Toxic Bullying Workplace - Jlabs Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

1.0
Oct 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Outside of JLABS, J&J is a better environment.

Cons

From the top leader down, JLABS is a toxic environment prone to bullying and associates live in fear of retaliation. The core leadership team gang up on those that are out of favor. The environment has caused significant mental health issues, and attrition is the highest in all of J & J. The JLABS core Leaders (there is extreme favoritism) target associates that are no longer in favor, use them as scapegoats and manage them out by false performance claims and use a scorched earth policy to ensure they are not hired elsewhere. Associates are afraid to go to Human Resources, because when they do, they brush it under the rug and are incompetent, and the associate is then blackballed and faces retaliation. J&J leadership is aware but does nothing. There have been multiple claims.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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