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 437 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 300 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 141 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 100 reviews))

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

"Pay is low but will easily get you up to a supervisory position where you can still gain experience." ((in 640 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 584 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 260 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 138 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 125 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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7K reviews

2.0

Jun 11, 2012

Hard work, little return

Stock associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience in a retail environment. On the stock side, working in teams, fast paced.

Cons

Low pay for the work (overnight stock associate). Management doesn't listen well. High turnover led to more work per person, constant training of new people. Overnight position was eliminated without warning. I had to leave due to having classes during the day, I am no longer eligible for employment with Kmart/Sears because of that.

2.0

Jun 3, 2012

You Have No Future There

Department lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The leads are kind, understanding, and hard working. HR seems to be willing to work with you. The stores are so short-staffed if you want to learn anything and everything about how the store works you can just by putting forth the effort.

Cons

If you do your job they'll give you more work, more responsibilities, expect more from you and give you absolutely nothing in return. I worked two years as a part time lead being told to expect a raise and benefits only to find the light at the end of the tunnel was a train and found all the promises to be false. The promises are almost all false and now instead of giving raises they just call people specialists and give them more work with no real hope just a shiny sounding title.

1.0

Jun 1, 2012

Depressing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Peers were highly effective and dedicated

Cons

Poorly led company with little regard for Customer service or the store experience.

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