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
1.0
Aug 17, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You get paid a bare minimum salary of $45k/yr even though this is an hourly job. No bonus for MTs, and no commission can be earned ever. Decent benefits, but doesn't make up for work stress and entitled customers.

Cons

It is a labor-intensive retail store job that doesn't allow for actual lunch breaks. And if you do decide to take a lunch break, better be ready to make-up the time you clocked out by staying longer or coming in earlier to your next shift. If you don't make up the time your paycheck will be affected. You are expected to be on your feet all day, meaning your lunch break will be interrupted to help customers. Working 44 hours a week is a must in order to earn your "salary" (this job is hourly, but the employers will try to phrase it like it's salaried). You have to clock in to this job, it's not a true salaried position. Also as an MT you can be taken advantage of especially when it comes to working weekends (they will try to make you take weekend shifts without an adequate warning). Work-life balance is bad because you don't have a consistent schedule, it changes every week and you will find yourself closing one day and opening the next and also working random weekends. The job mostly entails mixing paint all day for customers, lifting heavy gallons of paint, and shelf stocking. This job is not meant for college graduates seeking to start at an entry-level corporate position. If you have the luxury, wait to find a better opportunity because it takes several years to even advance to corporate at Sherwin-Williams as an MT.

4.0
May 21, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Stock prices/401K benefits 2. Team building events 3. Accrued vacation for years of service 4. Yearly bonus is pretty decent (A % of your salary based on performance of the group you are in and company-wide goals) 5. "Early Release" from work the last work day before a national holiday

Cons

1. High turnover 2. Constant reorganization 3. Creative/innovative ideas/initiatives get shot down constantly 4. Lack of training, especially for management 5. When training is provided, it is a waste of time because when you try to implement what you have learned in your everyday work, it gets challenged because you are doing something different (See #3 above) 6. Impossible to get a promotion in a R&D position due to the endless approvals needed from an appointed "board" of people in managerial positions (most of whom don't even know you) 7. Low pay for the industry

2.0
Apr 16, 2020

Not For Everyone

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Pay. Hires from within. Opportunity to advance if you play their game.

Cons

Upper mangement is clueless. Work is delegated down and then upper management takes credit. Often no idea of what our managers are even working on. They claim to care about their employees but are bogged down in antiquated ideals that are making early talent look elsewhere.

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