no longer worth putting in an application - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

2.0
18 Sept 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Discount (if you like the merchandise) -Used to be flexible with hours (school, 2 jobs, etc - before fair and square)

Cons

-New pricing and display program (and the thousands of layoffs that went with it) -Lower management there to "look pretty" and that's about it -No longer flexible with hours (after fair and square) - must have 100% availability and cannot move shifts around to attend college or a 2nd job

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Cons

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5.0
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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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