Sears reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(14,744 total reviews)
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Edward S. Lampert

52% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Jun 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Experience, Loved working with my co-workers, You are available to get extra money with sales online and getting credit card applications. Some room for advancement if you make notice.

Cons

Work-life balance, Way to many tasks going on at once and with store level upper management not setting example it's hard to get tasks done, a lot of favoritism, once you join you notice something wrong you have no one to tell, recently got rid of the HR department and they are making lives harder by giving so much to do all in one day and not having enough coverage. Pushing credit onto associates.

1.0
Jun 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyed sales team "comradery" Initially sales meeting were exciting and upbeat when you're new. Back office people are nice human beings though overworked to point they fail to call customers or even return calls.

Cons

Sales commissions are decreased for unforeseen pricing mistakes. General rule of thumb is Customer gets installed (not always satisfied initially), Sears gets paid, Installer gets paid, back office gets paid, Sales Rep gets screwed and not always paid. Reps are constantly disputing negative commission adjustments. In fact we are told to put in "buffers " on proposal/contract like inspections, permit codes to help defray negative adjustments. Sometimes a lower priced item is substituted but customer is not reimbursed. Some reps intentionally underprice a contract to get the sale thus increase their closing percentage to avoid being called in for performance reviews. (Knowing they won't be paid commissions- only a few are this crazy. ) Told I would be making a 150-200K+, I would be lucky to clear 30K due to lack & quality of leads. To be fair, no reps in office make 100K and only a few make 50k+. After my initial elation at company before difficult installs, I have not felt success after making a sale, only trepidation about will I get paid, will customer be handled properly. Will Sears live up to expectations as set in presentation without numerous threatening phone calls from irate homeowner.

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