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 (70) , Electronics Sales Associate (67) , Customer Service Associate (59) , Assistant Manager (54) , Retail Assistant (53) , 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 433 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 286 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 268 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 154 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 99 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 632 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 593 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 128 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 122 reviews))

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,686 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 6,686 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

3.0

Jan 12, 2009

kmart is soon to die

Electronic associate

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are kind caring motivated indviduals who love to come in everyday with a smile on there face. Not really, that was a joke. But some employees are managable while others, you can tell, feel like there in hell.

Cons

Its has the worst pay rates, ther is no opportunity for advancement, i know people who have been there many many many years and make barely over what my beginning rate was

1.0

Dec 16, 2008

Used to be a good company, now it stinks!

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At least the internet acces is not as limited as with others, and there is acces to Micromedex, which is a rareity in retail pharmacy.

Cons

"Incompetency ahoy" should say it all! From lack of communication, to store management concerning themselves with their bonuses BEFORE the rest of the store, to lack of qualified human resource managers, this company has gone downhill rather quickly. It used to ba an awsome company prior to bankruptcy and merger with sears holding.

3.0

Dec 10, 2008

Ok but improvement needed.

Electronic sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Felt more personal than huge MegaMart type place. Treated with respect by employers generally. The store does not feel as intimidating or as sterile as other larger stores which makes it much less stressful on the employee and more conducive to lively enthusiastic employees.

Cons

Even with great customer feedback over a duration raises are not common or only barely incremental. Also even after working for a long duration their with a more specialized position you may still have to when times get tough just be a regular cashier. Sometimes they will let entire departments go untended by staff and just run cashiers at the front of the store. This is unfair to the customer who has to struggle for help and very stressful on the employees.

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