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3%
3.4
Average Rating
(based on 189 Kmart Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.1
Growth Opportunities
2.9
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
2.9
Support You Get
3.2
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
3.5
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HR Operations Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I like my job and the people there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company is very good."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"Re-organization."

Director

"Great place for on the job training and learning, but very hard to find work/life balance."

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"Tremendous opportunity to take on new challenges, contribute to the organizational transformation and develop leadership skills."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"Company is currently pursuing a huge number of initiatives and seems to lack the ability to focus or properly prioritize resources. This leads to constantly competing priorities, difficulty executing successfully and extreme difficulty with work/life balance for associates."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pick a set of key initiatives and focus on delivering those extremely well rather than trying to do everything at the same time. Also, be honest, transparent and consistent in hiring, outlining roles/responsibilities and setting goals."

HR Representative

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"Helping not only customers but also learning new things about the job and helped manage others by training and solving problems around the job and help with management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't get confused by someone's way of talking. Follow what's really on your mind and also follow your gut. If it tells you to hire the person you are interviewing then do it, if you have second thoughts about it then let it go. Some people are good in talking but when it comes down to hands on, they are not giving it all. They just need a paycheck and not care."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"Employees that call in all the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To improve the restriction of attendance to better the company."

Shipping and Receiving Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"The people I worked with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep a positive attitude."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"The building was forced to close."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the hourly associates a little more informed."

Online Merchandiser

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I believe there is a good opportunity to find a good fit and ability to move around within the organization."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ensure that you are fully aware of the time requirements the job will truly require."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"I have been working between 90-100 hours a week for a year and a half, and need to develop a better work/life balance. Also knowing what my peers are making in salary compared to my salary and the work that I do, has been disheartening."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to do a complete re-adjustment of their salary base and raise current associates to the level they bring in new associates. As well, when promoting associates to sr. mgnt positions, they should ensure that those associates have at least some relevant experience in the area to which they are moving."

Cashier

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I like being a cashier."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"I didn't like the people I worked with."

Receiving Clerk

"This was in a warehouse environment, and a new learning experience for me."

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"It was fast paced, great hours, and a new learning experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a really good job to have."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"I liked everything about Kmart DC."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always stay true to your employees."

Night Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"It is a good place to work at. Everybody is like family."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"Nothing, I liked everything."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get more educated in management."

Store Manager

"Hostile environment."

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"Culture of the store environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"Poor and threatening direction from upper management. Lack of consistency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Revamp, and re focus priorities."

Night Stocker

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"My own boss."

Electronics Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I enjoy both Photography, and Home Electronics, and to assist customers in getting items from those departments was good because I like to help people. Setting up displays appealed to my creative side."

Operations Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"The different people to work with and the customers really rememeber who you are, great stepping stone for advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be alert and be ready to work. It's a fast pace business and you better keep up."

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"I guess not being able to help everyone. You want to help the customers but sometimes you just cannot find a certain product for them."

Department Head

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I enjoyed working with the people and the different tasks that were done from day to day."

Operations Manager

What do you like about working at Kmart?

"I like the fact that I was able to make a difference and excel, with training and coaching to reep the rewards of improvement of myself and others."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always look for ways to improve, with an open minded can-do attitude. Employees excel when they know they are making a difference."

Cashier

What don't you like about working at Kmart?

"The managers do not verbally reward their employees."

Kmart Reviews FAQs

Is Kmart a good company to work for?

Kmart has an overall rating of 3.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 189 Kmart Review Ratings left anonymously by Kmart employees, which is 13% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 78% of employees would recommend working at Kmart.

Does Kmart pay their employees well?

Kmart employees earn $25,000 annually on average, or $12 per hour, which is 62% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 36 Kmart employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Kmart Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Kmart?

78% of employees would recommend working at Kmart with the overall rating of 3.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Kmart 3.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 2.9 for Rewards You Receive, 2.9 for Growth Opportunities and 3.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Kmart?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Kmart is a Regional Manager at $150,000 annually. Browse Kmart Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Kmart?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Kmart is a Customer Service Coordinator at $12,000 annually. Browse Kmart Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Kmart?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Kmart to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Support You Get, and cons to be Growth Opportunities and Rewards You Receive.

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