Difficult culture to navigate if you are looking for promotions. - Anonymous employee Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

3.0
May 17, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Competitive salaries and benefits package. Great fitness facility with knowledgeable and talented staff. There is also a healthy cafe within the building.

Cons

At times the corporate culture can be limiting. There is a stifling sense for those who are creative in addition to being ambitious. It seems the culture promotes those who fit a more traditional mold and play a very conservative game. There is a sense of a good old boys network and many employees feel excluded from the opportunity to excel.

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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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