JCPenney pays pennies! - Specialty Associate JCPenney Employee Review

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Enjoyed the actual work and interaction with customers - Liked immediate co-workers

Cons

- Very low pay and no raises. - All that matters to management is pushing the JCP Credit Card and Protection Plans for Jewelry. (The Protection Plans are a joke -- not worth the $$.) - No opportunities to grow (even though management kept promising). - Store facilities are old and not maintained. - Poor IT systems and support. - No in-store security. We had a shooting with injuries at the entrance to the store and management did not even address it. No policies in place for situations like this. - Lots of shoplifting (even by employees!) - High turn-around in staff

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5.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Maintenance department with a great team of Managers and Senior technicians to learn from each day.

Cons

Pay was low for the work load.

3.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

its a good starter job for someone in high school

Cons

schedule would change at the drop of a hat without being asked about availability. supervisors never answered their phones if you needed to contact them

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