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?

"There really are no pros for the company I did work with some really great people though." ((in 1068 reviews)); "Great coworkers help make the day go by fast and worth it to come into work." ((in 470 reviews)); "Flexible hours are nice too (though it's highly dependent on your manager)." ((in 454 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexible" ((in 250 reviews)); "Flexible schedules that work around my schoolwork and extracurriculars" ((in 216 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 1014 reviews)); "The managers do this so they don't have to do any actual work themselves." ((in 506 reviews)); "No benefits until employed 6 months and then very costly compared to others in the field." ((in 324 reviews)); "Poor upper management treated associates poorly" ((in 287 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

1.0

May 13, 2013

a waste of talent and what little resources are left

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, great talent, most coworkers were bright and awesome

Cons

No overall strategy, lots of desperation, no advancement opportunities, sucky benefits

3.0

May 8, 2013

Great High School Job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Flexible Schedule, *great long term seasonal job opportunities for college students *Some of the best people to work with *customers are generally the best at this chain of clothing. *Great opportunities for horizontal career movement (moving from one position to another). *Responsibilities to pay ratio is good.

Cons

*no real sense of company direction *the company has been down-scaling its work force to very low numbers. *The company is more concerned with improving its stock value than its actual physical store value. *Great employees are defined by their ability to sign up customers for a Sears charge card. I have personally seen employees with bad customer service and a lack of work etiquette get more hours then other more deserving employees because they brought in the "credit applications".

2.0

Feb 2, 2013

very good until 2010, after that poor management choices to lead the stores and the departments.

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Good benefits.

Cons

The wrong people being chosen to lead the store teams. Inexperienced and no people skills.

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a waste of talent and what little resources are left

Great High School Job

very good until 2010, after that poor management choices to lead the stores and the departments.

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