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 1089 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 480 reviews)); "The only two good things that I can think of are it's easy to get and flexible hours." ((in 455 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 253 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and days off" ((in 221 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 1181 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 505 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 333 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 279 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

2.0

Mar 13, 2010

Sears sales associate review.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people working at sears are some of the best Ive ever worked with. They understand eachother, and work and mesh well. I enjoy going to work for them and the customer.

Cons

Sears is overly bureaucratic all the way down to us, the sales associates. They have illogical stipulations and are overly greedy, so when we dont perform we get our hours cut and termination threats. Understandable since we are in sales and all, but Sears is just overboard. They step on the associates feet and do not recoginize us for what we do for the store. I would recomend this over McDonalds, however after about a year or two you will be fed up and looking for something else.

3.0

Mar 7, 2010

Sears

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary potential, competent management, camera system funding is good, able to perform job well. It is a god stepping stone for a better position.

Cons

multi-unit LPM program is a joke. very dissatisfied with potential growth in company because there are so many others in the same position. You really, truly need to stand out. TOO MUCH taskwork to really focus on LP.

3.0

Mar 4, 2010

They expect alot!

Clerical associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked with great people. Loved the discount. You get a discount for sears and kmart. Benefits are good. Usually pretty good about giving you time off when you need it.

Cons

Communication isn't to great. Management expects a lot from you but you never get a raise. They go on and on about how good the store is doing and how we hit our goals but then tell us they are going to cut our hours. You get quizzed every month on there quality policy and other things related to your job. It is overly micro managed.

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