Is Sherwin-Williams a good company to work for?

Sherwin-Williams has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 10,936 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Sherwin-Williams to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sherwin-Williams have been left by employees working as Painter , Internship and Associate .

Does Sherwin-Williams pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sherwin-Williams employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sherwin-Williams. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sherwin-Williams?

61% of Sherwin-Williams employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sherwin-Williams 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sherwin-Williams?

Sales Associate (1227) , Assistant Manager (928) , Store Manager (655) , Sales Representative (433) , Assistant Store Manager (263) , Manager (245) , Customer Service Specialist (114) , Intern (110) , Store Associate (95) , Part Time Sales Associate (82) , Retail Sales Associate (78) , Customer Service Representative (77) , Operations Manager (77) , Market Manager (64) , Branch Manager (63)

What are the pros of working at Sherwin-Williams according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and they continue to explore new ways to provide resources for your personal life." ((in 1062 reviews)); "good pay (But I asked for more before saying yes to the offer and it was granted. ) for part" ((in 837 reviews)); "The people I worked with were really great and they do a great job of building relationships with customers." ((in 477 reviews)); "My coworkers were great You get to know the contractors and customers better since you see them often" ((in 172 reviews)); "I had great training and was provided with plenty of tools to help me learn about products I didnt know about." ((in 166 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sherwin-Williams according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours (As a part timer I was doing more hours than the store manager)" ((in 381 reviews)); "Poor management and some people would lack of work" ((in 372 reviews)); "Usually there’s no work life balance if you work at a store that is short staffed." ((in 348 reviews)); "Bad data and sometimes toxic upper management" ((in 323 reviews)); "Just not a position for everyone however a lot of the managers have been with the company for years" ((in 260 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sherwin-Williams layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sherwin-Williams layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sherwin-Williams in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sherwin-Williams locations?

Cleveland , Chicago , Atlanta , Houston , Dallas , New York , Philadelphia , Minneapolis , Charlotte , Columbus , Orlando , Pittsburgh , Los Angeles , Seattle , Indianapolis , Denver , Miami , San Diego , Milwaukee , Raleigh , Saint Louis , San Antonio , Baltimore , Phoenix , Nashville , Portland , Jacksonville , Detroit , Garland , Cincinnati

Sherwin-Williams reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(9,507 total reviews)

Heidi Petz

35% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (9,507 reviews)

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Sherwin-Williams has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,507 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).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

4.0

Mar 12, 2014

Sales Driven Organization

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for if you want a career in sales. All of the expected benefits, plus fair compensation for both regular full-time and management positions. Many opportunities for advancement if you're willing to move (sometimes not too far).

Cons

Work/life balance. Store Managers are mostly on salary. 48 hours per week is the minimum, but many managers often work 55-60 hours per week or more trying to attain numerous stretch goals. Also, customers. People can really be rude, but hey, that's typical in the retail industry.

2.0

Mar 6, 2014

give more, expect less

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their benefits package is above average for other fortune 500 companies. There is good camaraderie between coworkers. The work is fast paced and always changing (which is great as long as your dream job isn't sitting in a cubicle), and the sales/management training is far superior to other sales companies.

Cons

Upper management cares about numbers, not people. Being under-staffed and over-worked is a given, and the salaries (in addition to being much lower than other retail paint companies) do not justify the additional work demanded of you as store management. SW is a global company with many locations to promote to, but you WILL be expected to relocate to another district if you want to get into upper management. Your ethics will be put to the test (and sometimes disregarded) by upper management when it comes to maximizing profit potential.

4.0

Mar 5, 2014

I really enjoyed working here.

Key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You were allowed to drive the delivery van to different job sites. They are professional but down to earth. They are a diverse company that hires different people of all backgrounds. They are great about hiring college graduates and there is opportunity to move up in the company. Usually only a limmited amount of people work at one store but can be a bad thing when requesting time off.

Cons

Unless you go into the Manager Training Program, it takes effort to learn all their products. If you want to work here you must have a willingess to take the time to educate yourself. In the MTP you take classes and ate given books and binders on all the data pages and info on each product, but when you are as a sales associate you kind of learn as you go which can be stressfull.

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