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?

49% 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?

"I've had the honor to work with some really great people over the course of 25+ years." ((in 1072 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 472 reviews)); "The only two good things that I can think of are it's easy to get and flexible hours." ((in 462 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 253 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and very little else." ((in 242 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 1179 reviews)); "low pay and be prepared to know spanish if working in Miami area or else you'll be struggling" ((in 974 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 503 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 332 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 283 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

49% would recommend to a friend

(14,743 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

49% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Sears has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,743 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

2.0

Nov 16, 2013

Long time career, company changed a lot.

Loss prevention manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work experience depends on local management

Cons

Overworked, underpaid. Company struggling. Low morale

2.0

Nov 15, 2013

Not a very great company to work for. Very unorganized and unappreciative. Underpaid.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Hours aren't too bad and some of the managers that are in the store are actually pretty cool.

Cons

- Store manager sucks. Really bossy. Doesn't seem to do anything other than boss others around. Always looks for something that he could point out to be wrong. - Very disorganized company. Delivery is a mess to a point. Sometimes the store goes back and forth blaming who's fault it was of why the merchandise wasn't delivered. Ridiculous if you ask me.. - You accumulate vacation hours very slowly. - Pay is also crappy for home improvement which seems to do the most work in the entire store. Has the most stock to do, more floor to cover, and a whole lot more items to be knowledgeable over compared to the other departments. Wages start below the minimum wage $8/hr plus commission. So first you have to reach minimum wage then you start making commission. Yeah.. really greedy Sears. Can't even start at minimum wage plus commission. Underpaid if you ask me for the work you have to do..

1.0

Nov 9, 2013

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Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice people to work with. but they treat their associate horribly

Cons

ridiculous hours work their people to death

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Long time career, company changed a lot.

Not a very great company to work for. Very unorganized and unappreciative. Underpaid.

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