Once-great company (Sears Home Services) shackled to dying legacy retailer (Sears & Kmart stores) - Manager Data Engineering Transformco Employee Review

1.0
20 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I had a strong relationship with my team. There was lots of mutual respect among the individual contributors, managers, and directors. Recent (at the time) pushes to modernize the technology being used showed healthy signs of investment in the business' future.

Cons

The CEO's decade (or more) long fixation on the retail side of the company placed a stranglehold on the far more profitable HVAC and appliance repair businesses. Efforts to spin them off were eventually abandoned, leaving the impression of a complete lack of long-term strategic vision and planning. Laughably poor compensation vs. market norms.

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5.0
13 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great management and manager who really trust and mentor associates they lead.

Cons

The benefits package overall could be improved, it is quite expensive for some employee types. No 401(k) match for non-technician.

4.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

The position was great until the company got too deep into AI and automation and started eliminating real employees. The customers definitely took notice as well.

Cons

No raises, not much room for growth, have to constantly clean up after AI, lack of communication between departments

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