Sears reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(14,740 total reviews)
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Edward S. Lampert

48% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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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15K reviews
3.0
Nov 13, 2014

STORE MANAGER

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Wonderful hardworking employees,front shop and back shop.like a second family.

Cons

I have been in management for over 20 years and have never experienced the level of unprofessional behaviour and outright abuse of employees as I did there.Stay away from sears auto,far,far away.The District manager will give you the ultimatim to either treat all of your people as disposable garbage or to find a new job.I found a new job:)

4.0
Sep 5, 2014
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Pros

The products we sell are the most important thing. That's what brings the customers in. The products are very good, and the presentation is very good. Shelves are clean, items are organized, salespersons are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. MCA's are efficient and hard working. Cashiers are cheerful and smart. Managers are awesome. The managers devote themselves to the store and work very hard at every detail all the time. They are nice and helpful and fair. The backroom crew is professional and clean. Everyone is doing their best and doing it well. I like the music and the atmosphere. It is a great shopping environment.

Cons

There's just a negative aura at work. My immediate boss is never happy. She never says anything nice. Meetings are all about numbers, get more numbers, bigger numbers, push the customers for more emails and credit contacts. The customers don't like it. They can't "shop their way" when they're constantly being pushed to give up personal information. They've already given everything they've got, there is no more. Quit milking the credit cow she's dry. A lot of employees are rude to each other or seem unhappy. Employees are also customers, treat them as if they had some value. As far as psychology, for god's sake give compliments to your employees! How hard would it be to say "Hey I noticed you picked up that trash" or even "I see that you were trying to do the right thing but here's where you went astray." Psychology. Lead with the good news, then gently break the bad news. Pat on the back once in awhile.

1.0
Apr 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

When Sears was "Sears" it was a great place to work because of the leadership and the name behind the company. Sears is not a bad place to start a career for a college graduate but don't expect to become successful and place Sears on your resume and receive good feedback.

Cons

Once Sears merged with Kmart, everything changed. There is constant bickering amidst whether or not you are a "Sears" person or a "Kmart" person. Although they list hundreds of jobs on their career site, Sears is tremendously bad at promoting people from within and recognizing or taking care of associates who have been dedicated and true to the organization. The management style is "manage by intimidation" and they leave very little room for personal growth. They are extrememly behind technologically and unfortunately fail to retain top talent because of their lack of opportunities. Management does not trust the work force and they treat the majority of associates like they were rebellious teenagers who need constant micro managing.

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