Sherwin-Williams reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(9,490 total reviews)
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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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2.0
Sep 30, 2015

Not enough ammunition

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Pros

Benefits were very good. Did teach me a good bit about how to run a business, nearly on my own.

Cons

Asked to do way to much with way too little. Consistently going to a gun fight with knives. This division is very reactive, and nearly never successfully proactive... Therefore maintaining/growing market-share is exceedingly difficult. Many employees are poached by the competition, with the reverse rarely occurring.

2.0
Sep 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Comparatively good pay. Depending on store the staff can work as a team and get along well. Good vacation time.

Cons

Corporate micromanaging, division wide blanket sales drives with no consideration to rural or regions of stores (e.g. Required to make 60 calls a week out of all stores, however some rural stores only had 27 accounts on their 60 calls a week list). The constant promotions to grow the DIY sector are causing rifts over pricing with contractors. Long hours which are a drain on the back page for profit and yet store held accountable to keeping expenses down.

2.0
Jun 25, 2015

Corporate Headquarters

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They are a stable company that still has a pension plan for employees.

Cons

They do not get rid of bad employees, especially incompetent and abusive managers. They don't really care about employees and managers are allowed to do whatever they want to employees with impunity. It's probably OK to work there if you have a good manager, but it you don't, it can be hell going into work every day. They are stingy giving vacation time. You can't use sick time if you r chile is sick or if your spouse is in the hospital. Benefits are on the low end of average.

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