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?

"There really are no pros for the company I did work with some really great people though." ((in 1088 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 483 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 457 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 253 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and very little else." ((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 1172 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 988 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 495 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 339 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

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(14,740 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 14,740 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

2.0

Jul 5, 2008

Sears is a Miserable place to work at and dont get paid for all the work you do..

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

well they can be flexible with hours... they usually give you time off when you request it...

Cons

crappy pay, never give you recognition for good work, just tell you what else you can work on or how you done something else wrong, quite a few managers ignore you and only help you at their convenience

3.0

Jun 30, 2008

Low stess and low pay but a decent place for someone trying to make a career change.

Transportation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Sears is a great place to move laterally between functions. You could spend an entire career at Sears Holdings, never leaving the Hoffman Estates headquarters, and easily work in 10 different functional roles. It is a highly centralized organization which promotes networking between functional areas around product or format lines. People routinely move from marketing to inventory to merchansiding to HR or any other path they see fit. The benefits are decent, good health and dental plans are available.

Cons

There pay is below industry average in many fields, especially if you are not in merchandising. Annual bonuses are offered but the probability of achieving the corporate payout goals are very slim unless you work for the Lands End or Home Services divisions. Staffing is a nightmare and employees are often asked to do the work of 2-3 employees. Corporate politics are prevelant and often play a role in job promotions or access to resources. If you are good at networking this can be a plus but it is definitly not a meritocracy.

2.0

Jun 28, 2008

Don't let this happen to you or anyone you care for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Full-time sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with are usually nice,but the customers were the best.

Cons

I got fired by a mistake I made with my time card sheet-less than 10 min. off. It was on the first offence and after 8 1/2 years, I had never been wrote up for anything.The whole time I was there I made $3.50 a hour + commission, why would it had been a need for me to lie about 10 min. of work?After I was let go many others followed along with people that had been there for 20yr. or more.

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Sears is a Miserable place to work at and dont get paid for all the work you do..

Low stess and low pay but a decent place for someone trying to make a career change.

Don't let this happen to you or anyone you care for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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