Sherwin-Williams reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(9,481 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

53% 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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3.0
Sep 26, 2008

Ok but could be better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are several different positions

Cons

office politics kill a career

5.0
Sep 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Working for Sherwin-Williams is like running your own company with someone else's money. You are given the trust and resources to make the decisions necessary to be successful. It takes an entrepreneurial spirit but the rewards are plentiful. Promotion from within is over 90%. It doesn't matter where you came from or who you know, what matters is hard work and performance. That's truly what gets you ahead here. Also, the benefits at SW are great: 401k, pension, medical, dental, vision, plus quarterly and annual bonuses. Performance pays.

Cons

Being spread out in retails stores does not always provide the comradery one might get in an office setting. You still get know people around you but there are rarely social events or after-work drinks. Additionally, working in our stores is quite physical. It's not a desk job, which is great, but it requires heavy lifting at times and constant movement. It's not a job for complacent or lazy people.

5.0
Sep 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Sherwin-Willams HQ, job security is excellent overall. They are also fairly flexible with schedules and provide reimbursement for certifications and college coursework - both of which are often important to young professionals as well as managers looking to advance thru MBA programs. On the business side, the culture is very lean and efficient, while on the IT side things are run much like a mom and pop shop at times - this allows a lot of freedom and leeway in how you accomplish goals and learn new things. People are generally warm and open to answering questions and sharing their knowledge.

Cons

Sherwin-Williams is an old fashioned manufacturing company. They are an enormous global enterprise. With those things naturally comes baggage like bureaucracy and resistance to change - a lot of processes are in place to provide organization and control. Though these often help in providing a consistent environment across the enterprise, they also often hinder new exciting benefits and getting seemingly simple tasks pushed through the system. You won't find the flexibility or total freedom you find working for smaller employers. In summary, they are somewhat monolithic in their standards and old-fashioned in their procedures - you will need to be able to work within these corporate traits in order to successfully move things forward and impact change in the enterprise in the future.

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