A nice place to work in the consumer products industry - Co-Op Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

4.0
Nov 8, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work/life balance is great and some managers are very responsive to non-work needs of employees. Career advancement and professional development is well-structured. Friendly co-workers have no problem helping new team members adjust to the job. The new hire program is well-organized. Co-op and interns can potentially be assigned important projects.

Cons

For an engineer coming out of college, the pay is lower than a lot of other industries. The intern and co-op program for the consumer products company is not as structured as other companies. There does not seem to be much collaboration between the 200+ operating companies under the J&J umbrella.

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Pros

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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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