High performers, stay away! - Manager SC Johnson Employee Review

2.0
29 Dec 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job security. You can be entirely incompetent and not get fired. Management is so far behind, you will be ahead of them the first day of your hire, so relax and take it easy.

Cons

Culture is a quagmire. Incompetent management, CEO relies on old time SCJ people who have no idea how to compete in a modern world. Current senior staff are arrogant, mean, and incredibly ineffective. individual initiative produces punishment. Seniority in SCJ trumps experience, high performers from Fortune 50's should stay away; 10 years in this backward culture will trump 15 years at Proctor or Unilever. Over the top bureaucracy. Performance accounts for nothing in this culture, excellence is irrelevant. If you aren't an old time SCJ person, you're nothing, no matter how talented or smart.

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5.0
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Great brands, company, vision and leadership. This place is special and unlike so many other CPG companies.

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SC Johnson Response
2w
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.
2.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

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
1w
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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