Okay for retail - Sales Associate JCPenney Employee Review

2.0
Feb 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of the people I work with are okay. The scheduling is pretty flexible in the store I work in. The employee discount is pretty good

Cons

There are too many bosses to answer to. You never know if you may be pleasing one boss, but pissing the other ones off. There has been a pay freeze, so you don't feel compensated for the work you do, so sometimes you wonder why should I worry about giving 100%. There are too many silly little contest that goes on, It makes you feel like your in grade school, and sometimes you're even treated like that. The constant pushing of charge applications on customers becomes daunting.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

No cons prefect for college and high school students

5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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