Flexible when you need it, but no room to grow. - Assistant Store Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
4 Feb 2010
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Pros

Easy to schedule around things you need to do out of work. You don't need to be a rocket-scientist to do well. Slow in the winter, so there is time to job search.

Cons

Poor pay unless you are in a profitable store. Management is apathetic to plight of those lower than a Store Manager. Poor communication, everything remains a secret until the last minute and when you are told something, there is no time to adjust. Inept senior management holdovers from the takeovers of Duron and MAB.

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
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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
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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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