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 1084 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 479 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 440 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 255 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 232 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 1174 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 996 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 510 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 322 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 285 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

(14,741 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 3.6 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

Feb 23, 2010

Pleasant work. But boring.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get a nice laid back atmosphere. The work is interesting if you find home improvement to be fascinating. Also, you get to take breaks.

Cons

The pay is not good. The day is long. The sun rises slowly and sets slowly. Sometimes you want to eat candy but cannot.

2.0

Feb 22, 2010

A company in constant transition makes success a moving target

Senior director, strategy and planning

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Iconic brand. Wants to be innovative. Lots of cash flow to fund new initiatives. Heavy quantitative emphasis.

Cons

Legacy infrastructure and processes. Large store-based asset base. Impatient management and convoluted structure. Constantly shifting priorities. Lack of transparency.

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.

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