Thread regarding Sears layoffs

Loyalty to their corkers is one of the reasons. Not wanting to leave them behind in a bad place.

@4lov "Loyalty" is probably the best answer people can go for at this point. Companies have no loyalty to employees anymore, but they typically still like to hear that potential employees will be loyal to the company until they get kicked to the curb.

I left Corp over 5 years ago. Even back then when a potential employer interviewed me they’d ask “why have you stayed so long”. I think those that have stayed longer are having trouble answering that question at this point, assuming they even get an interview when anyone sees where they work. Putting Sears work experience on your resume is almost as bad as admitting to a felony charge. Just like the trap Eddie finds himself in with his “investment”, employees who stayed to long are now trapped

Costco hires a lot of part-time I know some one who works there. Unless you're in management you really aren't full-time.

Because in our Market- the pay is great for management as well as Brand Central. Where else can you stand aroung, work 30-40 hours a week and gross $80k a year? Once I clock out, my work is done. I may have to be on the phone with a call center for a bit to take care of my members....but my paycheck is more than worth it. Plus I almost always bonus out with P3. And Im not alone in my store. There's atleast 6 of us in HA making bank....and mattress CSAs are no joke either. We work hard and our managers work harder...hoping we can survive a few more years.

Don't bother asking why people stay. The ones that are left on their own accord are the bottom of the totem pole. First, they aren't the brightest. They can't seem to understand that looking for a job while they are still unemployed will help them actually land a job, as opposed to waiting it out until they get laid off. Some of them think they are clever to be lazy, do nothing and get paid. Others are people who have been doing the same job for ages. In the meantime, life and technology have passed them by. They never developed their skills and are now pretty outdated and useless for this information economy. They blame it on their age, but it's their mentality that has aged. They probably won't ever get employed again. I'm sorry, folks, if you aren't on top of your skills and continuously learning and training, you are not gonna make it anywhere. If you're happy just to get a paycheck or staying at Sears/Kmart "cause you can", then be prepared to fill in the cracks when your time comes.

Because I can.

Primary reason is the pay, my coworkers are easy enough to get along with, and management is decent. Honestly one of my better jobs, despite the BS, which there is in EVERY workplace.

The reason I stay is payback. I am a manager and have busted my butt for years for sears. Working 60 to 80 hours a week. Not being able to take my vacations. About 6 months ago I decided I am going to do as little as possible. I only go in 3 or 4 days a week now and usually only stay for 6 or 7 hrs. And most of the time I'm there it is just chatting with employees or on conference calls. I figure since im salary I will still get paid the same if I bust my butt or just be lazy so I choose to be lazy and see how long I can get away with it. It's been 6 months so far and Im sure I can pull it off for another 6 months or till my store closes.

I’ve been trying to find a new job but after 40 years at Kmart my age is an issue. And no one wants an employee that has worked that long for a retailer that is clearly failing. Most interviewers seem to just want me to provide them with company gossip and sales figures which I won’t do. I’m not ready to retire but that may be my only option.

It's been a bit of a trade off that I like the majority of people who work in my store. It's a pretty great bunch, even all of the managers. (Minus one new cashier no one is taking seriously already because she has come in thinking she can boss people around. lol)

Since we're closing, I will probably start focusing more on finding new work in a month or so, but plan on staying with my store until the end.

@xik-- That is pretty much every job you will ever get in your life.

Some people are trying. Then you have others who are content with being laid off and collecting unemployment.

Been there long enough that staying until the checks stop clearing makes sense. Definitely looking, but lots of unique HE positions don’t really have similar or related positions at other companies.

Light grenades... https://youtu.be/dCeD2gF9jUo

Because sadly, where I live, Kmart is pretty much one of the few available jobs in the small town I live. Believe me, I've been applying to a few places but sadly, you either kiss someone's a-- or you know someone that knows someone to get a slightly better job.