Layoffs in vision are & vision surgical - decision makers

[anonymous]

Don't you know - You can't grow grey at J&J. Our team was devastated and most were male, white, and over 50. Getting rid of people before they build their pension or qualify for retiree medical is a real money saver! Bumping up the DEI metrics at the same time is just a win-win! Don't kid yourself, getting 'exceeds expectations' or LTI awards does not matter. Everyone is just a line on a spreadsheet with numbers that add up to a score based on DEI considerations and how much your termination saves the company. I walked by several desks occupied by people who received 'partially meets' on my way out. Get a high enough score and you win a meeting with HR and a severance. You sign a document that says you won't sue or else you don't get any severance (which includes your family's insurance). Don't forget to admire the big Credo sign on your way out. No matter how long you worked there, or how much you liked your job, or how much you delivered, or how high a rating you got (every year), or how much your manager liked you - the company doesn't care about you at all. You are a number and you are disposable. I have seen a lot of stuff in my career, but nothing like the cold hearted bone job J&J did on a lot of loyal and dedicated employees.

This couldn’t be more true. JNJ is the best of the best at exploiting talent. Squeeze loyalty and hard work out of people using LTI and pension as carrots that are meaningless in the end. And don’t forget leadership telling those who survived to not speak to anyone who got eliminated - cold blooded and just in time for the holidays! Credo in action!

 

[anonymous]

This couldn’t be more true. JNJ is the best of the best at exploiting talent. Squeeze loyalty and hard work out of people using LTI and pension as carrots that are meaningless in the end. And don’t forget leadership telling those who survived to not speak to anyone who got eliminated - cold blooded and just in time for the holidays! Credo in action!

trust me, I am one of the impacted and I too, do not wish to speak to or contact any of the survivors. Hence it is great that they were instructed not to reach out.

 

[anonymous]

no, trust me, I am one of the survivors and I do not wish to contact any of the impacted. Leadership tells us they have cooties.

 

[anonymous]

no, trust me, I am one of the survivors and I do not wish to contact any of the impacted. Leadership tells us they have cooties.

In all seriousness - the survivors, no matter how much they seemed to be your friends, will forget about you in a heartbeat. After years of building relationships, it will all be over and you will be forgotten. The hardest part to take is the fact that you are basically put on a do not rehire list. I know several people who left on good terms with high performance ratings (and got the speech about how hard it was and how they were doing great and it was just the business climate, blah blah blah) who have applied later to open positions that were basically their old jobs and they do not even get a reply. Nothing stings more than pouring you heart and soul into a career only to get shoved out and then treated as if you no longer exist.