overall moral of Merck is dismal. People are angry, depressed, rude and down right horrible. Its sad to see a company that was once rated among the best to work for now be a place were the only smiles are from people joking about never coming back in to work.

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