Great Company... Until Production Sites were Closed or Sold - Business Unit Manager Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

5.0
Apr 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401K, Pension, Healthcare Benefits, Standards, Clear Goals and Objectives

Cons

JNJ is interested driving down cost to improve profitability therefore production operations at this site were outsourced to a CMO or sold off to JABIL. Dedicated employees and their families were adversely impacted by the decision. People lost jobs, frozen or put on "duration roles" where employee would essentially become contractors where employment would cease with the company in 12 months. As a result employees were no longer eligible to participate in career growth programs to transfer to other sites within JNJ to progress their careers.

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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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