JCPenney reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(13,518 total reviews)
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Marc Rosen

62% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

JCPenney has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 13,518 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JCPenney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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14K reviews
4.0
Mar 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is compatible with other companies in the IT industry. J.C. Penney is still hiring IT professionals while a lot of others have downsized their workforces. Health benefits are okay if you and your family are healthy. It covers several Dr. office visits per year with no cost to you. The work environment at the headquarter in Plano is very good. It has a Fitness Center and Day Care on site. It provides associates discount program, ranging from 10 to 20%, when you shop at J.C. Penney department stores, catalogue, and JCP Direct web site.

Cons

I am still new to the company, and pretty satisfied so far with everything, i.e., work environment, management, colleagues.

4.0
Mar 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

the best reason to work at JCP is the flexibility in hours that it provides. Traditionally the company has had a great deal of concern for the individual...

Cons

One of the downsides of working for j.c.penny,it that because it is a retail organization there are few holidays during the year. Sometimes I think there is little continuity in direction as it appears that priorities change radically from one budget cycle to the next.

2.0
Feb 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

quick career advancement, great senior management

Cons

The varied hours make it difficult to have a life outside of the store. Micromanagment is a big issue and managers are not allowed to maximize their potential.

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