It all depends on your manager - Intern Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

3.0
May 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reputation -- the name opens doors. The company is highly entrepreneurial, so that people from all levels can have an impact if their ideas are good enough.

Cons

Highly silo'ed and political. If you have a bad manager, forget about it ... you're out of luck. And there are plenty of bad managers to go around. In the internship program in particular, non-manager staffers are given interns for the summer as a test to see if the staffers are management material. Obviously this doesn't always work out well for the interns.

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3.0
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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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