Was great, now OK - Anonymous employee The David J. Joseph Company Employee Review

The past couple of years have been the most profitable in company history. Despite that, the following changes were made this year: Vacation time for employees was reduced (starting vacation for salaried, professional positions is now two weeks, accrued over the first year, with no increase until five years). Paternity leave was eliminated. Maternity leave was reduced. Health insurance options were reduced from four choices to one, resulting in much higher premiums, depending on the situation. Additionally, family insurance plans now charge additional premium for each child (e.g. a family with one child pays much less than a family with four children). All levels of management received job title reductions from the parent company. Random drug testing (hair testing) was introduced for corporate office workers. The role of head of the company was eliminated (different departments now report directly to the parent company). Some employees received pay cuts (either base pay or bonus potential). 401K matching was mostly replaced with a more complicated profit-sharing contribution. However employees are not eligible for another year (a year without the old DJJ 401K match, plus skipping a year without having the new profit sharing). During the pandemic, the company's covid policy left a lot to be desired. Almost everything was left up to individual manager discretion, and there was high pressure to come back to the office early on. Overall, DJJ is a less attractive option for prospective candidates, compared with prior years.