3.0
22 Apr 2014
Current employee, more than 10 years
West Point, PA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Decent pay, good colleagues. At the working level, there can be some really good collaborations and people who take pride in their work.
Cons
Management no longer seems to know what they're doing and changes the game plan from year to year. Stress level can be very high and the layoffs and turnover do not help. Merck used to hold itself to a higher standard than the rest of the industry and was proud to pay at the 75th percentile on average and a few years ago shifted down to the 50th--a clear signal they're no longer holding that standard. They maintain during the year-end reviews they "pay for performance", so if they are now paying average instead of above average, what does that say?