It was better before Merck acquired Schering-Plough - Anonymous employee Merck Employee Review

2.0
18 May 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Offers opportunities in many areas of business and geographic locations due to size of business. There are some very good people working at Merck and you can get the opportunity to work on some exciting products and fast growing businesses

Cons

There is a lack of clear vision or strategy from leadership, and the mission within the individual divisions is not well articulated This leads to some confusion and uncertainty in the organization and definitely adds to stress. Merck is struggling to combine two cultures (Merck & Schering-Plough) into one.

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5.0
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Pros

Good employer that values employees

Cons

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5.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work from home (that may not always be a perk, but it is now for writers), choice of flexible hours (7 AM - 9 AM starting), friendly, helpful people, great bosses, people very interested in their jobs, plus a lot of educational benefits, you are trained on all aspects of Merck and your job.

Cons

I cannot think of any, though sometimes work from home has its drawbacks, because the employee doesn't get all the information that an onsite employee would.

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