That great company to work for is only a memory now... - Anonymous employee SC Johnson Employee Review

2.0
Jun 30, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Relatively good pay and nice fringe benefits including a large fitness center and park, company resort, store, summer hours, and holiday shutdown.

Cons

"Transformation". That is the word they used to describe their efforts to "improve sustainability". What that really meant was new leadership with the stomach to make deep cuts and outsource everything possible to save a buck instead of maintaining quality services. The work from those removed or leaving on their own trickles downhill to those that remain. Work/life balance is out the window along with morale. Don't be surprised when the people doing the cutting update their resumes saying they saved the company $(insert number here) then move on to another company to do the same thing. If you want to enjoy the fringe benefits for a while and pad your resume then knock yourself out, but beware of what you are walking into.

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SC Johnson Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us! We are happy to read that you enjoyed the vision, leadership, brands and more at our family company.
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You will not be bothered by people talking to you, benefits seem okay.

Cons

Don’t expect to be trained on anything. Management will expect you to figure things out on your own, request your own accesses and figure out what you need without any guidance. They’ll send people to you for questions on how to do stuff within your first couple days, not having taught you how to do those things.

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SC Johnson Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your comments regarding onboarding and training and will take your feedback into consideration. We have shared your experience with the appropriate team.
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