What are perks and other benefits like at MSD?

Good benefits, great culture and values and the company really invests its resources in this as well as a stable working environment. As a large enterprise many processes have been overengineered, however compliance asks are at the core of it.

Change is slow, career progression can be a hit or a miss, depending on how well you orient yourself in finding a sponsor for that.

Great company culture, very technology driven, everyone is friendly and helpful, good benefits (bonus, multisport, private healthcare)

Very large company and it can be difficult to navigate across the multiple teams

The team only, pros have went out the window

The company is getting worse by the day. Cut backs, no benefits anymore, always questioned, over worked for such a low salary compared to other companies. Then to not even get a Christmas hamper this year ? Crazy and then expected to work Christmas to not even get a Christmas hamper

Some growth, some promotions, a lot of benefits in the office

middle-management is too slow, not enough monetary benefits & opportunities to grow

Professional organisation and colleagues, training and personal development, pay and benefits are good , employee support and wellbeing, excellent culture and accountability, opportunities for

Few issues. Some frustrations associated automation of systems and processes with large corporate infrastructure and the feeling of constant change, compliance culture is necessary but can be hard to navigate and hamper getting job done efficiently

Great team. Manager is great. Plant manager really supportive of all op ex projects.Great sports and social clubs too. Good benefits such as DC pension scheme.

Location. Not much happening in the area.

nice offices, flexible working hours, option for > 80 % remote, good equipment, team, benefits

bureaucracy, long processes, harder changes, sometimes late working hours

Better pay in comparison to other companies in same role. Great benefits, travel insurance, private healthcare, physio if deemed necessary. Friendly people who made the job worth doing, most of the shopfloor staff are a lovely harmless bunch who are just doing their job, its the managers 03 level and upwards that may affect the quality of your working life. Not what I would call scientific so not the job for you if laboratory skills is what you are looking for. Only need common sense and work ethic to do the job. You learn all the skills that would make you fab for an Amazon warehouse job next. You'll be able to safely handle mechanical lifting equipment and all sorts. Excellent discounts and employee points rewards system once you are made permanent, points can be converted to gift vouchers at various retailers. Salary increase and performance based bonus yearly. Opportunities for courses/training e.g. first aiders, risk assessments, manual handling assessors, COSHH, etc. Company sports day and other events, on site pub open after work hours, big canteen with cold and hot meals, decent prices operating through the week, breakfast and lunch options. Great working hours, loads of parking.

Training is slow and subject to staff availability and business need, most departments deemed understaffed by employees but staffing levels are restricted by headcount. High staff turnover in some depts. Depending on the department, you will be trained eventually when they want/have the time to train you. Cliquey but not usually a problem. May be cross-trained in other departments, may or may not be informed first before transfer to a different department. May still be required to work in previous department throughout cross-training in new department, as there is a lack of experienced technicians due to sick leave or staff on holidays. Lack of career opportunities. It may be difficult to rise up the ranks so to speak, unless the ones above you leave the job. If you apply to a different department when you are fully trained in your current, your application may be blocked by your manager because you are needed in your current department and it is expensive and takes time to replace you with an untrained new employee. For diversity and inclusion- I have not witnessed racism myself (at least not overtly), but one or two ethnic minority employees say they have, unfortunately this is not unusual in most companies so don't let this stop you from applying. Depending on the department, if you do not show a strong willingness to do overtime, you are 'blacklisted' by the management, or so I have been told by employees and this may or may not affect future opportunities you are given. Overall, I would not recommend a friend to work here, but if you really need a non-scientific job; with a can-do, personable attitude; can commit to overtime and repetitive often physical tasks (depending on department), you are generally well compensated at MSD.

Lots of opportunities, great benefits, great career prospects

Can be very fast paced

Positive culture, decent benefits, flexible working arrangements, DEI friendly, good support for lateral moves and multiple careers

Somewhat US centric, generally conservative in the public eye but opening up