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THE Outsider
A week off the Sherwin-Williams beat helped lower the temperature of the beef I was sharing with the trolls I've attracted on a sub-Reddit for Sherwin-Williams employees since I began investigating wage theft at that company. Though they're still serving it well-done. In an effort to find cost reductions Sherwin-Williams is piloting a new position in the field, that of a Multi-Store Manager who as the name suggests will, “oversee the operations of multiple stores wi
Mark Lipton
3 hours ago3 min read


Where Italy Says Goodnight
There’s more you can do to affront an Italian than just speaking to them in English and ordering a cappuccino in the afternoon , though both of those would do the trick. You can eat your spaghetti with a spoon or take too long to give way to a Beemer serpentining the Autostrade , either of which might garner a hand gesture from the offended native. One you won’t need Tony Soprano to translate . But breach protocol for food and you risk more than a side eye or hand gestu
Mark Lipton
6 days ago3 min read


Take the Week Off
One of my trolls on the sub-Reddit for Sherwin-Williams employees believes I’m a shill for the competition, only investigating wage...
Mark Lipton
Oct 73 min read


Sounds Like Something She Would Say
On Monday Pittsburgh Paints eliminated operations managers from their paint stores division costing 75 people their job. Predictable...
Mark Lipton
Oct 13 min read


They'd Have Plenty to Talk About
It seems likely that in the three weeks since Sherwin-Williams chief executive Heidi Petz announced that her company would no longer match their employee’s 401(k) contributions that I have spoken to more Sherwin employees than the company’s chief executive. But if she wants to know what they’re saying, she can read about it here. Since that news broke I have been contacted by several hundred employees at Sherwin-Williams with titles ranging from Vice-Presidents in Cleve
Mark Lipton
Sep 233 min read


There's Only One Sherwin
Ranked by economic impact wage theft is the costliest crime in the United States totaling more than $50 billion in 2019, the most recent...
Mark Lipton
Sep 174 min read


She Made it Look Easy
Last week Sherwin-Williams chief executive Heidi Petz emailed her more than 60,000 employees to let them know that their company would...
Mark Lipton
Sep 93 min read


Losing Sleep
A new college football season began on Saturday allowing me to distinguish between weekends and weekdays for the first time since my...
Mark Lipton
Sep 23 min read


He's Out of Uniform!
THE country's largest home improvement retailer Home Depot is losing market share in the DIY paint segment most likely to Ace Hardware,...
Mark Lipton
Aug 274 min read
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