ProsColleagues are helpful and very supportive. Recruiting manager is very professional and was always helpful with any queries I had.ConsManagers and Team leads never discussed any team goals for the day. Directionless and chaotic.No benefits and long work hours during holidays with just one break. Felt like doing the job of two people as they didnt hire many people during holidays. Compensation was low conpared to other companies. No holiday perks provided by the company, Company didnt value their employees at the storefront.

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A corporation.

Cashier (Former Employee) - Kokomo, IN - July 3, 2022

JCPenney is of course very corporate. If you want to work for a company that might have great management this is the place. If you want to work for a company that has terrible benefits and a willingness to shut down with a couple month’s notice and almost no employee recognition from corporate, this is also the place.

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Based on 7,909 survey responses

What people like

Time and location flexibility
Feeling of personal appreciation
Ability to meet personal goals

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Fair pay for job
Overall satisfaction
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Great co-workers but you’ll be overworked

Specialty Manager (Former Employee) - Littleton, CO - July 3, 2022

The company has great ideas but not enough budget to staff appropriately. You will work very hard with little help or direction. If you’re a self starter you’ll do great. Too much pressure to open credit cards which is a turn off to customers. Management was good but so overworked that they rarely had time to lead and encourage. You’ll be asked to work holidays, on your days off. The more you give the more they will take.

Pros

Coworkers

Cons

Pay

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Fun place to work when you are a teenager

Merchandise Associate (Former Employee) - Albuquerque, NM - July 2, 2022

This place doesn't pay well and they over work you for the amount they pay. Also when they aren't busy they start sending you home and you don't get your hours

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Easy first job, but beware of management

Cashier/Sales Associate (Former Employee) - 6000 Hannum Ave, Culver City, CA 90230 - July 1, 2022

An easy and relaxed job, but management makes it difficult. They focus more on selling credit cards to anyone who walks into the store. They will make their rounds through the store, and you had to get like one application a day at least. That part was super stressful because people only came for the coupons.

Pros

Discount

Cons

Credit Cards

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Easy work, Fun People

Anonymous (Former Employee) - Brooklyn, NY - June 30, 2022

Its retail so there isnt much to expect, yet the employees are the best part and it can be very fun at times. There were multiple associate appreciation events making the entire experience quite nice.

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Coworkers were fun, awesome employee discounts

JCPenney Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Dublin, OH - June 30, 2022

Was a fun first job. Work atmosphere was okay. A few bad things should be known. You fail to get a certain amount of credit card applications, they'd cut your hours until you quit.

Pros

Fun co workers, paid 15 min break

Cons

Lack of communication, lack of flexibility, cut hours

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Salon

Cosmetologist/Hair Stylist (Former Employee) - Baltimore County, MD - June 30, 2022

I worked in the salon at 2 Maryland locations fir 15 years total. A lot of ups and some downs. Overall good place to work but management is constantly changing due to work load expectations.

Pros

Training, mostly nice people, diverse

Cons

Overworked underpaid

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Being able to work from home

Corporate Customer Advocate (Former Employee) - Columbus, OH - June 30, 2022

Used to be a great place to work. Been there 8 years. The new owners are out sourcing jobs. Many great associates have lost their jobs or have resigned and / or retired due to all the outsourcing. Loved working there. Loved the variety and fast pace, but the appreciation and job security have decreased dramatically.

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Great Starting Job

Cashier (Former Employee) - Akron, OH - June 29, 2022

It was a great starting first job, interacting with customers and friendly employees. It was a great place to get a customer service experience and was flexible with hours

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Sales Representative (Former Employee) - Oklahoma City, OK - June 29, 2022

OKAY PLACE TO WORK. Good hours and nothing to bad or too good, just alright. Hard to get enough hours but good place starting out. Good first time job

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Worst job ever

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Happy Valley, OR - June 28, 2022

They are so understaffed and not only do the customers constantly have scams they're running on you, the managers dont take your side. The managers at my location gave me write ups for their own wrongdoings.

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I care about my coworkers and they care about me.

Jewelry Expert (Current Employee) - New Braunfels, TX - June 27, 2022

We are always stressed due to having to cut everyone's hours back. We are so short handed that we are really stressed when our customers get mad for having to wait a long time to be waited on.

Pros

We are a work family.

Cons

Rearly get a break.

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Good Place, genuine culture, but all about sales.

Home services/Cashier/JCP.COM Associate (Former Employee) - Staten Island, NY - June 27, 2022

Great place to work as a college student, work and life balance is cool, but don't request alot of days off they dont like that. Work, you can make friends, management is somewhat nice.

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great hours great pay

cashier (Current Employee) - Rolla, MO - June 27, 2022

clean, organized. clock in days go fast, meet new people, store is easy to find things in. help guests find things and answer a lot of questions on products online and in store

Pros

clean

Cons

not super hard

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Decent

Everything (Former Employee) - Mobile, AL - June 26, 2022

Was a decent job but covid made scheduling absolute trasg and the pay really wasn’t enough when you had to run around like a chicken with your head cut off

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Meet expectations but could use some work

Sales Associate/Cashier (Former Employee) - Medford, OR - June 26, 2022

All cashiers share the same cash register each day and there is no balancing between each worker. This means if there is a cash shortage at the end of the day, there is a lot of finger pointing and no formal steps taken to know when and who created the shortage. It doesn't feel good if I know I take the time to carefully count back cash to the customer but another cashier does not and I'm in a situation where I'm potentially named as who worked on the day of the shortage. Bad leadership in my department drove out good talent. Not all departments have bad leadership though. Ask good interview questions about management style. My perspective is if a manager can't carry a conversation without reading off a list of canned questions, it could be a red flag. I hit my target consistently. I found a supportive culture amongst my peers however management could use some consistent leadership skill training to be able to offer the same type of culture.

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Management in the JCpennys and the Sephora are terrible

Manager (Former Employee) - Fairfield CA - June 26, 2022

RUN! MGT is only nice to you if they want something, try contacting them they will ignore you.Sephora expects to pay MGR that are highly qualified$26

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Run down store, Management, Sephora District Manager, Pay, No Bonus Program, Rif Raff, Unprofessional hiring process

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cashier

Cashier (Former Employee) - Eugene, OR - June 26, 2022

Caotic management isn't helpful rude customer low pay a good first job but they try to make you be a saleman with the creditcards nothing long term good for seasonal work

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Worst place to work

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Frisco, TX - June 25, 2022

Worst place to work. No work life balance at all. They expect you to work and have no consideration for their employees. It was a nightmare working there. And they pay you so less on top of all the work load.

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Discount is good there are no other perks. Don’t let you work over 25 hours because then they have to give you benefits

Merchandise/ Operations Manager (Former Employee) - Beavercreek, OH - June 24, 2022

No budget for employees. Boring day. Computers very old. Not enough management around because they are doing more work. Air conditioner is always breaking down

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