JCPenney reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(13,536 total reviews)
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Marc Rosen

63% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

JCPenney has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 13,536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JCPenney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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14K reviews
2.0
Sep 24, 2011

It's all right.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- very flexible scheduling - awesome, funny co-workers - most of management is tolerable - the work is relatively easy, depending on what department you're in - shifts always go by quickly/you're typically kept busy - decent paychecks if you're on commission and selling a lot

Cons

- management sucked at communicating with employees - working until 1 in the morning during the holiday season if you had a closing shift - if you work in a commission-based department, you're expected to go to these meetings every couple of months that are usually not all that helpful/beneficial - management really pushes credit apps/surveys

5.0
Sep 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly associates, fast paced environment, motivating managers, excellent quality and variety of merchandise for a great value, and many coupons and sales that save alot of money

Cons

Managers sometimes seem too desperate to have associates sell credit apps, It gets really busy and there is not always enough staff, for those who work commission, like I did, there is a termination policy for those who miss their standard goal 4 months in a row, which is very likely for people working few hours on the slowest days

3.0
Sep 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexability with schedules. Good place to work for students.

Cons

Retail hours. There is always some special sale requiring extended hours

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