Advance Auto Parts reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(5,524 total reviews)
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18% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Advance Auto Parts has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advance Auto Parts 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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6K reviews
3.0
Feb 22, 2010

Good part time gig

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good place to make money. Flexible schedule for employees in college or working elsewhere. Good on the job training. User friendly computers and equipment.

Cons

Very little chance of career advancement except for those with no other options in life (no skills, experience or education). Put in your time and you can become a store manager after 10 years maybe making $45k a year.

2.0
Feb 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Managers are usually good about working schedules around college classes, etc. - Pay is better than basic retail establishments - If you are into cars it would be an enjoyable job.

Cons

-- Spend more time coming up with catch acronyms then fixing important issues. - Blurring of job roles. Only difference between managers and normal employees is the number of hours worked, the tasks performed during the day are often the same. - Managers forced to work 50 hours a week, minimum. - Inconsistent scheduling - Emphasis placed on full staff weekends creates an imbalance during the week - Most stores open until 9 on Saturdays and 8 on Sundays - Frequently asked by customers to perform tasks that fall out of job area. We aren't mechanics, we sell the parts. You don't go to a pharmacy when you are sick, you go to the doctor. - Once you reach store management, there isn't much higher you can go

2.0
Dec 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting customers both retail and commercial. Had a good crew that were employed for years and over 40% have been promoted since I left the company.

Cons

Some district manager are good and some are bad. Three different district managers were reasonable and strict. Fourth distict managers fired me after beating average store growth by 300 percent each year for JOB PERFORMANCE!

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