Advance Auto Parts reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(5,524 total reviews)
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Shane O’Kelly

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
1.0
Mar 23, 2017

Misleading

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Pros

There are not many pros to working here. At best the commute was decent-assuming you left the office after regular hours.

Cons

The department I worked for was unprofessional. Management discussed personal issues of their direct reports with that person's peers. Extreme micromanagement was the norm. The most disappointing was the open admittance that management was a "boys club" and there was no intention of changing that.

3.0
Mar 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You can work almost anywhere. There at Advance stores in over 36 states. Transferring from one store to another is painless. Medical benefits have remained solid despite other parts of the company sliding into corporate oblivion. One of the few retailers who willingly worked with my demanding school schedule when I put myself through my B.A. There is still residual evidence (senior employees) from when it was Parts America in the late '90s, a golden age when only the most knowledgeable parts and automotive people were hired to serve the public. A store that has even one of these individuals still working can do great things.

Cons

This company constantly chases the shareholder model, and it shows in their stock values. Inside is a very different picture. They expect the world of their retail employees, but are not willing to pay for the skills good parts pros and autoworkers possess. You will seldom be told how well you did at something, but you will be constantly reminded of what small things you aren't doing effectively via nagging emails. There is no winning in this organization, and it speaks volumes that most of the assistant managers in my region have no desire to ever take a promotion to Store Manager. They see how poorly GMs are treated, and how many thankless hours are required of the GMs. The company is methodically following every mistake AutoZone has made in a race to the bottom, and it breaks my heart to see.

2.0
Jan 24, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

With the right leardership its a very rewarding place to work....well it used to be atleast

Cons

....new (atleast in area 4) templete scheduling may be the straw that broke the companys back...the leadership staff at the store level has taken the last hit that they can endure ... major talent leaving very soon....the backlash is gaining momentum.. lack of payroll, poor computer systems in the stores, limited electronic catalog. all of these are forcing the talent in the stores either to become defeated and give up or just plain walk away..

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