Kmart reviews

3.5

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 3.5 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
1.0
Dec 18, 2009

K Mart Store in The Gallery

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Only thing I can think of is a flexible schedule

Cons

Low Pay rate, Managment treats you like crap,High turnover rate, Cashiers are promoted to shift managers within six months of working there.

4.0
Dec 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay. The LP Rules are greatly drawn out, My manager can answer every question I have regarding numerous situations. Friendly Associates. Kmart is the underdog, so you would definitely see more action.

Cons

Kmart does not set you up for success. I work at a very high risk level store and they have neglected our request for new, replacing, and additional CCTV equipment. There are a number of blind spots in the store and this makes it difficult to satisfy their policy to processing a shoplifter. LP is generally understaffed, leaving you by yourself on key theft days of the week. Store managers will try and get you to do certain tasks that are not LP related EX: Carts, Strays, Loading assistance. It is absolutely irritating.

1.0
Dec 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They will give you a paycheck . . . won't they? It's a nice place to work if you don't mind being unsure that you will receive your pay.

Cons

Everyone in every department is grossly under-trained. No one is willing to train you. Probably because they were not trained very well either. Unfriendly work environment. On a further note, when it was time to get paid for the last two weeks, I still have not received a paycard, so the HR manager wrote me a pre-check. I could not cash it at any of the FOUR banks that management had told me would cash it. Finally, they told me that Wal Mart (their biggest competitor) could cash it. Of course, they wouldn't. We verified that the check had been activated, and they sent me back to Wal Mart to try again. Still nothing... Still have the worthless check... Still am not paid...

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