Does Sears pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sears employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sears. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sears?

51% of Sears employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sears 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 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?

"There really are no pros for the company I did work with some really great people though." ((in 1088 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 472 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 452 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 254 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 243 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 1168 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 997 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 498 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 328 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 284 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

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(14,744 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

52% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Sears has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,744 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

4.0

Apr 1, 2010

SEARS - The Unexpected Customer Service

Central aisle cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sears offers an amazing environment to balance out the professional workplace with the undeniable need to do something besides scan price tags. Management is pretty relaxed with the amount of breaks that I received, and although they urged me to be productive when I could, sometimes they would take breaks with me. Furthermore, Sears offers surprisingly good customer service for the minimum wage pay because Sears employees do get recognition by management for their good service to customers.

Cons

Sears pays minimum wage, and because Sears employees get bonuses for having credit card sales, sometimes they will trick non-English speaking customers into signing up for a card - an unfortunate byproduct of human breed.

2.0

Mar 30, 2010

A Place with Nowhere to Go But Down

Brand central supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The sturucture of the store at the time of my employement was very cohesive and complemantary. However now they have eliminated many positions and departments due to cutbacks.

Cons

Sears has lost many of the things that formaly drew customers in, and with the economic state has lost sales even further. In all there is very little room for advancement.

1.0

Mar 30, 2010

Not fun and games

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it's a large company, they offer medical benefits.

Cons

They do not seem to care about loyalty, or effort.

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