Management Trainee - Management Trainee Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

1.0
30 Mar 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They train you hard and you will learn alot about paint products and accessories that you would have never known anywhere else.

Cons

Listen to this if you want a honest opinon about what you are about to get yourself into. Managament only cares about one thing, money, they do not care about the employee at all. They do not listen to the MTs concerns but give all the power to the store managers and if they treat you like dirt Sherwin just expects you to dust it off (this is a trial run so if they black list you your just SOL.) Also be ready to be on your feet for 10 straight hours with no breaks if the store is busy. It is exhausting and than you have to get up and do it all over again at 5am. If you want the truth, find a better company, because they do not care about you at this one. Want the truth, find a better company that cares about you and your growth. This is a sink or swim job and a very, "you better keep quiet about issues," job.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A positive work environment. The best co-workers I have had so far in my career worked with me at Sherwin. I also worked under an amazing management team. There is a lot of room for career growth. I worked for Sherwin for about 3.5 years. I started as a contracted lab technician, then I was hired full time as an R&D Associate Chemist. I quickly worked my way up to R&D Chemist within a year of being hired full time. The department I worked in was very fast paced, however, I know there are many other groups that move at a much slower pace with longer timelines. This would make it much easier to manage the workload.

Cons

Working with marketing was challenging at times. We would regularly receive big requests a day before they needed something. This would pose a challenge when you had other priorities to attend to. The pay was average. I do think it could have been slightly higher for all of the job responsibilities given to the chemists in my group specifically. The workload was overwhelming at times.

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