Its ok to work there, not a "long-term, support your life style" job - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

3.0
25 Feb 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is good, the hours during the Christmas season (October til a week after New Years) are awesome, you get recognition from the store manager at the daily morning meetings as well as updates. I received a raise after a month of working their.

Cons

After Christmas, don't bet on making rent or paying for gas for that matter, literally hours went down to 5 hours per week until April (when Easter season begins). Hours during January and April fluctuate a lot between 5 and 12, so be mindful. Keep busy all the time because a management will watch employees on the security cams.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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