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

1.0

Jul 30, 2014

Worst company ever!

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is absolutly nothing good about this company

Cons

- Pay - Management - Co workers - No benifits - Everything

1.0

Jul 20, 2014

A crumbling used-to-be uggernaut

Assistant store manager, hardlines

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you work hard it's easy to move up Great benefits for first time job - commission is a great asset

Cons

Hope you like keeping up with 10+ metrics This is a company completely delusional with their situation and how to fix it Upper management are threatening to the point of harassment Constantly threatened to be fired. On a daily basis Upper management is sporadic in their logic - some areas cheat to obtain their metrics (and monthly bonuses) - how can you threaten associates when your integrity is worth nothing to begin with? Associates were given a survey to rate the company - instead of taking the stats they had (associates are heavily disappointed in corporate managers) they twisted it to blame the stores. The board members, CEO, corporate management is garbage and has no idea what they are doing.

4.0

Jul 15, 2014

Overall has treated me great with certain benefits. Pay has been better than any department I have worked in.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great commission. Great people. Great benefits.

Cons

Company focuses way too much on metrics. Seems like every month they are adding a new metric. When you don't have to worry about metrics and can just serve the customer, experiences are so much better. Hope this company can continue to be profitable and see how other companies operate in a profitable fashion. We shall see.

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Worst company ever!

A crumbling used-to-be uggernaut

Overall has treated me great with certain benefits. Pay has been better than any department I have worked in.

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