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 1082 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 472 reviews)); "I like having flexible hours and I'm building valuable skills for a future job." ((in 449 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 244 reviews)); "flexible schedule and typically overtime is offered all the time." ((in 234 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 1178 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 507 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 321 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 290 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

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

5.0

Feb 27, 2015

Sears - Sales Project Consultant

Project consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Preset sales appointments - Great training on products and procedures - Tight knit team - Management really cares about individual employee success

Cons

- Commission based - Long days - Lots of traveling - Occasionally an appointment isn't properly vetted - Prices are not always economically competitive; Sears offers an incredible product and has great security for consumers, however Sears is competing against small companies selling similar products but that are of lesser quality and cost. For consumers shopping on price point and not quality or stability it is difficult to compete.

2.0

Jan 14, 2015

Bad management

Backroom associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers were all great and helped out with the daily tasks assigned.

Cons

Management is bad. They expect everything to be unloaded from the trucks and processed to the floor within 24 hours, but they only have 2-3 workers processing a 1500+ piece truck. They also made us relocate inventory in the back room, and if a manager doesn't like where it's at, they'll make you relocate it to somewhere else in the back.

2.0

Jan 14, 2015

It was a good place to work at but really needs to work on management.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was great working for Sears Holding Yes, you do have to worry about growth and numbers in the electronics department but that's all department. Items from vaccums, electronics, home appliances, mattresses, tools, and small house items you get a certain percentage of commission depend on the item.

Cons

The management is horrible, they will have you doing other work that is not mentioned on the job description, great if you are selling if not you get hourly paid which can be 0 to 6 depending which department.

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It was a good place to work at but really needs to work on management.

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