It WAS great. Until it tanked. - Associate Software Engineer JCPenney Employee Review

3.0
4 July 2016
Recommend
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Pros

It was a great company to work for. I was there almost 10 years. Pay was average, but it was stable, a good overall culture. Advancement was very possible and achievable. The discount was great. Up until the former Apple VP came in as CEO, it was easily 5 stars and I would still be there today.

Cons

Once everything went downhill and they brought in a former Apple executive as CEO, it went far downhill. My job was (as well as thousands of others were) eliminated and outsourced to India. I never would have imagined that one person could come in and cause such catastrophic disaster to a company like he did. And he STILL walked away a multimillionaire.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you like working early morning hours and getting off early in the afternoon (which I do) this is a great part-time job. I was a college student when I worked here so it worked perfectly with my schedule. The pay is pretty decent and the people you work with are friendly.

Cons

Only real downside is that it's retail. You're going to run into some rude customers from time to time. There's always work to do and not enough time given to do it sometimes. But as long as you work hard and managers see that you're trying your best there isn't too much pressure put on you.

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