Horrible Management - Associate Technician Merck Employee Review

1.0
Jul 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive and benefits are alright. The work is not difficult and it's an opportunity to learn more about the pharmaceutical industry.

Cons

Horrible organization and planning at the Durham site. They have no idea what they are doing from one day to the next. Favoritism to the select few (certainly not the most capable) is running rampant. This is, without a doubt, the most poorly ran company I have ever worked for.

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