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 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

3.6

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

4.0

Nov 2, 2008

I love working at Sears Holdings!

Space planning analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the advancement opportunities, the training and developement that is available at Sears.

Cons

I wish we could get it right to grab back more of the market share.

4.0

Oct 7, 2008

Assistant Store Manager who sees the bright future ahead.

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you work hard and excel at what you do, you can and will advance. They are usually fair-handed with promotions and recognition of good results. They are very, very understanding when you need time off for family or personal issues, more than any employer I have ever heard of.

Cons

It takes 18-24 months in salaried management to advance. This may be to the benefit of many who are thrown into jobs unprepared, but to those who can adapt well to changing environments and situations, it seems like a restraint on much of the competent management within Sears Holdings.

4.0

Sep 25, 2008

Sears is a good place to work

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on new projects and the management staff support you receive. The Management team is working hard to change Sears works and bring it more in line with the retail word. The only problem is they are not able to remove the image of Sears as an appliance only store. There put a lot of pressure on projects to perform and the timelines are very short for projects and you are held accountable to the timelines knowing they are not realistic. There is the a lot of reporting that needs to be done to justify if a project is not able to meet the Timelines

Cons

Unrealistic timelines for projects to be completed

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