JC Penney Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Dress comfort and very team-oriented. Customer comes first attitude."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Expect to work hard and not get paid a lot"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"No organizing as for plans to do stuff. The heat is always on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would go back to the department store look but stay clean and neat."

"they broke by heart, after great appraisal, elimated"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"culture of the company is outstanding and is the more valuable than $ to the CEO pocket"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"ASK for exact description of your job position!!!!!Get it in writing"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"CEO, he rape a hundred year old company from his million dollar home."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"experience or saving a few dollars, they lost the way :("

"retail experience merchandising, operating a facility, and customer service"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Everyday is different and the flexibility to run my operation within company guidelines"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"company is changing. Must be ready for daily change and be flexible and open minded."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"the direction of the company. Lots of uncertainty right now"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"focus on driving sales and getting customers into the stores."

"retail experience merchandising, operating a facility, and customer service"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Everyday is different. Interacting with the customers and assisting them. Also working with our associates."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is changing very quickly. Be open minded and flexible to change."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Right now the uncertainty with our company and the direction it is going."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on driving sales and getting customers into our stores."

"hard work and good reward"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"I like connecting to my customer by designs I create. I like to be well rewarded for my work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, Show the best of you. Be prepared to work hard."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Desks are small and not appropriate for designers.That makes work less comfortable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the work station to be appropriate for work that designers do."

"Fun and Creative."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"That I am getting to work creatively as a visual team member."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and be hardworking and you will be rewarded."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"I would like the job to be a little bit more challenging."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communications as far as duties for the visual team."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Company had great working environment, and very competitive salary and benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your research, be honest, and ask pleanty of questions"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Company did not support the diversity inclusion or internal promotion program as it claimed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Company should engage more in reversal evaluations - where random associates would evaluate their superiors, and offer suggestions."

"Pleasant place to work"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Everyone is friendly and helpful, management included, working there is a team effort. Associates get thanked in many Ways for their work. Salary is above average. Overall pleasant place to work, if you have the right attitude it can also be an exciting place to work bc of all the new changes. Retail is retail but I love my job"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I was very nervous for my interview, but that went away almost as soon as I walked in the door. All of the employees said hello to me as I was waiting by the offices, the interviews had pointed questions but were not like an interrogation or test, It was relaxed and I had discussions with the interviewer, I had 3 in one day, the hiring manager, store manager, and my dept manager. Just be yourself and be honest. Dress appropriately, be respectful, have a good work ethic"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Retail is retail, sometimes there are rude customers, sometimes customers do inappropriate things, but there is nothing negative about working with the store itself or it's employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management at my store is wonderful for the most part, they come as quickly as possible when you call them to the floor or need them. In some instances I feel that a manager should not have too many depts under them as it makes it harder for them to focus on each individual dept to the fullest"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"was a greath company to work for and the time I spent there was a plus"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"just get with the program and find the right person for the job and not by who you know"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"not to keeping the promisses to the customer some times not beeing deliver the fright on timely due to out of country fright"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"the only think that I can fraze is that the customer some times come the secound place"

"It was a good exprience"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"My managers were great, they cared about us, and treated us fairly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a fast paced job, so they don't appriciate lazy workers."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"The pay was not good. They kept us working just under 40 hrs so a lot of associated didn't have benefits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have full time employees actually work the 40 hrs they're supposed to, so they can be eligible for benefits."

"I had a great 10 years at JCP."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"Intelligent co-workers and Home Office management that gave me the freedom to inact change."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Need to be able to re-locate through out the US if you want to succeed."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Corporate office in Dallas, minimal opportunity for advancement without re-locating"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate more with your associates, be more engaged with their suggestions."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"The opportunity given to me to be where I am at today."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a great company work for and grow as a leader."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"The opportunities not given to people that work hard and deserve it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The most important thing is to advertise more efficiently to bring more customers in to the home division."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"It was steady most of the time, but could get hectic as the holidays approached."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep an eye on the company website, particularly the customer comments"

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"During my time there, we seemed to be having a special sale every week. It could get confusing, for both us, and our customers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have kept the new, constant pricing, but would have done without the 'progressive' advertising, which alienated the main customer base"

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"The desire to serve our customer fairly. On site services."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are over 40 years old....don't waste your time."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"Don't like the fact they lack respect for experience and knowledge."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value your employees for the experience and knowledge they have."

What do you like about working at JC Penney?

"I enjoyed working with people, as well as learning about new systems"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to let them know how easily you can learn. During my time there, they were upgrading their systems every year or so."

What don't you like about working at JC Penney?

"It had to end so soon. the company I had worked for is not the one that is there today"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to your customers. they are not happy with the changes."