TRYING TIMES WILL BRING OUT THE BEST OR WORST IN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE THE BEST APPLY WITHIN..... - INDEPENDENT DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE Representative Sherwin-Williams Employee Review

5.0
Dec 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

We at Sherwin are a family, a very big one! This company doesn't treat you simply as an employee but as much much more then then that. They/we treat each other as people. The benefits packages offered are by far better then other large companies I have worked for in the past. The career advancement possibilities are endless and limitless (I'm next in line for CEO, just kidding.) There is support available to you at any time to discuss your career path or research a new one. Because we are such a diverse international company the sky is the limit on opportunities. We grow stronger together.

Cons

Well as we all know we are entering a recession, mainly due to the housing markets being in the dumps, but Sherwin Williams as in other coating company's have been hit hard by this. Times are tough for all coating manufactures and they may continue to get worse before they get better. Back to topic it is becoming more difficult for people to come into our company right now, and I know there are those out there who are worried about loosing their jobs but we will survive and continue to prosper.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Wonderful employees at each store, particularily helpful at navigating the vast expanse of products. Overall, great work environment with special people.

Cons

Customer base could be annoying at times, refusing advice or assistance and then complaining about prices. Contractors can be difficult to deal with especially on weekends, acting like they deserve the best prices and won't listen to manager suggestions.

5.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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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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