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
Mar 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is as good or better than average. The organization is highly structured, which has both advantages and disadvantages. If you want a defined career path, it is in place. You might be arbitrarily reorganized or laid off before you get there, but the processes are in place.

Cons

Incompetent management and excessive bureaucracy. If you excel at checking boxes and are lousy at sales, this is your place.

4.0
Mar 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

casual work environment, medical benefits, vacation schedule, competitive base salary and bonus

Cons

archaic perfomance management system, worked at the same job for several years with no defined career path.

3.0
Mar 2, 2010

The New Merck

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

colleagues; challenging assignments; help to meet unmet healthcare needs; global collaboration; promote and support the importance of work/life balance; flexbility to work from home on occasion

Cons

incredibly hierarchical; senior managment in some areas tend to be micromanagers who do not delegate appropriately to their well seasoned staff

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