Poor culture, unsafe work environment - Associate Manager SC Johnson Employee Review

1.0
Oct 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

vacation, 401K match and maternity/paternity leave are great

Cons

Upper management doesn’t trust employees and employees feel unheard by upper management. Covid-19 has ruined the company culture. The company forced people without medical exemptions to go back to the office in November of 2020 only to be forced to send people home due to a stay at home order put in place by Illinois. Mental health was not considered a medical exemption. They then forced everyone back to the office in the early summer of 2021 and took away all exemptions. Masks are not enforced and widely not used regardless of the HR policy’s in place. Overall, I feel unsafe at work. Work from home is only allowed one day per week if you live 10+ miles from the office. This policy is leading managers to try and bend the rules to keep their team members. Turn over is at an all time high and it seems that many people are simply waiting for bonus to pay before leaving.

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SC Johnson Response
4y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are proud of the benefits you've shared and many more that we are committed to offering SCJ team members. We value the dedication of all SCJ people to work hard every day to help uphold the trust and goodwill we’ve earned from our consumers and communities for more than 130 years. Regarding returning to offices where local guidance has allowed, we have invested significant resources and have gone to great lengths in preparing our spaces for SCJ people to safely return to office. We have also offered additional benefits to help support SCJ people during these unique times, including childcare subsidies, testing, and vaccinations. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person. We recognize this may not be the preference of some and appreciate that may be the case. But we are committed to maintaining our unique culture by attracting and retaining SCJ people who are aligned with our common values and purpose of working for a better world.

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