Hated it. - Senior Scientist Merck Employee Review

1.0
Aug 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Salary, money, compensation. moola, dinero. etc. that's all i got, money is the only pro. For me, location was good. Vacation time was good. The week off between Christmas and New Years is nice.

Cons

Everything else. It is a horrible place to work. I would only suggest my ex-husband to work here. Let him endure the torture. I am thrilled to be gone. Competitive, back stabbing colleagues is common place and almost encouraged by the management. It is their policy to use a bell shaped curve to distribute salary. After layoffs of the non-performers, the only thing left was the cream of the crop. However, they are still forced into a bell shaped curve. I’ve seen top performers be rated “Below” because of the group they were in.

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Cons

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Pros

Great benefits and high salary, a lot of room for growth.

Cons

Experience depends highly on your manager and department. I worked my butt off and had an awful manager in a toxic department, but now I have an amazing manager in a much calmer department.

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