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      ADESA

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      ADESA reviews

      3.1

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (619 total reviews)

      John Hammer

      47% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      ADESA has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 619 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ADESA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      619 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 9, 2019

      It’s all about who you know, not what you know

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Peers, hours, benefits (except medical)

      Cons

      Unfair when promoting, only a select few are given the opportunity to apply when jobs open, retaliation if you make complaints, management, too many high paid senior leaders and not enough pay to those on the front lines of the business, boys club mentality

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      ADESA Response
      7y
      Thank you for sharing. Please contact the KAR Ethics Hotline immediately so we can address this issue right away. Callers can remain anonymous on the KAR Ethics Hotline; your HR business partner can provide you with the Hotline number.
      2.0
      Jan 24, 2019

      Old boys club still exists

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - The people I interacted with on a daily basis are genuinely good people and care about doing a good job. - We were given opportunities to do community service projects, which was rewarding. - There are some departments at corporate that seem to be doing a great job engaging and retaining employees (ex: IT has an engagement committee that offers outreach opportunities, training sessions, and fun/team building outings). - New CEO, John Hammer, seems to be making progress toward opening the lines of communication regarding expectations and company goals.

      Cons

      - Consistently underpaid and overworked. Compensation doesn't match hard work, years of experience, educational achievements, and going rates in the geographic market. People are asked to take on more and more with no compensation adjustment or bonus opportunity. - Very few opportunities for advancement. - Leadership is unwilling to cut people who are just mediocre or poor at their jobs (this applies from the bottom to even department leaders). - Leadership is still dominated by the old boys club. There are still very few women and minorities in leadership positions.

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      ADESA Response
      7y
      We’re sorry to hear about your work experiences with us. Your feedback and candor will help us improve. Please email us at listens@karauctionservices.com if there’s more you’d like to share.
      1.0
      May 28, 2015

      Stay away from TradeRev!!!!

      Tsm/traderev
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pro: We were given a ton of Apple products - most of which either didn't work or were useless in the field - so I had Apple TV in my bedroom until I finally quit. The job itself, the management team and the product were atrocious. There were no pros.

      Cons

      Cons: 1. "Directors" are a joke. No ride-alongs, ZERO training, you're on your own. Even if someone does respond to an email or VM, nobody knows the answer. 2. The product is FREE. "Sales" just kept extending trial periods, presumably hoping for someone to make an enhancement that was worth more than $0.00. 3. Exclusively Apple, but we didn't even get Microsoft Office. And we used GMAIL as our business email server. Um, Outlook anyone? 4. Canadian and U.S. tension. Why? They knew what they were doing, our management could barely recite the alphabet.

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