Rust-Oleum reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)
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Jeff Ackerberg

92% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Rust-Oleum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rust-Oleum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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256 reviews
3.0
Jan 21, 2026

Talent is stale

Recommend
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Pros

President is really sharp and great. Great human New external VP hires have been good adds across the org Work life balance is almost too good Small so it's not political or beaurcraritic.

Cons

Complacency Need better product talent as majority only know RO and they aren't Kellogg or HBS level Most SVPs would not shine at bigger orgs, one or two would. They don't rank on the same level with the ones I've worked with at larger orgs. Product needs to reorg bc nobody is moving the needle at all esp spray paint. Zero diveristy Pay is horrendous for many mid level folks

3.0
Jan 7, 2026

Ok place

Recommend
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Pros

Location Health benefits Easy work

Cons

Physically demanding Management blames workers

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