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 (859) , 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 448 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 278 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 273 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 147 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 97 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 628 reviews)); "Poor management made shifts disorganized and stressful" ((in 590 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 257 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 135 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 124 reviews))

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,689 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 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,689 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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4.0

Aug 23, 2010

My expereince at Kmart

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I had a lot of growth opportunities at Kmart, and learned a lot during my tenure there.

Cons

There was some friction between me and one of my co-workers; we received little input from our manager to help resolve the problem; eventually my co-worker left to go work for another company.

3.0

Aug 16, 2010

Great if you want to be stuck where you began...

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retail experience, both on a sales floor and on register, if you so choose, customer service experience, merchandising experience, etc. Fairly relaxed work environment. Show up, do your work, and you'll be fine. Somewhat flexible hours.

Cons

Poor compensation. Start at minimum wage, and never receive a raise. I have worked here for two years, have a great record, have been told I am an "asset" to my department, and have not received a single raise. Not even a lousy quarter. Same goes for promotions. Someone with less experience than me was chosen as Lead for my department simply because of availability, when I gladly would have opened it up in light of a promotion should they have asked me. On top of this, they will also promote without a raise. Who wants more responsibility without more pay? Terrible communication of company policies, which, by the way, like to change every couple of weeks. Managers play favorites. There are pets, rejects, and those who just slip between the cracks.

3.0

Aug 15, 2010

Out with the old and in with the new

Store coach

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Tons of experienced employees Always someone to answer your questions

Cons

Cookie cutter payroll model does not work well for every store Company does not know what its mission is, low price? convenience? PICK a Theme and go hard!

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