Pros
The objective to develop online communities especially within a pharmaceutical company is very innovative and has the potential to transform the way that scientists and workers within Merck develop new ideas and products. Being a part of this initiative could be very exciting. The consultants working in this department for the most part are very bright and experienced people.
Kontras
There are so many consultants working on this initiative we're literally tripping over each other. It takes weeks to get a laptop and for some literally 3 months to get assigned a desk and a phone. The level of disorganization and chaos is unparalleled. There is no leader who shares what the big picture is or even lays out what the big and small objectives are. You're on your own baby... And then when you try to reach out and try to connect with the other people within and outside of the department then you're shot down and warned not to communicate with anyone either within or outside the team. Management is very insecure and controlling. Oh yeah, there are at least a half dozen other departments within Merck doing the same thing, some also called CoE.