Advance Auto Parts reviews

Title is sales manager because I’m no longer a GM in my eyes, I’m a sales person who’s highest in charge. I spend more time on the counter, rather than making sure tasks are done, coaching and training sales associates. Maybe that’s because we are forced to run on skeleton crews due to hour cuts. Horrible communication within upper management and departments (left hand doesn’t talk to right hand). Customers are now a second thought to shareholders and employees are even lower. Stores expected to run on skeleton crews while doing the task of a full staff. Lunches are impossible to run and nobody takes them usually. Tasks aren’t completed then criticized for not doing them. Pay is a JOKE, even if you’re a GM... “hire quality staff” for $8.50 an hour... then wonder why we can’t get anyone worth the knowledge they have. Plus once you do, you get MAYBE 5 hrs a week to train them. Constantly changing things that aren’t broken!! THERES MORE... MUCH MORE!!

Company relies way to much on salaried employees. No overtime for hourly employees, strictly scheduled store hours with no leeway. They saved over 26k by not having to pay me for all the free overtime hours I worked at the store. I got tired of working evenings, holidays, and weekends, giving up days off for company mandated activities. And manager schedule requirements that provided no opportunity for any sort of social life or outside activities. Close Friday, Open Saturday, and sleep most of Sunday to make up for the lack of sleep the night before. Five 10 hour per day minimum shifts, Nope you can't work Four 11s and a 6. or Four 12s and a 4. .