give more, expect less - Branch Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

2.0
6 Mar 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Their benefits package is above average for other fortune 500 companies. There is good camaraderie between coworkers. The work is fast paced and always changing (which is great as long as your dream job isn't sitting in a cubicle), and the sales/management training is far superior to other sales companies.

Cons

Upper management cares about numbers, not people. Being under-staffed and over-worked is a given, and the salaries (in addition to being much lower than other retail paint companies) do not justify the additional work demanded of you as store management. SW is a global company with many locations to promote to, but you WILL be expected to relocate to another district if you want to get into upper management. Your ethics will be put to the test (and sometimes disregarded) by upper management when it comes to maximizing profit potential.

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5.0
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Pros

good benefits, not a difficult job once you get used to it

Cons

crazy schedule and old systems

5.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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