Got me through college - Sales A Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

4.0
May 11, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Great manager -Delegation of tasks are very communal; there isn't a huge overbearing pecking order and the manager would often do the very same things we did -Very inclusive place to work -Managment assigned responsibility -There is a set task and goal in mind -Learn a lot about the working class, it's a good first job

Cons

-Same cons as any retail job really -Sometimes customers or contractors wont take you seriously -odds of getting paint spilled on you at some point is pretty high -sometimes you'll get sore from the lifting

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Culture, Support, Benefits, Independent, Collaboration

Cons

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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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