Merck Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Good benefits package as well as a reasonable salary and company car."

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

"Show a good knowledge of the company and its products, as well as a keen attitude."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Little support and non-existent communication, which hampers performance in a home based work role."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Severely improve communication within company, fix standard working hours for certain employment types."

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!"

"The experience at Merck is wonderful."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The size of the company, you work with many types of people."

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

"Have great people skills, computer skills, and be able to work well with deadlines."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Sometimes you are not treated as an individual, due to the size of the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your employees with a little bit more respect, this will make them feel wanted and always put their best efforts forward."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Minimal supervision and some basic guidance, they expect you to know how to do the basics."

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

"Sometimes it takes a long time for them to get back to you."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Lack of communication giving us direction or clear management decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication and leadership when making decisions and better guidance."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The company has a great mission in discovery and development of vaccine, biologics, and other medicines."

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

"Be well read and informed about the area of expertise; be honest."

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."

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"

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I like the fact that Merck has flexible hours and great benefits."

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

"I would tell them to ask about the details of moving up the corporate ladder."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"The people here are very dry and they do not have personalities. There is no work and life balance, it is all work. I wish I had more hands on experiences instead of just paper work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would hire more people instead of laying off thousands."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The overall organization and professionalism were outstanding, I learned a lot about C++ and UNIX back end and javascript front end web development."

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

"Know what you are doing or you will be found out. Have a good attitude, be willing to work long hours when needed. Dress well and have excellent communication skills."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Not being an employee. I would have liked the chance to stay there after my two year contract expired."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To keep up the good work. I have little or no problems with management."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I really like that ClinForce is all about meeting the needs of Merck. Customer focused outsourced partner is what they are and do."

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

"Be yourself and bring what you know to the table. It's important the interviewer sees the real you."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"I don't really like the insurance coverage, planning and implementation of strategy SOPs... there aren't any."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen and support what you can to bring about more organization."

"Perfect company to grow my skills."