Wonderful place to work frustrating at times. - Decorating Consultant JCPenney Employee Review

4.0
Dec 18, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Working with clients in their homes to help select designs and fabrics. Interaction with clients. Great training program, final training is in Sacramento,CA.

Cons

You have to be really great at sales if you want to survive. The mileage allowance does not pay for the wear and tear on your car. You need somewhere at home to store LARGE collections of fabrics and alternate window (blinds,shutters,etc.) supplies. It's really hard to make commissions this goes back to sales ability. Tons of conference calls to set goals and what you can do to get people to buy.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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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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