Good culture overall, but lacked leadership execution - Mechanical Engineer Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

4.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance in the mechanical engineering org. Collaborative and relaxed culture. Both hands on and analytical work were available. Beautiful Santa Clara office

Cons

Out of touch sr leadership. Urged us to believe in the cause, but the messaging sounded more like a plea for our trust. No execution strategy or planning that made us confident in sr leadership, which ended up causing a massive amount of people to leave for other opportunities. Took a large pivot internally through project cancellation, turning interesting R&D work into sustaining. Made technical growth challenging. Base pay wasn't necessarily poor, but very low/no RSUs. 401k had to be vested after 3 years.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Fast paced and collaborative culture

Cons

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3.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

There is a good work life balance.

Cons

- bureaucracy, everything take longer than needs to - culture is "J&J nice," precludes discussing difficult problems blocking progress - hostile to people with autism or others with neurodivergence - diversity is poor, if you are black you very likely not feel "seen" - higher penalties for women being assertive than men - will engage in constructive discharge to get rid of people perceived as difficult to work with - The ratings for employees are on a curve, if you are in a strong team, higher ratings are hard won, not everyone can be exceptional, even if they meet the J&J definition of exceptional. - Feedback is vague, not specific, actionable or helpful. Some manager are good coaches, but they are exceptions. - If you get a moderate rating you are in danger of being laid off. - In the Bay Area, pay is not competitive. HR has data saying otherwise, but I assure you, it is incorrect. Odds are, you will take a pay cut to join.

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