Does Kmart pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kmart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kmart. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kmart?

56% of Kmart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kmart 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kmart?

Cashier (858) , Sales Associate (322) , Sales Associate/Cashier (251) , Front End Cashier (147) , Hardlines Merchandiser (129) , Customer Service Representative (112) , Store Manager (109) , Assistant Store Manager (84) , Customer Service (71) , Electronics Sales Associate (67) , Customer Service Associate (59) , Assistant Manager (54) , Retail Assistant (54) , Stocker (48) , Manager (46)

What are the pros of working at Kmart according to real employee reviews?

"The "grunts" of the store were great people and im still friends with to this day." ((in 438 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 283 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 283 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 143 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 94 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kmart according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and there are some that shouldn't be working there if they don't pull their own weight." ((in 651 reviews)); "Poor management made shifts disorganized and stressful" ((in 601 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 255 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 131 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 122 reviews))

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3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,688 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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

Aug 13, 2011

Good place to get experience...then quit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

They'll hire you with little to no experience

Cons

Customer satisfaction and customer service are things they claim are a priority to them, but all I ever hear about is pushing the Shop Your Way Rewards cards. The registers are very old and crash all the time. If you are a cashier like me, this can be very frustrating. Customers don't like to wait because the machine doesn't work. I also feel that there is no room for advancement in the company. I expressed interest in an area of the store, when a position opened up. They let me work there for a while until they hired 3 NEW people for the job.

1.0

Aug 12, 2011

Horrible waste of my time.

Customer service desk supervisor

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CEO approval

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Pros

The schedule is -somewhat- flexible. As long as you set it straight the minute you are hired. If you are hired with an open schedule then you cannot change this later. You cannot have a life and work at Kmart!

Cons

There is a so-called "pay freeze" so I made the same minimum wage for 2 years of service. I was promoted to supervisor and was told it was a pay raise, but that never happened. I worked at the service desk where I was to be the cashier, do returns, answer phone calls, do western union, lotto, and many other things. Many times there would be no extra help and no other cashiers until later in the day. Doesn't corporate look at the turnover rate at this store? Its ridiculous.

5.0

Aug 9, 2011

Very good fun place to work

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very cool fun job amzing staff to work with always have your hours and weekly schedyle plus pay on time.

Cons

Sometimes its kinda slow and you would like to do more but it depends on area pay is ok but would like to make more .

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