Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,172 total reviews)
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Rob Davis

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,172 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
3.0
Oct 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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

5.0
Oct 4, 2012

Enjoyable

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Products, salary, benefits and my manager

Cons

Way too much focus on metrics and taking advice from consultants that haven't sold anything in their life. The reach and frequency model is useless.

4.0
Oct 2, 2012

Wonderful group of people to work with.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Team Effort, Managerial Support, Flexible work schedule to allow work/life balance

Cons

Processes need improvement to make things a bit easier.

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