A good job for a college student - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

3.0
13 Nov 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

work expected is not met by pay

Cons

varying hours make planning difficult

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5.0
20 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back work, nice people to work with.

Cons

Sales driven. There doesn't seem to be much training on how they want the cashiers to do their job.

1.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The employee discounts were alright

Cons

As a Cashier or Omni associate they don't take you seriously. Leadership loves to play hot potato with responsibilities and many times cashiers gets stuck with it. When dealing with angry customers they the managers don't show up or completely undermine you making you look like an ___.

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