Sherwin-Williams reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(9,481 total reviews)
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Heidi Petz

37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Sherwin-Williams has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,481 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sherwin-Williams employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews
3.0
Jan 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is good I don't have a college degree . Can take time off whenever I want to. Something different everyday. Great insurance. Pretty hard to get fired. Great bonus plan(If you can make it)

Cons

Advancement is very hard unless you are a chosen one. They don't have clearly defined ways to get promoted. Some people get promoted to dm i just 6 years while others it takes 20. Seem to be on a diveresty kick. Which is fine but they bend the rules for some. They know who is going to get a certain openings before it opens. Inteviews are a joke. They don't even interview half of them . I was told one time when I needed an assistant you are getting this person. Call everyone and tell them its been filled. They treat you like a number if you don't hit budget you get a 4 on your appraisal. Doesn't matter what else you do. It's what are your sales and profit. They do all these sales qualifing but never take anyone off the list. Every 2 years you get a new boss and they change everything. And price increases wow we had 3 last year and will have 3 this year. They try to tell us people will buy from us because we are experts. Really? All they care about are share holders. They need to get ideas from the field on sales and what to sale. Not from some yahoo in Cleveland. We now sell hammers,drillls and SHAMWOW! lol. There are higher up's who expect you to do things they didn't like hit sales budget 2 years in a row. Hope you like working holidays. Only closed on Thanksgiving,Easter,Christmas and New Years day oh and keep your store spotless. And get NO paint on your clothes.

2.0
Jun 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Acceptable starting base salary straight out of college. Stores close no later than 6pm (in my experience). Usually friendly co workers. Potential to make a little extra cash through the bonus structure. Great benefits including 401K matching dollar for dollar up to 5%. Something different every day. Job security.

Cons

Working 44+ hours per week including most weekends as an assistant manager. Forced hour lunch breaks which put you at the store close to 50 hours/week. Difficult to request time off. Sometimes working 630am to 630pm. On your feet 90%+ of the time. Laughable bonus structure for assistant managers, especially in lower volume stores. Unrealistic sales goals that have to be met in order to break in to a decent bonus. Little consideration for your location preferences (asked me to move out of state right off the bat) Store managers have no problem blaming the assistant managers for problems on a daily basis. Very difficult to discipline part time workers due to policies and procedures. They WILL threaten your career if you are not willing to relocate at the drop of a hat. Weekly "sales call" goals that have to be met, not enough hours in the day. You have to wear many different hats as an assistant manager. Wearing your name on your shirt (Blue collar work environment after earning a stellar education) (Please dont get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with blue collar work, but they were not straightforward with my during the hiring process about how labor intensive the position is.) Having to deal with unreasonable painters and contractors, MOST of which do not speak clear english, makes the job very frustrating if you are not bilingual. I did not go to school to be talked down to by painters for things beyond my control as an ASM. Working for SWP is extremely draining, leaves me with no energy for an acceptable work/life balance. You wont be proud telling people where you work/what you do for a living ie-"I Work at a paint store"

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