No longer one of the most admired companies - Director Merck Employee Review

3.0
Jun 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Intelligent, hard working employees. MIssion to improve and save lives through the development of novel medicines truely drives the research division.

Cons

Continuous changes, re-organizations, layoffs occurr on a regular 12-18 month interval for close to 10 consecutive years now. Work force is fearful of next round of layoffs, apathetic to changes and new senior leaders are uninspiring and can't convey a vision nor have a plan how to get there. Never thought I'd say this but people have too much flexibility to work from home and take advantage of the system to the point now where there is no sense of team and any virtual teams needs are trumped by the individuals needs and interests.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Good employer that values employees

Cons

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5.0
Jun 20, 2026
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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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