Former JC Penney Supervisor - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

4.0
12 Apr 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- great benefit package - health, dental - for full-time associates - great rapport with many of my fellow associates - in some cases, friends for life! - 20% associate discount on most items - lots of ways our store appreciates associates - pizza / sub lunches, $5 certificates, etc.

Cons

- management on a rotatating schedule - difficult to get a weekend day off, usually had to try to switch with another management associate. - lots of "selling" - JCP credit card, take the survey, magazine suscriptions - each store has a daily goal. - even though there are exclusions to many coupons / discounts , some customers have played the "let me speak to the manager" game. The store manager usually gives in, these customers tell their friends and they expect this kind of treatment always. Why have rules?

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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