Great products and coworkers, but pay is below industry - Sr. Director Rust-Oleum Employee Review

4.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great brands & quality products, wonderful coworkers and community, pension plan, leadership development focus, learning investment.

Cons

Below industry base pay, recent uncertainty of bonus achievement, flat growth, influx of oversight by parent company (less entrepreneurial spirit), recent reductions in force.

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5.0
7 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-Workers Benefits Culture Learning Opportunities

Cons

There has not been many con's for me at this point.

3.0
21 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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

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