Johnson & Johnson reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(13,210 total reviews)
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Joaquin Duato

84% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Johnson & Johnson has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 13,210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Johnson & Johnson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Jul 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great starting salary for Assistant Brand Managers, higher than industry average Good perks, company discounts, on site gym, good vacation days

Cons

Management will quickly (within the first month) make a decision if you are a 'JnJer' or not, and if you are deemed not, then sorry but no matter what you do you will not be recognized and be given more and more difficult and unreasonable projects to that you purposely under-perform. Work life balance did not exist, was expected to work 12+hr days and was told off if you didnt answer emails on weekends. You had to always be switched on Cult like culture- your peers who were deemed 'JnJers' would be given preferential treatment by managers and would also make it clear that you (if you were not a JnJer) were not welcome in the company Mid and End of Year reviews extremely subjective based on the above points. Managers telling you that you are under-performing without being able to give specific examples.

1.0
Aug 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Multinational name recognition -Great portfolio of brands -They hire amazing people

Cons

-They don’t value the great people they hire -Highly political environment to a fault -No visibility to decision-making -Not a truly data-driven environment -No diversity in leadership -Career progression is much slower and more difficult to navigate than other CPG environments -Strong biases in management -Young people rarely stay due to lack of opportunity, overt age-ism and more competitive offers available externally -Constant restructuring -Low morale and many closed-door meetings -Unable to invest in innovative digital/social/e-commerce tactics while CPG competitors dominate this space

4.0
Jul 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture is very open and welcoming. There are a lot of great people managers and leaders. JNJ has internal frameworks for Marketing Excellence (Mx) and Market Access Excellence (MAx)...together now called Value Excellence (Vx), which keeps everyone speaking the same language, no matter what country or office you're working in...it's the same.

Cons

Unfairness or inequality in career progression and professional development: Some people are forced to climb a well-defined career ladder, rung by rung, while others seemingly get to jump around after 7 months. Glass ceilings exist based on discussions that you're not a part of... Sometimes they hire highly-experienced professionals from stable jobs to get them to bring new expertise into the company, only to let them go after 18 months when the new learning program they made has been rolled out and can be sustained with current employees... It's easier to apply for an internal job if your not a JNJ employee...many times I was held back from putting my name in the hat for some job openings that I was fully qualified to do Sometimes JNJ "talks the talk", but don't "walk the walk": Example: JNJ openly says we are pursuing flexible work schedules, or additional Personal Days when they are attracting new talent, but when push comes to shove they say "it's up to your manager". Because my manager didn't want anybody working from home, ever, my team never got to unless we were sick. Example: JNJ actively hires diverse talent from different education backgrounds for the overall , but these once in the company enon-traditional hires are not given the same opportunities as those who have an MBA

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