1.0
Dec 30, 2008
Former employee
Hoffman Estates, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
They are wiling to throw money at associates. They offered me a job before they determined if my prior compensation listed on the application included salary and bonus, they assumed it was only salary so in 2007, when they were already struggling mightily they gave me a 25% raise in my base salary. Unfortunately this we typical of their planning as I found out once I started there.
Cons
Poor communication, lack of a plan to succeed The structure was not designed for success in the retail environment. The sheer size of the organization and the clash of the cultures between the melded companies of Kmart and Sears was still causing problems over 2 years after the merger occured.