Does Sears pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sears employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sears. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sears?

47% of Sears employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sears 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sears?

Sales Associate (1259) , Cashier (836) , Sales Associate/Cashier (259) , Consultative Sales Associate (196) , Manager (185) , Customer Service Representative (168) , Store Manager (149) , Sales Consultant (137) , Backroom Associate (113) , Sales (113) , Retail Sales Associate (110) , MCA (107) , Assistant Manager (99) , Assistant Store Manager (86) , Director (80)

What are the pros of working at Sears according to real employee reviews?

"I've had the honor to work with some really great people over the course of 25+ years." ((in 1076 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 476 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 450 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 240 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 235 reviews))

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

"Poor management throughout the entire company in all departments.They are more worried about their social lives than improving the company" ((in 1184 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 978 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 500 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 326 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 291 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sears layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sears layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sears in 2026.

Sears reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(14,740 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

48% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Sears has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 14,740 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sears 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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

2.0

Sep 8, 2014

Great management at the store level, corporate does not have a clue about what goes on at the store level.

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sears has some very dedicated employees within the store. There is opportunity for advancement within the store. They like to promote from within. Managers are very good at scheduling to meet the needs of students and parents.

Cons

Only way to get a raise is through promotion. Too many metrics to follow on a daily basis. They are cutting costs by reducing the number of manager, this overloads the remaining employees.

2.0

Aug 30, 2014

Started Well, but now on suicidal mission

Technical associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots and lots of projects, different types of technologies

Cons

NO Training, No Care for employee, Unproffessional ways to get work done, POLITICS.. Some real bad people hired to make this place a devil's nest. Unhealthy work practices have started.

2.0

Jul 1, 2014

ASM Home Improvement hard line

Assistant retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of pressure on Metrix and writing people up for low performance. Long hours no life, never have any time to complete assignments because always dragged into meetings while store has no management on floor to attend to customer issues. Assistant managers are abused by constantly being requiered to come in on own time and take work home.

Cons

Im sorry I had a bad experiance the only cons I would say is the employees. They were great otherwise I know Sears use to be a great place to work but not anymore.

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Great management at the store level, corporate does not have a clue about what goes on at the store level.

Started Well, but now on suicidal mission

ASM Home Improvement hard line

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