Sears Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"Sears has very serious issues and I don't expect that they will exist in another year."

"I’ve worked for this company for over three years. It has gone through a lot of changes. It used to be a much better company but now I’m not sure of its direction."

"A standard retail company with a standard environment."

"I am currently working at Sears in Falls Church, Virginia for 9 years now as a part timer. I would not recommend this to any of my friends because of their unbalanced treatment to their associates, such as giving more work hours for their associates that they think are very useful to them the most, and also for not giving people a raise. As you may all know, Sears company is going downhill, in order for them to save their expenses and money they would get rid of some higher position, in fact few days ago they had decided to get rid of about 5 higher positions in our store as well as some of our part timers, which was never expected from us (it would've been me without knowing) which I'm finding it really unfair for all of us here. "This Sears company is not the same company as the people knew from several years ago""

"Sears is not doing so well, specifically the one in Falls Church where I am currently working at. Just to save their expenses and money they would get rid of the higher position, few days ago they had decided to get rid of about 5 higher positions in our store as well as some other part timers, which was never expected from us and I am finding it unfair for all of us here. As for the scheduling, they have their priorities when it comes to giving out hours to every associate. They would give the most hours for the people they think are useful to them and give very less hours for others. By the way I've been working here in Sears Falls Church for over 7 years now as a part timer. I'm aware of what's going on in Sears but scheduling has to be balanced for everyone."

"Working at Sears is not the most rewarding job. You've to let a certain number of credits and SYW score, or you're called out. You're victimized for something you're not in control over. Judging someone based on metrics isn't reliable."

"While I was at Sears, everyone was a little too laid back. 3 months in because of my credit performance I was given the option to quit or be fired. Sears does not treasure employees and only cares about credit as it is a dying company."

"Not a bad place to work at the local level but, at the district level, everything breaks down. District manager wants to flood the floor with sales associates and doesn't care about the employees. She actually expects us to bring business into the store on our own time. We are not 1099 contractors."

"I worked as a cashier at Sears for two years and did not have a pleasant working experience there. My specific location was always busy with NEVER ENOUGH HELP. There were always long lines because there was only ONE cashier per station (M-F) and for each customer you had to go through the never-ending process of getting their email, signing them up for rewards, offering credit cards, etc. A simple transaction took ten minutes. Being understaffed was ALWAYS an issue. Management basically forced you to shove credit cards down every customer's throat. Can't tell you how many times I felt guilty making people sign up for credit cards. Picking up work after others was common because people were simply lazy. I've worked there for less than 2 years and there have been THREE different store managers within that period, and even more departmental management changes. The turnover rate was extremely high. The scheduling sucked. I closed 95% of my time working there, people always called off so I was often stuck doing doubles, and working weekends was mandatory. The pay was, of course, horrible. Remember, Sears is trying to cut as many costs as possible, and employee pay is on the top of the list. After working for 2 years and having exceptional numbers I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RAISE. Minimum wage. The only good thing about the credit cards is you got either a $1, $2 or $4 bonus each for opening them, depending on the type and time of year. Customers were pretty rude and unpleasant to work with too. The store itself was disgusting. The bathrooms were unbearable; I couldn't even use them. Clothes were all over the place. A lot of items that were returned which were damaged ended up back on the floor due to employee carelessness. They just did not care about their employees, only how many credit cards ere opened. But, what can I say, it's retail. My advice to you is, do not work for a company that is going out of business. They won't care about employees."

"I've been a sales associate for Sears for 3 years. I do pretty well."