More bureaucratic than a government department - Anonymous employee Merck Employee Review

1.0
Nov 27, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, free parking, nice offices

Cons

Focus was on looking busy and "proving the department's value" via conducting brown bag lunches to explain what it was we were supposed to be doing. Generally unfriendly, back-biting culture.

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5.0
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Pros

Work from home (that may not always be a perk, but it is now for writers), choice of flexible hours (7 AM - 9 AM starting), friendly, helpful people, great bosses, people very interested in their jobs, plus a lot of educational benefits, you are trained on all aspects of Merck and your job.

Cons

I cannot think of any, though sometimes work from home has its drawbacks, because the employee doesn't get all the information that an onsite employee would.

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