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

(14,743 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 14,743 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

Feb 17, 2010

Employee Perks Nice, but needs major teamwork to rise above

Business account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount is a nice perk.

Cons

Everything done is very reactionary at Sears, it seems as if there is no real planning invloved. The company also doesn't match 401K contributions and the amount of vacation is non-negotiable. (I had 1 additional week, sick days and more holidays off at my former company.) It also seems the only way to be heard is if grown men and women throw tantrums like little children to get their way. (which is very unprofessional, but the only way your voice can be heard.)

4.0

Feb 17, 2010

Telemarketer for the maintenance agreements

Telemarketer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, upbeat work environment, good discount on sears products, management did well, benefits were ok, great as a 1st job to learn sales.

Cons

The con will be the telemarketing part, it's not easy cold calling people and getting a positive feedback. If you don't mind sitting and doing cold calls, it's not that bad.

1.0

Feb 16, 2010

A Mistake

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great HQ building. Lots of stuff to do...nice stores, auctions etc. Pros end at that because jobs are very low quality and Lampert being at top doesn't help!

Cons

As Manager, you have very weird work hours. Requests from Lampert don't make very much of sense. Information Systems is sophisticated, if you are okay with having half a dozen applications and IDs/Passwords. Job responsibilities are very low quality and very much clerical. Experience from here wouldn't help anywhere else in career growth.

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