Sherwin-Williams – “Not bad, Up to the employee to handle the typical corporate stuff.”

Pros

Good Pay out of school. Relaxed atmosphere. Direct supervisors/coworkers have been great.

Cons

Training falls on you and immediate supervisors (store management) with mixed results. There are no clear standards, just some vague standards. Up/down communication with District Management is limited because they don't allow criticism. They have either been not deciding to promote me for unknown reasons or stringing me along, we'll never know because they don't allow the necessary communication. Basically, they have a system that they follow it. However, sometimes it's necessary to go outside of their comfort zone/system sometimes to solve problems and get ahead. Otherwise, you have a stagnant situation. I came in with a company merger, which meant I had twice the roadblocks. District Management are people that it's going to be up to you to handle, and you have to find a way. These people want to hear all solutions and no problems all of the time no matter what.

Advice to Senior Management

Would actually trying to be creative and solve a problem be completely out of the question. Getting ahead of others on how you handle your business issues are how one beats their competitors. Your competition may not be the greatest, but it is there and you guys better get to work to reach your full potential.