A strong culture of favoritism and retaliation - Director, Human Resources Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

1.0
Aug 5, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Generous employee benefits, especially if you make it to the 20-year mark - Company match to charities is the best in the market

Cons

- Very little protection and recourse for employees who have bad managers - Complaints sent to employee relations don't lead to any action, and managers can retaliate with no repercussions - The culture supports favoritism and less merit-based - Jobs are oversold during the recruitment process, and often lead to overqualified people doing work that is not aligned to what they were told

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Great team and environment to learn

Cons

Long hours and competitive. Overall just make sure you are committed.

3.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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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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