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      Merck reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (6,162 total reviews)
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      Rob Davis

      82% approve of CEO

      71% 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 6,162 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
      Feb 15, 2009

      Merck going downhill fast!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Reasonable salary. All of the old 'values' of Merck have been lost in an attempt to save the company (according to management).

      Cons

      Poor upper management-we are not an assembly line, and if we function this way we will fail.

      4.0
      Feb 15, 2009

      Merck is a stable company that likes to take care of its employees.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merck is a very stable company. Only recently has Merck hit difficult times. They also remain a classy organization, maintaining the drugs on the market that save lives. Merck manufactures drugs like Gardasil and Singuair, to save lives and improve the lives of everyone on the planet . They do not spend time to maufacture non-essential drugs to treat ailments like erectile dysfunction, regardless of the fact that these pills make billions easily.

      Cons

      Large companies can take long durations of time to adapt and change to difficult issues. Merck represents one of those companies. The FDA also makes it hard to implement change across the organization with its large regulatory noose. This makes for a lot of documentation on your work to prove your work is helping the customer.

      4.0
      Feb 13, 2009

      Schering is a good place to work but has room for improvement

      Associate scientist (band b)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Available resources to potential growth Excellent location Flexible work/life balance Beautiful campus

      Cons

      Too conservative in career advancement opportunities Horrible employee parking environment Instability of employement Limited career growth Lack of support from senior management Compensated employees at a 25% discount in comparison to industry peers Employees are not valued as best as they should be Low employee morale

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