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?

"I've had the honor to work with some really great people over the course of 25+ years." ((in 1064 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 477 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 450 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 252 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 222 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 1184 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 972 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 488 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 345 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 288 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

1.0

Aug 3, 2009

i would not recommend anybody to work at Sears, precisely the one on Kings Plaza. the pay is $6.00 before commission .

Customer solutions consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i would say they offer flexible schedule for students.

Cons

-nobody is given 40 hours or above in a week. sales associate are making only 1% of their sales ( example of thethe electronic department when you do sell a television. -when you are on training your hourly salary is $8.00 while as soon as you get on commission they pay you $6.00. -The HR department is unorganized,and when you get hired, they don't give you all those details about the company or you real salary. - before you start being on commision, which can sometimes take over 2 months when they said it is after 2-3 weeks normally, they motivate you to sell protection agreement ( PA) when you are not getting a dime out of it.

1.0

Jul 31, 2009

You spend your dime to make their millions

In home project consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good named company, very good people to work with, very good product, nice that they had work place living accomadations other than that NOTHING

Cons

Very Bad Management, they treat sales reps like they are not human. They will drive the wheels off of your vehicle and not compnsate you for it. The will find ways of picking at your comission so they get their money. The poor contractors there are always taken advantage of.

2.0

Jul 29, 2009

Management sucks but the people are great

Consultative sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good at giving time off, ok pay, some great people that make time go by fast

Cons

Incompetent managers, no career advancement, slow sales, unwilling to listen to employees about improvements

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i would not recommend anybody to work at Sears, precisely the one on Kings Plaza. the pay is $6.00 before commission .

You spend your dime to make their millions

Management sucks but the people are great

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