Working at Merck in West Point, PA: 22 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in West Point, PA Area

"I have worked for Merck Pharmaceuticals as a contractor for 6 months. Overall it was a good Experience but In contract position you can never ask for any benefits and as soon as they are done with their work, they won't entertain you."

"Solid company. Each role is very departmentalized and the culture does not promote over achievers but rather do your job and only your job. Company has a great future with many strong product lines."

"I've only been working at Merck for short amount of time but I've had good experiences with the company. Everyone I meet has been really nice and has acted professionally. I can tell that this company cares about providing products to people in need and supports a strong message in helping people."

"Not worth the effort, the management is more interested in its clicks and listening to itself talk. You are treated as if you are just a cog in a machine. Benefits are being stripped, policies are overly bureaucratic and inhumane. Company has no pipeline and is going down hill fast.The only way they see to keep revenue going is to lay off and outsource to china and India. Stay away from this company, is not worth the stress and burden it places on your mental and physical health!"

"It was very boring with little to no management oversight."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Contractors no longer have the opportunity to become Merck employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire your IT people rather than contractors, then they will have a better understanding of what is expected of them."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The benefits and the paycheck that I receive are what I like."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know how to play the office politics game, and you'll succeed."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"The management style and overall culture are not very good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure that management was more effective at managing their workers."

"Perfect company to grow my skills."

"It was great working for Merck."

"By far the best company to work for."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Everything."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Nothing in particular."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help young professionals grow."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Prestige and world class training."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Downsizings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your talented people."

"It's an excellent company for advancement if you're a scientist, researcher or from an Ivy League school."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I liked that it was the top company in the world for 7 straight years, had an enormous amount of very intelligent people and I obtained a vast amount of knowledge while employed there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aware of what position you are interviewing for, check to see if it is a Union position. It will be extremely hard to break into a salaried position from a Union position once you are hired at Merck."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"If you are not from an Ivy League school, have an education in science or research, your growth potential is very limited."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To open up to employees who show exceptional aptitude and give them more opportunities for advancement. Do not pigeon hole those who started with the company in a Union position. I was not informed at the time of hire that the position was a Union position nor that it would be hard to break into a salaried position. This information came straight from managers at Merck."