A truly horrible place to work for young women and LGBT+
Pros
Crazy good benefits with 401K matching, bonus, nearly 4 weeks PTO, a pension plan, heavy discounts on all JnJ franchise consumer products.
Cons
I can only speak to the Santa Clara campus in the Bay Area, the Robotics and Digital Solutions program at Ethicon, but the culture of this “innovative up-start of JnJ” is anything but. Despite your job title, years of experience, or education, if you are a woman under the age of 35, you are automatically an executive assistant. It’s genuinely appalling to see leadership openly delegating responsibilities between women and men with the exact same title and the woman automatically is asked to take notes or order lunch every. single. time. The daily sexism is so pervasive that it’s just a normal part of life at JnJ. Senior leadership is a boys club that openly throws around inappropriate comments and won’t think twice about escorting female colleagues by placing a hand on the small of her back. It is even worse for LGBT+ employees who, despite all the corporate newsletters on diversity and inclusion, live in fear of being outed to leadership. Many folks who are out in their personal lives assume a heteronormative persona in the office under the strict, unspoken “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of senior leaders for fear of being passed up for advancement. Attempting to take your concerns to HR will do nothing but put a target on your back. The senior leadership not only turns a blind eye, but actively rewards this toxic behavior in managers. It’s profoundly disappointing that an organization of this size with truly innovative tech cannot protect or retain its top talent due to business practices straight out of the 1950s.
