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      JCPenney reviews

      3.3

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (13,534 total reviews)
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      Marc Rosen

      63% approve of CEO

      36% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      JCPenney has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 13,534 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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      Reviews by job title

      14K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 28, 2009

      Promote from within

      Sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have worked at many JCP stores across the country and every store made me feel welcome. It was almost a family environment. There are many long term associates that empower that family atmosphere. The pay scale for management associates was very good.

      Cons

      The district manager of the last store I worked at always looked outside the company for filling positions. There were many qualified management associates that excelled at their current job who should have been interviewed and considered for the open position. The company's current stance on "You must be relocatable to be considered for promotion".

      3.0
      Oct 27, 2009

      Some good, some bad....

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Discount Manager made sure we got our breaks Other employees were nice Didn't have to put out new inventory, they had separate staff for this. Leave ON TIME!

      Cons

      The pay sucked. Advancement in the company was rare. I knew someone that worked there for 15 years and still was just a sales associate.

      2.0
      Oct 27, 2009

      Meh, it was all I could find

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Like that it's 1st shift, weekends off during non-peak seasons, okay discount, good friends and co workers, varied tasks so I wasn't too bored, and fairly flexible during non-peak seasons.

      Cons

      The pay, not knowing how long you're going to work or how late you have to stay to finish your work, the holiday season, incompetent managers/supervisors, lack of communication or lack of action between employees. I don't understand why the company continues to do some of the things they do. Also, products are marked up to an extreme. JCP gets brand new products with a price tag of say 100 bucks, and they are immediately marked down, 50 percent off, to 50 bucks. That's how they drive sales.

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