Decent benefits/compensation, but dissatisfying atmosphere - Anonymous employee Merck Employee Review

2.0
Sep 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very good benefits, allows for flexible schedules and good work-life balance, very good scientists

Cons

Lack of communication between departments and divisions, very diffiicult to move around or gain career experiences within the research laboratories, lack of direction from executive management, projects are cancelled and re-started every other year it seems, extremely low morale, especially in the research labs

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Pros

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