Working at Merck in Whitehouse Station, NJ: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Whitehouse Station, NJ Area

"Large company focused on acquisitions. If you are not in the Oncology space your future outlook is not bright. Large restructuring every two years with constant management changes."

"I worked for Merck pharmaceuticals for thirteen years as a performance engineering manager. In that time, I successfully broadened the acceptance of the practice from something to be dreaded to one which was fully embraced by the development community."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Work flexibility, higher pay, good benefits, and nice office environment."

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

"Learn about the position and company. Merck is filled to the rim with talent, do your best to blow interviewers away by showing legitimate interest in the company and position."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Despite all the changes the company has made since acquiring Schering-Plough, the company still feels like 2 separate companies. On one side we have Legacy Schering-Plough and on the other the Legacy Merck. From speaking with Legacy SP employees I have determined that they still feel like they got the short end of the stick and should just be happy they still have job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"In the end, everything we do is driven to increase profit (at least that's the feeling I get when hearing our VP, director, and my supervisor talk)... at all (legal) cost! I'd like to see us focusing more on our employees and most importantly, our customers!"

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I had just returned from 10 years on the west coast and I was able to land this job in 6 weeks."

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

"Understand the constrains going into the environment and expect how they might impact you."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"The owners of the company were openly feuding and it was difficult if not impossible to get anything done. They were also living off the cash flow - their financial position is weak."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Their personal problems of the owners need to be resolved.They also had only 1 customer and a sales staff not incented to extend the client base"

"The work I did at Merck was as a contractor. I had various positions there. Merck had a company policy that you could only be a temp for a total of two years and had to sever yourself for a year and come back for one more year."

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

"Express the importance of what the company is doing, be aware of current company news."

"Nice place to work."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I like working at the company, they have an on-site cafeteria, coffee shop, dry cleaning, gym, health services."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"The company has declined in IT talent by reduction of operating cost by embracing outsourcing and offshoring. Most IT people are forced into management level to continue to work at the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look into retaining key IT talent and keep the environment growing and dynamic by encouraging looking into new solutions."

"Great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Great learning experience."

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

"Just be prepared and bring your A game."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"I loved working at the company."

"Currently going through tough times. Used to be a great place to work."

"Close the door so I can sleep."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Professional."

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

"Be prepared to make up for the work of visa workers and bad director level leadership."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Use of visa workers over American labor and then blame American labor for failures."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire American."

"I was a consultant at this location. I enjoyed the work and the environment."

"Good enough!"

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Work ambiance."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Nothing."