Sherwin-Williams reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(9,490 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 9,490 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
5.0
Apr 28, 2011
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Pros

Nationally accredited intern program, friendly and very helpful coworkers, team spirit, open door type policy with district manager and other upper management, and intern project allowed a great learning experience

Cons

A lot of product knowledge to learn which can become pretty overwhelming and like all retail stores, dealing with disgruntled customers, and also like many retail stores you will have to work evenings, some holidays, and weekends.

1.0
Apr 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

SW seems to work well with college students and around their school schedules. I've worked at three stores and never had a problem with it. Its a stable job. If you are somewhat a competent employee you have good job security.

Cons

Terrible pay. Deal with rude and disrespectful customers on a daily basis with a smile on your face and a "customer is always right" mentality. You are expected to do much more than anyone is capable of doing at one time with a understaffed store, i.e: answer phones, ring up customers, tint paint, answer questions, pick out a persons colors to paint their house b/c people don't have a mind of their own, unload trucks, stock, prepare orders, deliver orders, clean, and in some form or another pick up slack from lazy managers. Lowe's, Home Depot, and PPG all pay much better for the same job and require less from you. Stores are run by upper management they never step foot in the actually store and by guys that haven't touched a gallon of paint in 30 yrs and have completely lost touch with how things really work. Management only care about numbers not about satisfaction of employees or customers. Sherwin Williams keeps raising prices 3-4 times a year and you WILL be bitched at daily for it as if it is YOUR fault. warehouses are not air conditioned and during the summer while unloading products off pallets it gets very hot and you are constantly having to stop unpalletizing and run upfront to help a customer while very sweaty due to lack of store staffing b/c SW is trying increase the size of executives wallets. DONT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY! any good ratings i've read about this company is from people that have only worked for SW for a short time. they haven't realized that they wont get the promotion they were promised after 2 yrs of service. I've been with them for 6 yrs and cannot wait till college graduation.

4.0
Apr 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

My experience with Sherwin Williams was overall positive with a few sticking points. I was hired in the middle of the recession so it showed that they were still looking to expand their talent since most companies were on a hiring freeze. The management at my particular facility was very open and very up front about everything. They really preached the open door policy and that really helped with any issues that came up during my time there. The upper management team (higher than my manager, regional management) for my region were also very open and upfront with expectations and goals they wanted you to achieve. The biggest pro of Sherwin Williams is their benefits package. Coming out of college it might not be the first thing on your mind but it makes a huge difference. They have medical, dental and vision coverage and a decent 401k matching.

Cons

Their compensation rates that I started at was below the average for my major. When I tried to negotiate it was a take it or leave it type of mentality. Two years later I had just made it to the average pay rate . It seems like SW is notorious at underpaying for the position. As an example when I left my "replacement" would be paid at a higher pay grade than what I was leaving at. Also don't expect to me climbing the latter quickly after your first promotion, it seems they have a "pay your dues" type of mentality as well. They will ask you where you want your career to go and such but most of the time they already have a set plan of where, how, when you'll get to your next promotion.

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