Is JCPenney a good company to work for as a Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser?

Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals working at JCPenney have rated their employer with 2.6 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of JCPenney employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser Jobs at JCPenney now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser interview questions at JCPenney .

Does JCPenney pay Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser employees well?

Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals rate their compensation and benefits at JCPenney with 1.9 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 41.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser salaries at JCPenney.

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What are the pros of working at JCPenney according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great and it was a fairly laid back environment." ((in 819 reviews)); "My coworkers were great to work alongside and I was always able to receive help when needed." ((in 574 reviews)); "They offer flexible hours and an employee discount to help save money on various purchases." ((in 510 reviews)); "At the I worked there the benefits were good and made a lot of friends." ((in 389 reviews)); "The best part about working at JCPenney is the flexible schedule and the 20" ((in 272 reviews))

What are the cons of working at JCPenney according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and no other employees would constantly run off so you had to do it all alone." ((in 1040 reviews)); "Poor management To many associates that don't actually work and spend time on their cell phones..." ((in 994 reviews)); "Managers are rude and expect you to suck it up and deal with it since they have the power." ((in 486 reviews)); "The hour changes are kind of crazy and no training" ((in 202 reviews)); "Upper management and Co workers poor management" ((in 142 reviews))

JCPenney Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser reviews

2.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Marc Rosen

Not enough data to show CEO approval

43% positive business outlook

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Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser employees have rated JCPenney with 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals have an average working experience there. JCPenney is rated 26% below average by Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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30 reviews

2.0

Aug 12, 2012

The once family oriented company is now a one man show corporation

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get some paid time hours working as little as 25hrs a week. celebrations for store accomplishments.

Cons

no regard for availability low maximum pay scale too much work with little reward money goes to store never employees

1.0

May 8, 2012

Glad to have a job, just wish it wasn't here!!

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoy my coworkers. Enjoy the best price sales, w/ employee discount, of clusters.

Cons

Absolutly hate, hate, working till 2 in the morning. The upper "management" never listens to employees that have been them longer than them. The new way the company is doing things,is Absolutly ridiculous! For this to be americas store, why are they laying off so many employees?

2.0

Feb 21, 2012

I was not hired to be a merchandiser, but duped into it, I was not hired to work strictly late nights either

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

20 percent discount convenient store location employee parking A door to exit the store and never have to work there again

Cons

Being duped (lied to) about your job description when hired Being lied to about the hours you would be working Having to work til 5am Unhappy management no matter how hard you and your co-workers strive to do a good job Unrecognised as a hard working "individual" looked at as a "team", leaving no room for growth Pay is $7.50 per hour

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The once family oriented company is now a one man show corporation

Glad to have a job, just wish it wasn't here!!

I was not hired to be a merchandiser, but duped into it, I was not hired to work strictly late nights either

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