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.

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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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15K reviews

3.0

Apr 26, 2017

Come here to boost your base salary then leave before you get stuck.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base pay is good / higher than most companies in the area.

Cons

Bonuses are paltry. CEO is paying himself by dissecting the company. ShopYourWay is speeding the company's demise. Likely to go bankrupt or restructure in the next few years.

4.0

Aug 20, 2016

Loved it just not stable enough

Asm hardlines

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I wanted to put N/A however there is a 20 word minimum so...

Cons

Lack of traffic lead to a much larger work load to managers and associates

3.0

Jul 30, 2016

Road Warrior

Consultive sales associate- home improvement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential for great income, worked with some really great people, good benefits, great training program that really prepared you for the job. No cold calls or finding your own customers

Cons

They tell you it is a road warrior position and it is, can travel hundreds of miles a day. My territory was over 36,000 miles with no overnight stays. You might drive 3 hours to your first appointment then a couple hours to your next then maybe a third before heading home. Long days and late nights. Sales people are in a competition with each other, who ever is on the bottom for the last 2 weeks is put on a 'step' program, step 1, step 2, step 3 then you are let go. Lots of bad appointments where you drive several hours and no one is home, you get hit for the sit-no sale anyway so it goes against your numbers.

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