Merck Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Quality prescriptions with the data to back the products (studies) and the pipeline."

"Upper and middle management was an embarrassment."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I loved the products I carried and I liked my sales partners."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"My manager and his immediate supervisor was incompetent."

"Above average."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Everything. It was truly an enjoyable and healthy environment to work."

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

"Be yourself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great work."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Good environment."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Contract work, no sick days, no benefits, and hired Merck staff was abusive to contractors."

"I had very good experience."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Good place to work, career-wise excellent place."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"As I worked as consultant, I have no comments on this. If you guys offer me a job now, I am ready to give up my current job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They can open positions, reduce unemployment rate."

"Merck is very structural."

"Great people!"

"Rely on their name too much."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The access because of the name."

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

"Don't."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Snobs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Move on."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Professional satisfaction."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Shortsightedness on some sound projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have patience in evaluation of any given project."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I loved my job at Merck. Always treated with dignity and respect. A professional place with visitors from all over the world."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Liked all the time I worked there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, they do a great job."

"They suck."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"The money."

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

"They are laying off. Why interview?"

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Management."

"Good pay, intolerable atmosphere."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Challenging and stimulating work environment, good pay, fair (but deteriorating) benefits."

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

"Talk team concepts, highlight lean & 5S work experiences."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"Work life balance is limited to women and senior management, horrid chemicals, being taught ethics by an unethical sales driven company, 80 hour work weeks, extreme corporate politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Say what you mean and mean what you say, & stop killing people for profit."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I was a contractor - I was later offered a position but I had just started a new opportunity"

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

"Know which division you will be supporting and read up on it; ask questions about what you read."

"I was proud to be a Business Manager at Merck and hope that I helped others meet their career goals through effective coaching and training."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"I enjoyed the challenges that I was given at Merck in regard to project management and leadership. There was never a dull moment there and peoples ideas were accepted and often implemented. It was easy to feel that you were an important part of the company and that you had skills that they needed."

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

"Be curtious, prepared, sharp, and capable. Don't show up and wing it."

What don't you like about working at Merck?

"I could not tolerate living in Iowa. It snows from October to April and tornadoes chase you down from April to October."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have been gone from Merck for 8 years. Since I do not know what their current style is, it would be inappropriate for me to make suggestions."

"Merck was a great company that helped develop me to be the strong, successful sales rep that I'm currently."

What do you like about working at Merck?

"Their thorough training process that helps you understand the daily functions of your job and prepares you to be well armed for questions HCPs may have."

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

"Be prepared for a long process and to keep your enthusiasm."