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      Merck KGaA

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      Merck KGaA reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (2,087 total reviews)
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      Kai Beckmann

      100% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Merck KGaA has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merck KGaA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 7, 2016

      Big German Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pays well, potentially lots of opportunities to travel or re-locate. Has the many Benefits of a larger company - if you have worked for a small lean company you might be surprised at the amount of time off, generosity of bonuses, training, etc.

      Cons

      Nothing happens fast, entrenched in bureaucracy. So large that it is easy to be overlooked if you want to be rewarded for your creativity, or accomplishments. In the German offices, this is a white, male dominated corporate culture. Maybe less so elsewhere, not particularly "welcoming".

      1.0
      Feb 25, 2024

      No strategy for the future

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility, vacation time, not much else

      Cons

      Pay compared to competitors, you will not be promoted, and if you are it will be for an insulting increase in pay. Dealing with the German leadership is a nightmare. QA departments have full and total control of what other departments do and are employed by incompetent people.

      1.0
      Jun 4, 2020

      Be very wary of middle management, they are there for them, not you.

      Megasys technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very few pros, there are some very good people that will be your co- workers, ...mmmm that is all that comes to mind right now.

      Cons

      No trainning!! Will ask you to do many tasks that could impact the fab, many many times without even walking a job with you, just giving you a procedure that has not been proven to be accurate or even including all required steps.; managers take the customers request like gospel and have no one who is willing to tell them no, ( for ex, if you take your car to get worked on, do you go in and start telling the mechanic how to do the job? There are many more downsides, but i will limit my comments I dont want to sound too sour grape-ish!

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