Poor leadership - Analyst Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

Honestly, I think this really depends on where you work, what department, and who your leader is. Some employees may have great leadership, and others not so much. Because this company has so many divisions and departments, it's hard to answer this without others really understanding why my department has ZERO Pros

Cons

Headquarters has around 3,000 employees. If you happen to be in this building in a department with a lovely Director that values you and your ideas then you are winning. If you are in this building under a Director who rules with an Ironfist then you must be in my department, and I feel for you. I am not sure why people like this are allowed to lead a team, but this is the reason why I will give SW a low rating. This comes from the top. The top allows people like this to manage and ruin employees who have ideas, gifts, and experiences to share to make the department better. I think this small department has lost about 5 people so far. Some left for early retirement, and some have run for the exit to greener pastures. Also, HR does not care what you think; they are only there to protect the company!

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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