MTP review - Management Training Program (MTP) Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
14 Jan 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great money for a college graduate. Great training. Great product to sell.

Cons

After you receive your first salary, it barely increases from there. For example, you start around $39,000 a year but long term managers make usually at most $60k. I worked in the South East division- very sexist company. They hire women over men only because the company is like 10-20% female, which is barbaric in the 21st century. The men in the company are very sexist and I have no clue how they are still in operation. As an MTP you will take over the assistant manager duties. The company will not tell you that if you do not move where they assign you then you will be terminated. Even if you have a family or any valid excuse as to why you cannot move 100 miles away to a small town no one has ever heard of, they will take away your big salary, health insurance, everything. Overall, this company is for people who are old fashioned and think women are below men. If you just want good money and do not care about company values or rising too high in the management levels of the company then this job is perfect for you!!

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5.0
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Pros

Steady hours and reliable schedule with consistent pay structure. Strong brand reputation and supportive training for new employees. Helpful team environment with coworkers willing to assist. Good entry-level experience for learning customer service skills.

Cons

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5.0
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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

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