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 1093 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 473 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 453 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 250 reviews)); "Flexible schedules available" ((in 224 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 1186 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 970 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 335 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 287 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

1.0

Feb 4, 2010

This is not the same Sears of 2000

Operation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Is good place if you do not found another job offer. After the merge with Kmart, this company was totaly different from the ones that was in 2000. They loose the focus of cleaness, shine stores. Mercandise presentation is terrible. Standards down. The associates do not feel the same proud.

Cons

They are driving business with out the idea of how their customers think. They think that Sears brand is always the first option from their customers. Service vanishing after 2004 merge.

3.0

Feb 3, 2010

The Downward Spiral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's employment. Air conditioned environment most of the time.

Cons

More with less mentalitiy. Can't pay for quality people. Decisions are challenged constantly and you have to watch your back because there is always someone there ready to throw you under the bus.. Senior management is out of touch with what reallly goes on in a store in a given day. The store managers are the hardest working individuals in the company. If you don't know what to do, "figure it out" and "just get it done" is always the answer. No financial litteracy at the store level. I could go on.

2.0

Feb 2, 2010

not great

Mca

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible scheduling, but that is about it

Cons

bad management, and poor training on most levels

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