Glass ceiling but good benefits - Store Manager Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

4.0
7 Dec 2021
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Pros

Great company to use as a stepping stone. You get great managerial, operational & logistics experience. The ESPP is excellent. A few store managers have retired from their 30+ year careers as millionaires.

Cons

There’s not any real opportunity for advancement beyond City Manager. It’s actually a rarity to advance past a sales rep or store manager unless you move to another part of the country and, even then, it’s commonly limited to City Manager. All the bigwigs in the company are old white men so I’m curious to see what happens in ~10 years. They run the entire country’s marketing strategy as if they’re as well known as they are in Texas when, in fact, they could be doing a lot better in California. Kelly-Moore and Benjamin Moore are serious competitors that they don’t take seriously. They force stores and reps to compete against one another. They change reps’ budget goals at the end of the year when they’re doing exceptionally well so that they don’t have to pay as much bonus money. Store managers and assistants are hourly so their benefits are cheaper. The manager compensation is presented annually but it’s based on a 55 hour work week.

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5.0
13 May 2026
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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

Workload can become overwhelming during peak sales periods. Limited advancement opportunities without long tenure or relocation.

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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