Intern, great place to start and great job through college - Intern Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

4.0
Jun 29, 2010
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Pros

This is a huge company that does a lot of business and has many stores all over. This was a plus when I did the internship at home and it was easy for me to transfer around to different stores that needed help. The pay is fair for the job, if you can learn the info and sell, the management possibilities are good and they offer a good base pay and all the trimmings (benefits and many options). The hours are good, most stores close at or around 7 pm.

Cons

Don't for one second think that this will be a light weight job, this job demands a lot on the body. Not to say its not manageable but paint is heavy (10 lbs avg) and with 40 lb boxes and 50 lb five gallon buckets it could be rough for some. But other than the weight of the job and being on your feet (anywhere) its not that bad...

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Successful managers & assistant managers build strong relationships with their customers.

Cons

As a manager of a store, you have to be constantly on call for issues that could arise at your store.

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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