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

2.0

Sep 9, 2014

Electronics Sales Associate

Consultative sales associate - electronics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Many sales jobs are commission allowing your pay to be how much you like it to be (within reason) -cashiers also offered incentives for credit cards sign ups -flexible hours -never really had problems with coworkers

Cons

-When working here, they started to rollout IPads as a way of processing transactions, but about 50% of the time they did not work. It felt like a huge waste of time as well as an unnecessary step and the customers could tell. -The insurance packages they like you to sell are priced relatively high and make it difficult to sell to customers considering competitors have noticeably lower insurance plans. At the same time, these insurance plans are probably the most important metric your managers care about and will be on you meet these goals. -It feels like Sears is just on a downward spiral and the changes they are making aren't well thought out as far as execution-wise.

2.0

Sep 9, 2014

Great people, horrible upper management. No vision

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are awesome....love the people

Cons

No promotion structure. No set pay raises. Constant policy changes.....confusing outlook and forward vision

4.0

Sep 6, 2014

It's up to you to make this job great or not

Consultative sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Haven't been here long, but have been selling mattresses here since November. Definitely potential to make some serious money if you're a professional and knowledgable salesperson in the mattress or home appliance department. Electronics and hardware you're almost guaranteed not to make more than $10/hour. I gross about $2500 per month after combining my commissions and base pay. My store isn't particularly busy. Stay away from the workplace gossip and put your best foot forward and you're likely to succeed.

Cons

Sears is allergic to overtime. Always show up on time and be pleasant while you're there and you'll gradually get closer and closer to realistic hours. Typical retail hours stink, sometimes have to work until around 10pm.

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