Johnson & Johnson Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Johnson & Johnson full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – 1. People are friendly. Positive work culture
2. Great training ground for marketers and autonomy on big marketing initiatives
3. Development opportunity strong and rewards performance

Cons – 1. A little risk averse. Marketing campaigns are not break through vs. other companies
2. Poor Category department. Overly reliant on marketing department, resulting in lack of focus on consumer
3. can be internally focused.

Advice to Senior Management – No advice

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Johnson & Johnson as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – Challenging projects. Autonomy and trust of upper management if you deliver. Great and efficient team work. Career progression available

Cons – Pay is not the best of the industry. Need to rationalize so called innovative projects

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Johnson & Johnson full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Business ethics, strong brands, high quality people

Cons – Average systems, leadership focus can be short term

Advice to Senior Management – More structured development of talent

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Johnson & Johnson full-time for more than a year

Pros – You work for a huge world company, the station is very close to the workplace and there is a good atmosphere within the teams.

Cons – The salary for low positions is not so good.

Current Employee – been working at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – Good company name on your CV
Exposure to different market & cultures

Cons – Highly political which can de motivate employees

Advice to Senior Management – Good

Current Employee – been working at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – Strong values
International mobility
Ability to work in different business units
Amazing products (consumer, pharma, medical device)
Smart employees (most with MBAs)

Cons – Slow to change with competitive / environmental factors
Large focus on short term business gains at the expense of strategy

Advice to Senior Management – - maintain strategic focus despite pressures within a recession
- Aggressively acquire products/technology while JnJ is in a favorable cash flow situation versus competition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – Work life balance, breadth of exposure, diversity of experience, business ethics in general, customer focus and business diversity a great hedge during turbulent times

Cons – Decentralized nature of business does make decision making convoluted. Complex IT systems make data based decision making a nightmare in some operating companies. Unstructured HR processes sometimes makes sycophancy and perception score over true abilities in career advancement

Advice to Senior Management – Better succession planning process, short term P&L focus can sometimes lead to incorrect decision for the long term good of the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – JNJ offers a great career path within a respected company and category - namely healthcare. Multinational opportunities are at large.
Likewise, JNJ has a strong track record of innovation - allowing you to be at the forefront on new consumer insights and solutions.

Cons – Whereas the Credo is at the heart of leadership values at JNJ - on paper, these values are not always rigidly demanded of senior management to succeed. Allowing leaders to progress within the organisation while blatantly ignoring respect for the employee and for the customer - is happening. As a result, poor role models are emerging for employees to aspire towards.

Advice to Senior Management – It might be prudent to take a good look at direct employee feedback for each people leader, no matter how senior - and reasses if the results (shareholder metrics) do indeed outweight the first Credo responsibilities....

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – Good opportunities to gain experience in the numerous businesses that make up the J&J Group of Companies.

Cons – They are obsessed with running projects that only focus on the J&J organisation internally. They need to actually speak to end customers and plan projects based on how they can meet their end customers expectations.

Advice to Senior Management – The customer is king, focus on meeting customers requirements and expectations. The brand reputation is excellent but prices are generally in the top quartile. Establish customer requirements and then ensure your business is aligned to meet to meet these requirements at the lowest possible cost. Times are hard, people are looking at cost and brand recognition is becoming less important to consumers.

Former Employee – worked at Johnson & Johnson

Pros – Good compensation for most employees

Cons – Endless politics between regions and divisions

Advice to Senior Management – Drop the politics