good company if it doesn't kill you... - Purchasing Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

2.0
Sep 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Prestigious company, lots of action, opportunities to grow and learn. There is always something happening. Rewards are available to those who earn them. Opportunities for growth and advancement abound. Matrixed organization encourages open discussion and thinking. A good idea can come from anywhere.

Cons

Only the strong survive... The last man standing reaps the benefits. Work life balance is very poor. Theis company has little structure and support. The matrixed organization makes it virtually impossible to execute projects and move the business forward. Everyone gets a vote but only some count.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance for role

Cons

There can be constant reorgs

3.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The colleagues I worked with were great, friendly, helpful. Because the colleagues were great, I'd love to work there full-time, but this was a short contract.

Cons

The supervisor I was ultimately working for had never worked in digital-related products, in which I had decades of experience. He seemed to be unaware of what every colleague would be telling me (I was interviewing colleagues using a software the manager was intending to propose use for firm-wide). Both the colleagues I interviewed, and the internal technical staff I was speaking with knew the project would not function as he seemed intent on ... forcing(?) it do so. I gave him the resulting report of its users' feedback, and I was finished with my contract. He had gone through 2 other women in this same role, already. And he hired a male after me who delivered esentially the same results. Because I wasn't there, I have no idea of the dream outcome this manager attained, or switched to, later.

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