Pros
On a positive note the company offers great flexibility when it comes to days in the office, usually between 1-2, and being able to work from abroad up to 30 days a year. There are various individuals across different departments who are genuinely talented and great to work with.
Cons
Unfortunately the organisation does not really have a strategy at the moment and it means that most decision making is random, short term, and creates unnecessary pressure and additional work from the top to the bottom of the company. The company has struggled to create its own identity after J&J and the only real strategy its implemented so far since its split is cutting employee benefits, which surprisingly hasn’t driven sales of its products. This business is also struggling to attract and retain its best talent. If anything it seems like they’re happy for people to leave so that they can save money, while new starters usually regret joining and are pretty much ignored from day one and are barely integrated in the team which creates a culture that’s incoherent. It’s also almost certain that a big restructuring is coming soon too which makes everyone feel on edge and makes the morale and culture feel uninspiring and soulless. The company is obsessed with shouting about how great it is and its values but will only do things for its employees if it’s cheap/no cost and they’re able to eventually boast about whatever they’ve done via a mass produced LinkedIn post shared by the entire leadership team for the world to see so that those who don’t actually work at Kenvue think it’s a great place to work. Feedback is rarely invited and constructive criticism of the culture or employee’s low morale is not tolerated and it ends up being easier to just stop caring rather than fight back to make things better. Most people one to one would comfortably say that they’re not very happy at the moment at Kenvue and most are probably looking for an exit route.
