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

(14,742 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 14,742 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 9, 2010

Decent entry level jobs - not a great place to be though.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Location Decent Offices Some nice people to work with Good food nearby (not the cafeteria) Reasonable work life balance depending on department

Cons

bad pay benefits frozen (but whose arent right now) extremely poor management teams old boy network statements are definitely true its about who you know, and not what you are capable of but i guess its better to learn that now rather than never.

4.0

Feb 6, 2010

Working as a Cashier at Sears

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management at the Sears store is great. They are very flexible wiht your schedule and accomodate your educational needs. I gained a lot of customer experience at this job.

Cons

Like all lower wage jobs, working at sears as a cashier became boring and not challenging. Some of the customers where really rood and some of the employees where less than tolerable.

1.0

Feb 5, 2010

Don't think you'll get ahead here

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Little micro-management and their troop deployment program where you are paid the difference in your salary at Sears and the military salary you receive when deployed, which 99% of the time is higher than your Sears salary anyway because of all the bonuses received. Good PR though.

Cons

No advancement opportunities, poor pay for performance plans, less than average salaries, awful benefits packages, non-existent communication from corporate, especially regarding changes in POS systems.

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