My experiences with JC Penney have not been good. - Visual Merchandiser JCPenney Employee Review

1.0
17 Jan 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good hours for part time visual work as long as it's not Christmas season.

Cons

No employee entrance, you have to stand at the door and wait for it to be unlocked every morning. All the managers tell you different ways to merchandise things so you end up wasting alot of time with changes. Good job is seldom ever heard. They care more about the customers than their employees. They want visual to drop everything you're working on and come work the register that you were barely trained on. Their visual is more like merchandising. No room for any creativity or personal touches. Everything is planogrammed. Every fixture and table. You spend most of your time moving fixtures on the wall and moving merchandise. Youre expected to speak to every customer. Get real!!! It really is the Walmart of the mall.

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5.0
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Pros

laid back work environment for a college student

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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