ACV Auctions reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(399 total reviews)

George Chamoun

59% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

ACV Auctions has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 399 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ACV Auctions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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399 reviews
3.0
Apr 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

There are lots of opportunities to work with modern and emerging technologies. It's a fast-paced, agile environment without much BS procedure. Fellow developers are great. It's a relaxed & casual workplace with quite a few opportunities for fun, such as in-office games (Mario Smash Bros on the big screen, KanJam frisbee), social events, participation in local hackathons & events, etc. The company is well funded and doing well financially. They are growing very quickly. Purchases of equipment or software are pretty easily made if you have a reason (it will make you more productive, etc.). Developers get nice computers, big monitors, motorized sit/stand desks, etc. ACV is a tech oriented company. They know their "secret sauce" is their technology, and even more so their ability to iterate and release quickly. Everyone throughout the company embraces technology as a way to win in the marketplace. The CEO's key message is "trust" which seems to permeate down through the company as well as how they treat the customers.

Cons

Engineering leadership sometimes plays favorites and has a thing for hiring based on pedigree rather than actual skill for some roles. There's some real snowballing going on, with folks who do nothing put into or kept in prominent positions. Product management can be a bit "whatever we heard last" sort of reactionary environment. Priorities change frequently. One PM will push through a change only to have another realize after deployment that oops, we didn't want that to be released. For a semi-mature team with lots of processes in place, a surprising number of bugs slip out. Some products have regular bugs, and developers/PMs on those teams face no consequences. Other products have one bug and heads roll.

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ACV Auctions Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide this thoughtful feedback. We value all of our current and former employees’ feedback as we continue to grow and improve in all areas of the business. If you would like to discuss further, please feel free to contact us at review@acvauctions.com.
2.0
Feb 28, 2018

Loyal employee, non loyal company!

Recommend
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Pros

Own schedule, pay was ok. Getting to meet new people and becoming like g life friends with the dealers.

Cons

Management does not listen. No communication. You can truly see that favoritism plays a huge roll among management.

1.0
Apr 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility of schedule, a digital wholesale marketplace is a good idea at it’s core. Even if execution is lacking. Incredibly hard to be fired. Local territory manager was operating at maybe 5% of their capacity and was employed over a year. All while actively telling other employees and customers that they weren’t doing anything.

Cons

Too many managers. Not enough planning on actual ways to change and do business on a daily basis. Corporate office does not like to be referred to as “corporate”, but be assured when you are in the field it’s all on you. Weekly company calls that are as long as they are useless, claiming that they are the best and doing fantastic, just don’t look at the stock price history since going public… During my time unethical and allegedly fraudulent activity was rampant, including curbing cars, shill bidding, and more. All while they claim to dealers that they will be treated with “trust and transparency”. Over the last year the turnover of the hard working and honest individuals leaving the company has skyrocketed.

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