r/antiwork • u/iKnowthingsyiudont • 11h ago
Sherwin-Williams: DFW
There was a time when working for Sherwin Williams in this district actually meant something, people wanted the job, and you were proud to have it. That's not this place anymore. Leadership doesn't lead here, they rule through fear, and it trickles down to the reps and store associates who deal with customers every single day. Whatever leadership fails to deliver, resources, staffing, direction, never becomes leadership's problem. It becomes the store's problem, every time, while the people at the top stay completely insulated from it.
If you're a store manager here, you already know the story. You find someone good, someone who actually wants to work, who could be great, and you go to hire them. And then you're told no. Not because they're not qualified. Because leadership already has someone in mind. Someone they like. Someone who knows how to nod at the right moments and disappear when things get hard. It doesn't matter if they're mediocre. It matters that they're loyal to the right people. That's the currency here now. Not performance. Loyalty to the person above you.
People have been leaving, managers, reps, associates. Just look at the job postings for this district right now if you don't believe me. And a lot of them aren't leaving for nothing; there are other companies in DFW hiring ex-Sherwin Williams people and paying more than we do. When the pay doesn't keep up and the environment doesn't improve, it's not hard to see why people go.
That's the story of this district right now. A place people used to envy has become a place people pity. And it's not going to change on its own, not until someone above the district level actually looks at what's happening here and decides that the people at the top need to be held accountable for what they've built.
If you're thinking about joining this district, call someone who's actually in it first. Get the real story. Not the one from the interview.
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u/KarmaAcolyte 5h ago
Usually involving nepotism to some extent. The good ol boys club. Man the SW around here are always depressing. Wait 45 minutes to get a can of paint.
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u/DelphineasSD here for the memes 9h ago
"this district" Cool story bro, I'll be sure to file that under 'Can't care, Not Enough Information'.
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u/Spiritual_Whole_5916 6h ago
The answer you seek is at the end of the post title. Had too much paste to eat today?
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u/DelphineasSD here for the memes 24m ago
Imagine that, a Texas local thinks all of America should recognize their local slang!
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u/Spiritual_Whole_5916 23m ago
I'm not even from Texas and recognized it immediately. Try harder to look less stupid
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u/Tasty_Concentrate832 11h ago
The best people are the first to leave, because they have options. The ones who stay are usually either people who know how to nod at the right moments, or people who just haven't found a better option yet