Does Sears pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sears employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 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?

47% of Sears employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sears 3.2 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 1076 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 476 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 240 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 235 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 978 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 326 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 291 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.

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3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(14,741 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

48% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

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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15K reviews

1.0

Nov 25, 2008

No work/life balance

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, always a lot of motion and activity. Large campus includes promotional events and merchandise. Find out what is going to hit the stores before it hits. Also the campus has everything you need self-contained: bank, shops, barber, cafeteria. Company requires that all employees work out in the stores at a certain frequency so that you have an idea what your efforts in headquarters are supporting.

Cons

Poor work/life balance, declining business, political, never know when there will be layoffs and if you will be part of it, don't know what the other departments do and how you should be involved

4.0

Nov 24, 2008

Working as a sales associate for Sears

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working in sales is probably the easiest job that Sears offers, and also one of the highest paying, except for higher management. The other salespeople are often young, and it creates a fun work environment. Even though the salespeople are on commission, there is much more of a cooperative than competitive feeling about the sales environment at Sears. Everyone helps each other out.

Cons

Business is sometimes slow, and there isn't much for salespeople to do during the downtime, so the job can be boring on days when few customers come into the store. Also, there is way too much emphasis for salespeople on selling their overpriced merchandise protection agreements. It's one of the hardest things to sell, but it's also basically all that management cares about in terms of performance.

1.0

Nov 22, 2008

“Strongly Disapprove”

Programme analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Several years ago I could have mentioned many things, but now it's hard to think of anything positive to say about sears Canada.

Cons

Management at Sears Canada is horrible. Morale is at an all time low, but they don't seem to notice or care. Benefits are disappearing, and hours are increasing.

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