Pay is HORRIBLE - Management Trainee Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

3.0
Jul 15, 2024
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Pros

Good quality paint. I didn’t have to fake anything when selling the paint at the store

Cons

Run if you can. Pay is horrible. 47,000 a year for someone with a degree. Not worth it. They wanted to keep up with the market so they gave me 35 more cents ….LOL On top of everything they make you work 44 hrs. Norm is 40 hrs and management trainee positions starts off at 55,000 a year. Not to mention it feels like working for a dictator. Upper management is in charge of having the last say of whether you can or not take days off. This company likes to cut corners with their employees to save money.

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5.0
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Pros

Only have to work three days a week, nice team

Cons

Low pay (19 an hour) Very retail feeling

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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