S.C. Johnson Reviews

Pros

Family values and great ethics makes it a winner

Cons

Focus on minority Employee hiring should focus on quality minority employees

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on best employees not best minority

Pros

Nice people
Good Benefits
Great if you have a family
Small town
Opportunities for the right people
Wide variety of positions

Cons

Passive-Agressive culture
Sr. Management in- fighting
Diversity of style is not allowed
Lower standards for Diverse candidates
Very Individualistic
HR work for Sr. Management, not the general population

Advice to Senior Management

Open your eyes. Change is needed at the highest levels. Meanness shouldn't be tolerated.

Pros

Good work life balance
Day care facility
Decent products
Good benefits
Strong Talent Acquisition process
Creative advertising
Nice facilities
On-site fitness center

Cons

No innovation
No ability to make decisions
No accountability
No appreciation for experiences outside of SCJ
Very relationship based - not productivity based
Very thick corporate politics and hidden agendas
Want "yes" people
No advancement - very flat structure

Advice to Senior Management

Take a good, hard look at your HR team. They don't have the vision or ability to support the business as they should. Very low expectations and action from the leadership team. Embrace personalities rather than those who work hard.

Pros

Work life balance, compensation, cost of living in adjacent area well below national average.

Cons

Location in Racine, leadership doesn't provide clear direction, too much general management, not enough marketing. Passive aggressive culture.

Pros

Strong brands, very disciplined business, very inclusive. The company enjoys very high retention because it truly walks the talk of being family company

Cons

The company is a great place to work for a reason.....it puts people first! The company does great work for the communities where they do business. They give back to brantford in a meaningful way.

Pros

Flexibility, Great Benefits, Great People

Cons

Increased Politics, Bureacratic Nonsense, Tight Control

Advice to Senior Management

Have more trust in your people. Most employees are very bright and competent. More decisions should be made outside of the boardroom

Pros

1. Good pay and benefits
2. Flexible management that is considerate of people needing to take time off for personal reasons (also a con because some people take advantage of this flexibility)
3. Good company reputation
4. Good experience, lots of training & development opportunities provided
5. Pretty laid back environment depending on to the department you're in

Cons

1. Company led by marketing decisions & rewards marketers for launching new products, even if there is plenty of evidence to prove the new products will likely fail
2. No sick policy - have seen some people really take advantage of the system
3. Like most companies, very political atmosphere - more about who you know and network with that leads to job promotions, not skills or capability... must have a very high tolerance to see this go on and want to stay here
4. Very passive aggressive organization - people avoid direct feedback. As much as management touts that they want to encourage direct feedback, they don't react well when they hear it
5. Lots of people "sneaking by" with their jobs (at least in sales), from an outsider perspective you wonder how some people got to the level they are at when they CLEARLY lack the skills and dedication to get there

Advice to Senior Management

I have seen several leaders in other functions that appear motivating, honest and appreciative. However, I do not feel like the leadership I am under portrays that same image, all I ever feel is that they want more, more more. The motivating feedback I get for doing a good job is not "Thanks! Great work!", instead it's "Keep it coming!!"

Pros

employee friendly, good benefits, atmosphere of trust and respect, nice colleagues, international environment, great opportunities to learn and experience cross-functional career moves

Cons

Senior leadership still to US cultur minded considering the international business and largest growth opportunities in developing countries, inconsistent promotion policy when it comes to the officer level

Advice to Senior Management

Develop executive leadership together with the global expansion of the business and allow more diverse leadership styles. Consider relocating some HQ functions outside US to drive diversity.

Pros

-A lot of opportunities to serve on cross functional teams.
-Great benefits
-Balanced work/life balance
-Supportive managers
-Very friendly place to work
-Cool products!!
-Awesome buildings/architecture

Cons

-Some unhappy employees
-Lack of communication between upper management and everyone else
-Takes a long time to implement change
-When something goes wrong, there is always a lot of finger pointing and blame instead of trying to pinpoint/fix the problem.

Pros

Company benefits include an employee park with a great childcare center, indoor pool, basketball courts, mutiple work out facilities, driving range, baseball, tennis the list goes on.

Cons

Located in Racine, WI the culture in manufacturing can be cliquey to those not born and bred in WI