JCP Portraits reviews

2.2

10% would recommend to a friend

(495 total reviews)
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Michael Meek

10% approve of CEO

5% positive business outlook

JCP Portraits has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 495 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The JCP Portraits employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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495 reviews
2.0
Aug 13, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Different work environment than typical retail mall job. Interacting with kids and goofing around to get them to smile can be fun. Creating memories for families to cherish can feel rewarding. Pretty laid back in between major holidays.

Cons

Christmas season is extremely busy and stressful. Online booking causes guests to overbook themselves causing your appointments to run late. Expected to only be in camera room for 10 minutes, when in reality it is extremely rare when you typical have a fussy newborn, a stubborn 2 year old, a family with 4 kids all under the age of 6, etc. During non-peak seasons there is single coverage, which means only one person works each shift, causing them to juggle the appointments, answering phones, handling pick-ups, etc. Must be extremely patient working with children and their parents. Expected to meet high sales goals, though the company's coupons greatly discount the products.

1.0
Oct 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount at J C Penney

Cons

Other employees weren't friendly; scheduling for customers left no actual time for portrait sitting (we had to schedule appointments for every 5 minutes leading to 4 hour behind wait time); No real training; minimum wage

4.0
Sep 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good manager and coworkers discount flexible with schedule always something to do positive environment as retail goes customers were nice usually

Cons

management is kind of a mess..been some changes in how things are done that could have been completed a little more seamlessly. Lots of confusion on whos in charge of what.

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