Vantaggi
Company benefits. 90% of the co-workers are very friendly, professional and kind; pay is good; facilities are very good, corporate environment offers a lot for it's employees.
Svantaggi
I found the upper management to be very rude and clique-iy. The climate of the company is still uncertain and many are still scared of the future of JCP, so it effects a lot of management and their employees, too. My personal experience started off very good and quickly went downhill. My own boss was talking badly about me to the other associates (I know, because they were quite honest with me and told me!) This greatly effected my overall outlook, confidence and morale. Designers and creatives work for the Buyers. They create what the Buyers want. The Buyers do their inspiration shopping at Khols and Target and ask the Designers to knock it off. There is a TON of creative talent in JCP, but the Buyers refuse to acknowledge. Management is scared, frustrated and uncertain, designers are not respected and are treated like machines.