A great place to work, but not for a career overall - Sales Associate JCPenney Employee Review

4.0
Sep 30, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

-Great Discount (20%) -Flexible hours if part-time -Nice people overall -Morning meetings that keep you informed about what's going on with the store -When I customer positively mentions your name in a survey you get an extra bonus -Get a bonus for credit card apps

Cons

-Inflexible with changing hours or requesting off during certain times (especially holidays) -Supervisors there weren't promoted because of a lack of a college degree although they had great potential -Seems as though secutiry watches associates more than they watch customers

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Salary, associate discount, 401k and DM and other GM support.

Cons

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