They seek out college grads without many options. - Management Trainee Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
Jul 26, 2021
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Pros

Average - above average salary for recent college graduate. Faster career growth than non-management trainee employees.

Cons

95% physical labor - 3% office work - 1% transferable skills. Retail environment. Schedule sucks, once you are placed after 6-8 week training kiss your weekends and evenings goodbye. Work/Life balance is laughable at best. Be prepared to work with idiots for the most part. Full-Time hours - part time lunch breaks.

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Pros

Culture, Support, Benefits, Independent, Collaboration

Cons

Confusing, Poor Onboarding Process, Flying By The Seat of Your Pants

5.0
Jun 16, 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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