You pay a price - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

2.0
Oct 24, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent vacation benefits (caveat: depends on your job grade). Beautiful campus. Competitive salaries.

Cons

Cutthroat atmosphere. Infrastructure for such a large company is laughable; antiquated and unsupported systems an job tools. I'm not against change, but the wide direction swings and the unrelenting pace of change does not make good business sense. There's not even enough time to figure out if the latest change was working before moving on to the next 180 degree turn. Stress level is unhealthy and unsustainable. Yes, you get paid a good salary, but you pay a price for it.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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