J. C. Penney Reviews
Updated Aug 10, 2020
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Approve of CEO
Jill Soltau
335 Ratings
Pros
"The employee discount is great and you accumulate lots of time off" (in 593 reviews)
"Good work environment, flexible hours" (in 290 reviews)
Cons
"Too much pushing for credit card applications" (in 414 reviews)
"There is minimal staff and long hours" (in 205 reviews)
"Hairstylist"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J. C. Penney full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Love this company it’s awesome
Cons
Salon is too separate from store
"Once a great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Salary, Work Life Balance and the people I worked with
Cons
Unfortunately I don't think JCP will be around much longer. CEO's and senior leadership are constantly changing . Millions of bonuses were handed out to the CEO and senior leadership team days before they declared chapter 11. What a slap in the face to all their front-line workers.
"Overall Great Place to Work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J. C. Penney full-time for more than a year
Pros
Team atmosphere is a huge asset
Cons
Pay and Benefits could be better
"Great coworkers, sporadic hours for part time employees."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney part-time for less than a year
Pros
Management and employees are very kind. Pretty organized management. Flexible schedule.
Cons
Less opportunity to advance. Sporadic hours. Not enough hours for part time employees.
"great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
pleasant great happy generous great
Cons
short shifts high turnover low pay
"Good Seasonal Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney part-time for less than a year
Pros
Co-workers, management was willing to work with school schedule, paid training
Cons
Pay, inconsistent hours and schedules
"very nice company to work for. Great team members"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
culture, team belonging sense, respect, flexible, great place, family sense
Cons
workaholic, commute, busy, politics, brings in unqualified members
Continue reading"Great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J. C. Penney part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
flexible hours, okay management, great team
Cons
short hours, often understaffed, slow
"Loved!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at J. C. Penney full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great working environment and awesome culture. very positive and willing to try new things
Cons
No cons honestly. i loved every aspect of working there
"Decent work for High schooler"
I worked at J. C. Penney part-time
Pros
Pay was decent for someone in school
Cons
Holidays were mandatory for all workers, even part time
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