Part time job in high school and through college - Sales Associate/Key Holder Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

3.0
Mar 18, 2015
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Pros

Was lucky enough to work with a great group of people. Never work nights, they're not open that late. Once I moved up within the store I experienced more freedom and say in things (as well as added responsibility).

Cons

It's retail. But extremely specialized knowledge is needed. Takes a long time to feel comfortable. At a more industrial focused location it can be a quite physically exhausting job. Though you don't work nights, tend to work rather long shifts, much of which might be alone or only with one other person. If it's busy, there are no breaks, no lunch. Just have to eat when you can. Winter months can be the opposite, can go hours without seeing anyone and have really nothing to do (which can be good or bad depending on your view). Have to work ~10 hour weekend days regularly. Cold calls.

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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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