Pros
Salary, salary, salary, flexibility, dedicated people, work/life balance. Their salaries are better than those in the other pharma sectors for administrative personnel. They encourage flex time - I am able to telecommute at the drop of a hat - but I am in IT and have the capability. The work/life balance is fantastic. I have had colleagues who got great time off for childbirth with complications, a colleague whos separation was put off because of the death of a very close member of the family. And most people are very, very dedicated - putting in more hours than required.
Cons
Awful Culture - I have worked at other big pharma in the NJ area and they are the worst. J&J ranks among the best of the best. The looked down upon status of administrative personnel - many of our admin's have college and advanced degrees and are still treated like second class citizens in the Merck world. There is no "management" track for the title and therefore we are considered lower than low. The constant atmosphere of "I am next to be laid off" - makes for terrible employee morale. Extreme offshoring - but then I work in IT. Non-recgonition and feedback.
