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?

48% 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 1086 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 470 reviews)); "The only two good things that I can think of are it's easy to get and flexible hours." ((in 452 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 246 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and very little else." ((in 239 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 974 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 500 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 332 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

3.5

48% would recommend to a friend

(14,741 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 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 14,741 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

Apr 9, 2009

Hope the promotion decision isn't between you and your bosses girlfriend.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, Association with a well know American institution, great IT production solutions. Associate discount and special savings days for employees.

Cons

A very biased work environment, unfair treatment between employees based on popularity or personal relationships vs. performance, refusal to change or update business models or methods to grow the company. Personal vendettas are commonly held against employees by managers and create very hostile working environment.

4.0

Apr 7, 2009

Sears - wake up before it's too late!

Associate manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place for gaining experience and growth. The company requires that you be "mobile" for any mgt hires in the past decade or so. This means a lot of company paid moves, sometimes annually across the province or country.

Cons

Salary and benefits are not particularly competitive, I would describe them as "adequate". Resources for achieving success are limited. Company is overly cost conscious (frankly cheap) and at times, this is a barrier to its success and ability to grow.

1.0

Apr 3, 2009

Bittersweet

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sears Holdings and its subsidies have been around since the dawn of retail. We could argue that we are the first. We have valuable knowledge to pass down to the future generations of its employees and benefactors.

Cons

See the feedback portion of the review.

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