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 432 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 285 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 278 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 144 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 96 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 648 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 599 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 253 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 136 reviews)); "Work is often needed in other departments of the store for which you have no training whatsoever" ((in 121 reviews))

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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

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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2.0

May 27, 2011

Hi

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility of Schedule for all employees

Cons

Pay, Competence, Benefits, Cleanliness, reliable employees

2.0

May 26, 2011

Put some money in my pocket, but overall just a horrible place to work.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If your desperate to have a job then apply, they pay you 7.25 an hour. Another pro was the discount card.

Cons

Well where do I start? The whole management team at my store was awful, didn't really train me, only had about 2-3 hours of training 80% was on the computer and the other 20% was up front at the service desk. The manager and his assistants don't genuinely care about you, all they care about is getting there numbers which includes: Rewards Cards, Sears Credit Apps (25% Interest BTW), and march of dimes. If you don't get a certain amount of rewards cards you are punished by getting less hours. The work is also very strenuous if you don't like being on your feet for very long then don't apply. A typical shift requires you to stand up without sitting for 6 hours, with only one fifteen minute break.

1.0

May 26, 2011

Two years in the worst work environment I've ever experienced.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work that needs done is fairly simple and requires little to no skill, employee discount is nice, if you work towards it you can learn very valuable selling skills and consumer tips and tricks.

Cons

Work in one department doing the same mundane tasks day in and day out, while upper management promote the incompetent people who have worked there for two weeks to a position of power because they like them as a person. Two years of consistent work and no raise.

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Put some money in my pocket, but overall just a horrible place to work.

Two years in the worst work environment I've ever experienced.

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