Great corp but needs improvement with career advancement - Anonymous employee JCPenney Employee Review

4.0
6 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The work/life balance is really respected in the Home Office in Plano. My co-workers & some people around the office are some of the best people you will meet which created a great working environment.

Cons

Career advancement in the design part of the company is next to nothing. There is no definite or clear path for advancement. Also unless you are "in" with right crowd, your chances of career advancement is non-existent no matter how hard you work or how well you do your job. I've seen people work like dogs with people advancing all around them, while they stay in the same position. Also if you want to switch departments within the company, HR makes it next to impossible to do. You have to go around them to even get an interview.

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