Toxic managers rewarded - Program Manager Merck Employee Review

Toxic management. Senior leadership want to be worshiped so they ignore all the concerns raised by the employees and case of bullying by their managers. They lean too much onto office politics than efficiency and performance. Hard work and great performance doesn’t matter at MERCK. This company has a serious issue with toxic management being protected and even rewarded. One manager in particular has driven out multiple talented employees, yet leadership continues to ignore the pattern. Feedback is dismissed, retaliation is real, and opportunities are blocked unless you’re in the manager’s good graces. Concerns have been raised directly and through pulse surveys, but these efforts go nowhere. The surveys are widely seen as performative — a box to check rather than a tool for real change. Employees have learned that raising issues often leads to backlash or being pushed out. Speaking up is a trap. If you come to this company, Double down on any psychotherapy because you will need it. The managers will bully and discriminate against employees with the full protection of HR and senior management. If the employee raises the concerns to senior management or HR, they become the problem and manager with support of senior management will continue their worse. The employee become the target to put down by any mean. The narrative is controlled by those in power.