Life-changing, direction-giving - At Corporate JCPenney Employee Review

2.0
28 Dec 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason I found to work at JCP was plenty of PTO given to take, which made my decision an ultimately rewarding one. I am now elsewhere.

Cons

Not promoted after more than a decade of loyal service as hourly. When I applied for a management position again (for the last time), I was told by a Sr. HR manager that I was not promotable/not management material, that my college degree did not count because it was not earned recently (I graduated Magna Cum Laude in the late 90s), and my work experience did not count because it was not already management level. I also have a visble disability, which I believe is important to note here. I was told I should be "grateful."

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5.0
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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.

5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you like working early morning hours and getting off early in the afternoon (which I do) this is a great part-time job. I was a college student when I worked here so it worked perfectly with my schedule. The pay is pretty decent and the people you work with are friendly.

Cons

Only real downside is that it's retail. You're going to run into some rude customers from time to time. There's always work to do and not enough time given to do it sometimes. But as long as you work hard and managers see that you're trying your best there isn't too much pressure put on you.

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