The times are changing - Assistant Store Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

2.0
Sep 27, 2015
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Pros

Comparatively good pay. Depending on store the staff can work as a team and get along well. Good vacation time.

Cons

Corporate micromanaging, division wide blanket sales drives with no consideration to rural or regions of stores (e.g. Required to make 60 calls a week out of all stores, however some rural stores only had 27 accounts on their 60 calls a week list). The constant promotions to grow the DIY sector are causing rifts over pricing with contractors. Long hours which are a drain on the back page for profit and yet store held accountable to keeping expenses down.

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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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