Should we become a union?

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.

Weekly I get these calls asking for quotes

What’s the name on the account?

“Don’t have one”

Which product were you looking for?

“Exterior”

Well we have different quality exterior paints.

“I don’t know just middle of the road option”

A-100 at list price it is buddy.

My 2nd one done since starting here, I always find it fun doing these despite how busy we sometimes will get

Bucketman roasting the last of summer savings over an open bucket fire

Dear god that was a painful 2 years😂 But we’re back baby! Sher-Max no longer has the screwed up tip!

Has anybody put a scratch and dent on a rep rental car?

My car is in the shop for repair and I have had a long-term rental and today I dinged it on a pole in a parking lot….

What is the procedure?

So I am a engineering college student who is working part time at a Sherwin store who is looking for an internship. More specifically manufacturing and production, but I'm willing to take what I can get. Should I go through the job search webpage or should i contact someone else like my district manager?

Was searching through some old reddit post and stumbled across a link that has some apparel and other sw branded items almost like the old proforma.

https://sherwin-williamsmarketplace.com/customer/account/login

By chance has anyone ordered from here recently, wondering if I can actually go through with placing an order without any trouble

Probably gonna change the text to "a whale of a sale" I dunno ..what do you guys think ?

Curious to see how many people know rocky!

Is it a requirement to be a pussywillow to be a SM. I recently transferred stored and my former SM is going around talking shit about me and telling complete lies as to why I transferred. Aren’t guys suppose to be less emotional 🤣

So much fun to make and to involve my coworkers in!

Yall think that cunt Heidi gets to control her own A/C in her office. Unlike us where it's 90 inside the store. Fuck that bitch.

We made our display a vending machine.

Does anyone know the dates for 2027? I’m one of those people who like to plan ahead of time in case I have other things planned

Got past the final step which for me was the store visit, just wondering what the timeline will look like for receiving the offer letter and actually starting

Not sure if its up to date but still nice to have

I think I'm about to be offered a store manager role. What is the percent increase in my base salary? If they offer 5-7% or something like that I'll feel like that's smoke up my arse. Is it even worth it for people who've gone from ASM to sm? Any advice? It's not the best neighborhood and the customer base is a bunch of arseholes from what I've heard from horses mouths. Any advice would help

What’s this bullshit of multi location associate? Just doesn’t make sense why this position would make sense. I see it as a reason to deprive the stores of hiring more people.

We are not doing a display. I don’t have time. I barely have time to post this. They can fire me. Dare them too. Who else isn’t making a display ? These bucket sales are old news and no one cares anymore.

Hey SW. I was looking through my charge account and noticed a charge I can’t reconcile. Is there a way to view on camera who purchased it? I’ve done my due diligence on my end to ensure I’m not wasting your time. I’m a one-man-band and no one else purchases on my account. Thanks.