Generally good, secure company - Assistant General Counsel Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

4.0
Oct 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonably stable, blue-chip company. The company has a strong heritage and some great, iconic products. Employees are well compensated in relation to their peers at other companies (I think). Opportunities for jumping jobs is high. In some sectors of the organization it is easy to get assignments in foreign countries, which can be really interesting and fulfilling.

Cons

High bureaucracy. Sometime unrealistic sales expectations. Some of the recent ideas of the company's senior management team have not been well thought out in recent years and so expectations have not been achieved. The result has been some fairly dramatic job cuts. Some of these cuts could have been avoided with sharper attention paid to products in development (and a better assessment of their true value and likelihood for commercial success).

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Pros

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Cons

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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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