Completely Out of Touch and Unrealistic Expectations - Store Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
15 Apr 2012
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Pros

Compensation package is pretty decent 401(k) stock plan is doing very well Some of the best quality paint products in the industry

Cons

Completely unrealisitc expectations from upper management - my store has a 20% budget this year Performance appraisals are ridiculous - the methods scores are tailored to match your sales figures, not on your actual performance Upper management is in denial about the state of the economy and our overpriced products (they're some of the best products, but we charge way too much for them right now) Poor staffing - way too few employees for the hours that we're open Store managers have been forced into being sales reps. Due to having to do 8-10 hours of outside sales calls per week, a two-person store can have almost no overlap between the manager and assistant. Customer service can only suffer from that.

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Cons

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Pros

A positive work environment. The best co-workers I have had so far in my career worked with me at Sherwin. I also worked under an amazing management team. There is a lot of room for career growth. I worked for Sherwin for about 3.5 years. I started as a contracted lab technician, then I was hired full time as an R&D Associate Chemist. I quickly worked my way up to R&D Chemist within a year of being hired full time. The department I worked in was very fast paced, however, I know there are many other groups that move at a much slower pace with longer timelines. This would make it much easier to manage the workload.

Cons

Working with marketing was challenging at times. We would regularly receive big requests a day before they needed something. This would pose a challenge when you had other priorities to attend to. The pay was average. I do think it could have been slightly higher for all of the job responsibilities given to the chemists in my group specifically. The workload was overwhelming at times.

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