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 decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sears?

49% 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 3.1 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

49% would recommend to a friend

(14,742 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

49% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

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

3.0

Jan 20, 2010

A company that

Branch lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the time, you can command your own schedule. The managers are more relaxed and company benefits may be available for part-time employees after 6 months.

Cons

There is a huge need for training throughout the company. The current training program is inefficient and uncoordinated. For sure they can do better.

2.0

Jan 17, 2010

High stress, low rewards

Photographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're studying photography or interested in it, you get the opportunity to practice and learn some skills. You get to work with kids. You get a 10 to 20% discount at Sears and KMart

Cons

The rate of pay is very low considering the amount of work you do. The pay is barely above minimum wage for experienced photographers. The holiday season is incredibly stressful, and most employees don't last through it. 50% of the job is telemarketing. You have to call ten former customers every day, and you have a lot of pressure to bring in customers and make large sales. There is no commission, regardless of the fact that you're taking the pictures, editing them, and driving the sales. The place is often over booked and customers get impatient waiting. Many customers are rude to the point of being abusive, and they rarely had any control over their children.

4.0

Jan 16, 2010

Interesting role.

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very open environment. Lots of opportunity to take responsibility. They allow you to have several trainings which are useful to your longer term career.

Cons

Cons are that it is a huge organiztion . To change something it might take a large amount of effort as with any large firm

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