Shell of Its Former Self - Store Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2026
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Pros

The pay is good for a retail like job. The people you work directly with can make this job bearable. Some customers are great too. If you have a great year; you can absolutely make a nice bonus.

Cons

For managers, 48 hours a week mandatory is ridiculous and it’s monitored to the T. Short staff. Hard to take time off and not feel like you’re still working at times. District leadership is the worst. Constant check the box stuff that doesn’t matter. Corporate fairness all over. Wish I worked for real authentic people. Always pushing for more more MORE! Had a nice win? Great. Produce MORE. All about stock price, investors, forget the employees and people on the ground.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Successful managers & assistant managers build strong relationships with their customers.

Cons

As a manager of a store, you have to be constantly on call for issues that could arise at your store.

5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

A positive work environment. The best co-workers I have had so far in my career worked with me at Sherwin. I also worked under an amazing management team. There is a lot of room for career growth. I worked for Sherwin for about 3.5 years. I started as a contracted lab technician, then I was hired full time as an R&D Associate Chemist. I quickly worked my way up to R&D Chemist within a year of being hired full time. The department I worked in was very fast paced, however, I know there are many other groups that move at a much slower pace with longer timelines. This would make it much easier to manage the workload.

Cons

Working with marketing was challenging at times. We would regularly receive big requests a day before they needed something. This would pose a challenge when you had other priorities to attend to. The pay was average. I do think it could have been slightly higher for all of the job responsibilities given to the chemists in my group specifically. The workload was overwhelming at times.

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