Don't be lulled into JCPenney obsolescence. - UI Developer JCPenney Employee Review

3.0
Nov 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• Nice facilities • Casual dress code • The people are easy to get along with

Cons

• Company has a tendency to underutilize talent causing people to become stale, and skills to atrophy. This is a problem once its time to find work elsewhere because proprietary JCPenney production tasks are not relevant or useful outside JCPenney. • Once you're underutilized, it's very hard to make a case for a raise or bonus. Also, the company recently changed bonus policy so that people only get bonuses if the company is "successful" regardless of the individual's contributions, long hours, etc. • Company tends to misrepresent (or flat out lie) about job description during the hiring process. Then once you're employed there, you're doing something you're either over-qualified for, or completely untrained in. This leads to the issues stated above.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you like working early morning hours and getting off early in the afternoon (which I do) this is a great part-time job. I was a college student when I worked here so it worked perfectly with my schedule. The pay is pretty decent and the people you work with are friendly.

Cons

Only real downside is that it's retail. You're going to run into some rude customers from time to time. There's always work to do and not enough time given to do it sometimes. But as long as you work hard and managers see that you're trying your best there isn't too much pressure put on you.

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