Worst company - Machine Operator Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay for production job, benefits, 401k match, that's literally it. Everything else about here is bad. The people who work here hate the company

Cons

Terrible place to work. Outdated overtime policy where people are forced to work over 72 hours some weeks. Looked down upon by management. Fingers pointed at people to make up for bad equipment. Never worked somewhere where staff are cared as little about. Favorites and done long time staff are allow to stand around and be lazy. Only 40 minutes of break in a 12 hour shift where you are on your feet the whole time, this is dangerous in the summer when it is 90+ degrees inside because there is no air conditioning and staff have to wear all cotton uniforms.

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Pros

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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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