Just OK but not ideal - Marketing Rust-Oleum Employee Review

3.0
Jul 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Get to learn the business and products well. Work with large retail accounts and get experience managing their many brands. Travel for customer visits, trade shows and annual sales meeting. Good medical/dental/401K plan benefits and on-site cafeteria and free coffee.

Cons

Salaries are on the lower side versus comparable companies in the Chicagoland area and much more work involved. Lot of ridiculous penny pinching as well. There is definitely favoritism within the marketing department and you need to know and suck up to the higher ups in order to be promoted. You are expected to be always be responsive on nights and even weekends, even though they pride themselves on their work/life balance and culture. Their products have had recalls recently as well.

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5.0
Jan 7, 2026
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Pros

Co-Workers Benefits Culture Learning Opportunities

Cons

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4.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great brands & quality products, wonderful coworkers and community, pension plan, leadership development focus, learning investment.

Cons

Below industry base pay, recent uncertainty of bonus achievement, flat growth, influx of oversight by parent company (less entrepreneurial spirit), recent reductions in force.

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