Used to be a great company - Sales Manager SC Johnson Employee Review

3.0
Nov 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

World-class brands, great people who are caring and smart, and clear roles and responsibilities. Also, solid benefits and profit sharing, although those have been declining. Good direction to focus more on digital media vs traditional media.

Cons

This is not the same company I started with 10 years ago. The new COO is from Pepsi and it's all about the bottom line and profits. in 2014 the company laid off around 20% of their "white collar" work-force, really taking an ax to a situation that required a scalpel. The culture was smashed. The strategy seems scattered and the tenured employees are not valued. This is no longer "the family company." It's becoming a big, east coast style CPG organization where people are a number.

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SC Johnson Response
9y
Thanks for writing. We’re glad you feel that you worked with great, smart, caring people. That’s really important to SCJ and its culture. And, we really agree about the importance of both people and innovation.

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5.0
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Pros

Great brands, company, vision and leadership. This place is special and unlike so many other CPG companies.

Cons

Super competitive industry can create longer than usual hours.

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SC Johnson Response
3w
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us! We are happy to read that you enjoyed the vision, leadership, brands and more at our family company.
2.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

You will not be bothered by people talking to you, benefits seem okay.

Cons

Don’t expect to be trained on anything. Management will expect you to figure things out on your own, request your own accesses and figure out what you need without any guidance. They’ll send people to you for questions on how to do stuff within your first couple days, not having taught you how to do those things.

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SC Johnson Response
2w
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your comments regarding onboarding and training and will take your feedback into consideration. We have shared your experience with the appropriate team.
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