Sears Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Sales job with commission only salary."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I liked being on the road and meeting new people. I loved helping people remodel their homes and creating a new space for them and their family."

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

"If you don't have money in savings, I would not recommend this position."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"The commission structure was inconsistent, and there was no reimbursement for phone or auto (minimal gas reimbursement). At the end, it cost me to work there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There needs to be a base salary in place along with an auto and phone allowance."

"I was only a seasonal employee and wished it was a permanent position."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I was the only female to work in the tools department who actually knew what I was talking about. I loved impressing the male customers who always tend to underestimate the pretty blonde."

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

"Hope you love to up-sell. Sears won't take no for an answer."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"I disliked the up-selling techniques that we had to use during Christmas. I had to talk for three minutes before I was allowed to ring up the customer's items. Most would leave."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest less up-selling of so many different deals at once."

"Sears is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"It was a good place to work. The training in customer service was excellent. I learned a lot at Sears."

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

"If you enjoy speaking on the phone in customer service and sales, this is a great place to work."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"I don't like working all day on the phones, and not being face-to-face with customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They did great. There is a lot of support from the managers for the team."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"Well, sometimes the people were nice and helped you a lot."

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

"Overall, Sears is not a bad company to work for, if there's a little room to grow."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"They didn't listen to the employees, and that made a bad work place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to others and let others help."

"A fast-paced environment with customers expecting only our best."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I like the freedom to work in different departments as the need arises."

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

"Ask questions often and be aware of your learning style to achieve the best results."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"There is no room for lateral movement within the company and inadequate training for any such movement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Acknowledge the accomplishments of associates more often rather than focus on the negative aspects."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I like talking to people and I like my co-workers at Sears."

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

"Be prepared to give up control of your time, especially for part-time."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"I don't like the demands put on employees to sell credit cards, send shopping recaps, and create store to home internet orders. I hate retail hours, and we need more than four day's notice of our ever-changing schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give employees a set work schedule, and do more field studies before setting matrices."

"It had its good days and its bad days."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"The people I work with were the best part of working at Sears."

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

"They are more about presentation than anything, so look sharp and always be on your toes."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"Money was too sporadic, especially in the off months, since it was mostly commission."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pass more of the knowledge down to any new hires."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I like the sales and interacting with the customers. I also like the training of the sales associates and seeing their progress."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"The hours were very long. Also, I didn't like the position the store was in. We had to work under the pressure of knowing the store might be closed at some point."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a more professional environment for the sales associates. This would translate into a better rapport with the customers."

"Great job opportunity and responsibility, but Sears Canada had no clear vision."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I liked the location, the pay, my responsibilities, and some of the hard-working colleagues."

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

"Have strong business knowledge of the job you are applying. Expect to work under very little supervision and in an unstructured/changing organization."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"I didn't like the lack of corporate vision, the culture of maintaining status quo, and some of the clock watching colleagues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take risks, be bold, and do not be afraid of the changes in marketplace/consumer/dynamics/technologies. Embrace changes, and be able to sustain the competitive advantages."

"Working at Sears was good, but I'm looking for more opportunity."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"The co-workers are great, the culture is good, and there is opportunity for advancement in many areas."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"The systems need advancing. They are slow and sometimes require double work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Push for more advanced, user-friendly systems, and less double work."

"Sears was a great experience. I was sorry to see the story end."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I liked the day-to-day differences. Customer service is something I pride myself on, and it was fulfilling to work in that environment. Sears has been around a long time, and I enjoyed the history of the company as well."

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

"Plan to work weekends and holidays. Make it your passion to be there when the regular working class is off."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"Sometimes corporate Sears would pass down company-wide goals, and it would seem they had not paid attention to our specific region's demographic. This would make it a challenge to adhere 100% to the company's direction in achieving these goals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make a connection to your managers to open established routes of communication for your employees, enabling them to have different sources for problem solving."

"I worked as a cashier and customer service agent for Sears."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I liked the great management at Sears, and the efficient work that was done."

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

"I suggest job seekers have some sort of experience."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"The company pay for the amount of work that was done was not enough."

"It is a very busy and high-paced environment, with meeting deadlines and watching profit margins."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"I like working with remodeling projects in the residential industry."

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

"I would say be customer satisfaction-oriented and have good communication skills."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"What I don't like about working at Sears Holdings is the lack of rewards for going the extra mile."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest management promote people from within more than going outside the company. People in my position don't get promoted as much as they should."

"Tons of product knowledge and sales experience is available at Sears."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"The people and the culture were truly positive and uplifting at Sears."

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

"Go for it! Sears is a great company to work for. Hopefully there is room for growth now."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"Growth opportunity and room for advancement weren't available during my time of employment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great work and always strive to be better."

"Not good. The training period is not respected, nor is your work."

What do you like about working at Sears?

"The training is thorough. After three months you should have complete knowledge of how to perform your job."

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

"Be ready to work like a dog. The hours are tough and the travel wears on you."

What don't you like about working at Sears?

"Sears only believes in results. You put in a rigorous three-month training that includes self-study and buddy/peer training. The training period is not respected, however. You are still held accountable for things you may not have even been trained on yet. Management is constantly over your shoulder and in some cases, watching over you with hidden cameras. You put in a 48+ hour work week which can easily turn into 65 without notice. Extensive travel within the tri-county area is required."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Respect the training period and work/life balance of all employees."