Kmart reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,688 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Kmart has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,688 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kmart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
2.0
Jan 11, 2012

Decent.

Recommend
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Pros

Kmart gives you good (but long) hours. Good for seasonal employment. Almost always hires seasonal employees after season is finished.

Cons

Supervisors show blatant favoritism and bully cashiers. It is never the supervisors' fault when something goes wrong. The discount isn't very useful. Break-times aren't always given/coordinated. Supervisors put extra emphasis on SWYR and the cards don't really even do anything. Management isn't very good (or nice) about letting people request off.

4.0
Jan 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Often able to work on projects at your own pace without management breathing down your neck. Management is very friendly and respectful toward staff. Flexible schedule can be tailored to your own needs. Opportunity to pick up extra hours is always available. 20% employee discount on clothing, 10% discount on all other merchandise. Discount also applies at Sears and Land's End.

Cons

Pay could be much better. No benefits package for part time employees. Not much opportunity for advancement.

3.0
Jan 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

I have to say that the best part about working at Kmart is the discount program, which extends to Sears. That's the best. Other than that, certain members of management are wonderful. Certain coworkers and employees are passionate about their work, and will go above and beyond to make sure that policies are followed to the letter, yet leave the customer satisfied and happy.

Cons

One word - scheduling. There are times when hardlines will have 8 people in the morning but only 2 in the evening (and there is scarcely anyone in softlines, resulting in piles of reshops in front of the fitting rooms - which I'm sure looks absolutely wonderful to the customer). There are times when there is no one scheduled as a mid-shift customer service supervisor, meaning that the opener and closer need to scramble for coverage on lunches and breaks, because if we don't take them, we get written up. Some members of management are downright hostile to the customers, after we call them for help with an issue, thereby making the service desk staff look both vengeful and incompetent. Staff can be cranky and snarky with customers at times, as well as with some of their coworkers, resulting in a sometimes tense work environment. The computer system is in DIRE need of updating, and ARMS needs to get their act together and actually head out to a location when a service call is put in - my location has had a register out of service since just after Thanksgiving, and no one has shown up to repair it yet, despite repeated calls. Dead weight is almost never eliminated, while great employees consistently seem to find their way to the wrong side of the revolving door. Pay is virtually non-existent, and is in no way competitive with other big box retailers. Advancement is next to impossible, unless you have the ear of someone on the management team or kiss their asses on a daily basis. The daily on-call sheet is more or less useless, as it seldom if ever matches the posted schedule downstairs, leaving us to guess who's coming in to what department and at what time. Any dealings with HR are horrific at best.

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