
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on careers and hiring at specific employers.

Processor, Plano, TX (July 25, 2008)



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Employee Workplace: I worked for the Insurance divsion. We never saw customers at the building. We
had to dress
businee... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: I went to one interview and then I had to take a physical and some ohter tests.
I don't remember
wh... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: It was close to $8.00 an hour to start. Health benefits after 90 days and
employee pays a part. they... READ MORE

Business Outlook: The products were going away from the traditional whole/term life insurance and
moving more toward
... READ MORE

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Assistant Department Manager, Salem, OR (July 25, 2008)



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Employee Workplace: Very little room for advancement within the store. They have a coorporte
manager training program
... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: Only one interview. I has worked as a sales associtate previously so I had
knowledge of the store
a... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: The pay was not good. I was making $13 an hour. There was no overtime. They did
not want to pay it. ... READ MORE

Business Outlook: Poor outlook. They were continually cutting positions. They would elimated a
needed positon way
too... READ MORE

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Sales Associate , Baton Rouge, LA (June 20, 2008)



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Employee Workplace: High volume sales in catalog and later in men's accessories. The job
was stressful. It paid poorly.... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: Professional. The interviewer impressed me. She was my acting
supervisor in the catalog department ... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: The adjusted minimum wage from 1968 is over nine dollars an hour. My pay when I
quit was $8.17 an ho... READ MORE

Business Outlook: Competitive business. The only company I know that treats its employees
well is Costco. I worked at... READ MORE

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Sales Associate, Baton Rouge, LA (June 10, 2008)



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Employee Workplace: I worked for about a year and a half at J.C. Penney at the Mall of
Cortana in Baton Rouge, Louisian... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: Professional. Excellent experience. Straight forward, nothing tricky or
silly. READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: Low retail store wages. Not much reason to celebrate. READ MORE

Business Outlook: Retail is competitive! I think that J.C. Penney has done well under
its current management to respo... READ MORE

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Sales Rep, Chattanooga, TN (October 5, 2007)



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Employee Workplace: I just had a question about EOE... recently, our store was
toured by a group of asst. mgrs and stor... READ MORE


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Stylist, Goldsboro, NC (July 22, 2007)



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Employee Workplace: My experience with this company could be much better if the employees
was as important as the manag... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: The company has a lot of benefits to offerand they are good ones,
except, the pay er hour, minimum ... READ MORE

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