Ran into this ranking today, it's from March, but I figured I'd scroll through and lo and behold, Sears is in the number one spot. Talking about the least shocking revelation ever. I don't think many people here will disagree.
http://www.theclever.com/the-20-worst-companies-in-the-world-to-work-for/
was a qmt for sears for 13 years, continuous rollouts of new programs, continuous register, electrical and telephone repairs and WHEN DO WE DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, "RARELY"! JUST MARK IT AS COMPLETED! now the company has come to the realization that you cannot have one individual do the work of 6 and have hired contractors to do most of the work, finally with the qmt's doing the preventive maintenance as they were hired to perform. the qmt program has been lowered so much that we could hired a grape ape to change filters and lube zerk fittings. after 42 years with the organization, I am glad to be retired and watching the organization dissolve. with horrible local management, individuals with no caring attitudes, no customer service, no benefits, sayonara to the sears of old which was a wonderful organization. A RETIREE
Hard to argue... Sears wonders why they get subpar applicants...yet they forget that you get what you pay for. That being said, I really feel for our customers.
Honestly, I feel slightly fortunate. While there is much to complain about with decisions the company makes and how that affects us (and customers) in-store, the main thing that keeps me at mine is the people. The vast majority of employees at mine (us low ranking workers and managers alike) are pretty great, and I'm not sure how so many ended up under the same roof.
That said, I'm surprised Amazon didn't make the list, given their god awful working environment; both warehouse and corporate. Maybe higher (but still 'eh' given the circumstances) pay rate saved them. I'd by far rather be at my Sears than return to the local Amazon...
At the mall across the street from us employees can make $11 to $12 an hour just folding clothes.
Sears biggest competitors , Walmart and Target have starting wages at least 2 dollars more per hour than Sears.
The expectations of minimum wage employees at Sears Holdings stores are totally ridiculous. This isn't a job just piling stuff on shelves or ringing up sales. Sears/Kmart employees are under the gun to make sales and credit quotas, warranty sales, and all sorts of other "metrics" to stay employed. And this is for minimum wage, few hours, few benefits, little possibility of promotion or pay raises. I don't know how the company keeps anybody around. I would suspect quite a few employees "adjust" their pay to market rates by taking advantage of the lack of security in the stores.
@ubx is exactly right. The wages are but one piece of the puzzle. The stress level is almost unbearable at any wage.
@wlj; It's not just about the wages. Sears and Kmart provide one of the most toxic (I speak figuratively, but in some cases it might actually literally) work environments. More than at any other retailer, even as employees flee due to deteriorating work conditions, management at both the store and district level expect those remaining to somehow put forth a greater than 100% effort to make up for the turnover. Those few new hires that trickle in are subjected to the training equivalent of being thrown into the deep end of the pool on their first day. Most won't stick around, though that's hardly due to any fault of their own. Those are only a couple broad examples.
You only need to read the posts here from typical workers to see how far the company has fallen, even relative to the average retail environment. Sure, it would certainly be nice if we made more money, but that wouldn't fix everything else that is wrong with this company.
I disagree. I think Sears is like many other retail companies....pays minimum wage in stores. I am not saying this is a good practice. It just is what it is. The real way to change this is to raise the minimum wage, through the government, to a working wage.