Merck reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(6,163 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 6,163 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
Apr 27, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good portfolio of products, excellent benefits, fun national meetings, great co-workers Ample resources such as expense budgets and while it was still allowable, great giveaways to the offices.

Cons

bonuses paid yearly would not fire low quality mgrs despite the huge amount of turnover in high performing reps Lack of communication to the sales reps Too much overlap of reps in the field

3.0
Apr 23, 2010

Good company for short to medium term

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture of innovation and freedom granted by management. Supportive and dedicated colleagues. Good compensation and benefits. Healthy work life balance.

Cons

Continuous layoffs, closures and restructuring make future uncertain. Possibility for advancement is difficult and there are few training benefits. Morale seems to be low.

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