Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,165 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 6,165 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
Sep 13, 2014

Huge, impersonal company in heavy weather

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked for MSD for 5 years in Research and Development. I had great colleagues, mostly from former Organon. Good working atmosphere.

Cons

Huge impersonal company in the middle of constant reorganization. I’m glad I was dismissed together with many of my great colleagues. It may be a good company for others; it probably depends very much on where you are and who you work with.

4.0
Sep 6, 2014

Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid employee, good pay, nice manager who values training

Cons

gets repetitive, not challenging work, employee synergy lacking

3.0
Sep 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, safety, learning, people, ethics.

Cons

No talent management and poor retention (yes, it's really poor). At last 5 years I have had an evaluation as upper on MYPMP. When my business unity closed, i was 'fired' without any propose or study to stay in Merck. Just a polite goodbye. Two days after, i was hired by other big pharmaceutical company (that has a serious talent acquisition program).

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