Back in recent times, there used to be some real intelligence on what was going on at Merck posted on cafe pharma. Now it's trolls deflecting the topic on each thread. Is this the overall corporation's effort to squash any type of employee opinion that doesn't tow the company line? Caution - do not be naive enough to install Merck's software to your smartphone. It can and will be used against you.
Probably the folks who were in the know, were let go. Anyone in HQ who 'spoked up' because it was safe, were let go.