Sherwin-Williams reviews

The promotion policies are DISMAL. They say they promote 90-something percent from within, but I'll tell you what that is. They have an MTP (manager trainee program) position that they create for recent college grads. If you're a full-time employee in the store and you know the customers and you apply for associate manager, you'll be passed over in favor of someone they've placed in the MTP "position" and they will then promote that person "from within" as an associate manager. They hire too many MTPs per year and thus, you'll never have a chance to move up if you don't have a degree. If it tells you anything about the company, I chose to pursue a degree after I'd been there for 3 years. I was told I was the best candidate for the job but that they "had to pass me over because you don't have a bachelor's degree". This was by my district manager. I attained my bachelors degree but no longer work for them and will not reapply to become an MTP and follow their convoluted system. Morale is bad and top management in some divisions and districts can't even read the reports.

It is very hard to climb the ladder if you're not a "chosen one". I've seen several people come in at an entry to mid level position and surpass tenured employees into management positions (across several departments). The tenured employees that aren't getting promoted all have one thing in common -- and by the title of this review, you could take a guess as to what that one common denominator is.