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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sears?

51% 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 3.2 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 1065 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 468 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 244 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((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 1194 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 499 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 331 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

51% would recommend to a friend

(14,744 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

52% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Sears has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,744 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

Jan 21, 2016

It was horrible

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There was absolutely no pros while I worked here. Everything sucked and I'm glad I quit.

Cons

They wanted you to do the work of everyone plus your own. They wanted you to sweep, vaccum, mop, fold clothes and clean the fitting rooms. It's the MCA's JOB to clean the fitting room and fold clothes. It's the Janitors JOB to clean. It's one thing to help when needed, but being expected to it's never wracking. The worst part is harassing the customers to sign up for credit catds and enrollments. They started basing our hours on that, and that's not fair because if the people don't want it they just don't want it. People barely shop at Sears as is, nagging the customers like that will cause even less business.

3.0

Jan 6, 2016

Sears Holdings is an OK place to work.

Merchandise analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work if you can work independently.

Cons

Large turn over as people keep leaving. No matching funds for 401K.

1.0

Jan 6, 2016

Sales Project Consultant

Sales project consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential to earn $60k+ Make your own hours as long as you can schedule 2 weeks in advance. Good sales team, nice people.

Cons

Long hours, bad leads, minimal support from management, treat you like a dog, 300% turn over rate

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