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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,169 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Merck has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,169 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
      Nov 16, 2011

      I did not have a good experience at Merck after the merger with Schering.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck has products in many therapeutic areas and an excellent pipeline.

      Cons

      Merck did not compensate their sales representatives fairly. When you are considered a "specialty" representative, and are earning 15-20k less on average than many primary care representatives, it is a disgrace.

      3.0
      Nov 15, 2011

      Great place to work for people who want to coast

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      in most areas, flexible work arrangements negotiable pension when most companies don't good benefits - medical, dental, vision, life, legal, flex accounts, long term care if you get the right manager/department, training opportunities possible possible to have many careers with the same employer global company

      Cons

      hierarchical - consultants have a better hearing than employees slow moving - ponderous decision making and then the decisions get revisited shareholders are the most important stakeholders not finished layoffs new CEO entrenched executive team

      5.0
      Nov 14, 2011

      Great place to work

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck is a great company to work for. The experience is what you make of it as far as taking the opportunities available to employees to learn and develop yourself professionally.

      Cons

      Right now there is a bit of ambiguity, change and shifts due to the merge with Schering-Plough. This is not necessarily a bad thing and was a good business decision on their part.

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