AutoZone reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(7,520 total reviews)
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Phil Daniele

50% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

AutoZone has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,520 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AutoZone 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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8K reviews
1.0
Mar 28, 2013

Not what I expected.

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Pros

You work and get a pay check.

Cons

Management is the worst coming from district manager and above. In the store its the same story you get any where else. It all depends on the manager, district manager and so on. In this case district manager promises but never comes through and when he does it not compensating, forcing relocation and so on. Poor pay compared to others.

2.0
Mar 22, 2013

Don't do it...

Recommend
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Pros

I can only share from my experience at the Store Support Center...paid holidays, great location downtown, free parking, ability to park for free during special downtown events (plays, NBA games, etc.), decent pay for white-collars

Cons

Pieced together/outdated infrastructure, too many long-term AutoZoners that don't embrace change, culture and values are lip-service only, not enough diversity in the ranks (mostly middle-age, affluent, white males), benefits are super expensive for store AutoZoners, no work/life balance, managers who aren't bullies by nature tend to leave within 3 - 4 years, ridiculous cheer you are made to do at every meeting

3.0
Mar 14, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to start a corporate job, to learn one type of corporate culture (they require you to shout a cheer and pledge before most meetings) Location of office in downtown Memphis on Mississippi River Free downtown parking At a certain grade level, benefits package is great--Bonus, 401K, stock options, etc. The corporate office is very dedicated to the retail stores, require "store dress" uniform day every Monday, otherwise business casual. No casual Fridays. There are many long-time AutoZoners, people who have been working there for 20-35 years, which can be a good thing and a bad thing. The corporate office really emphasizes employee recognition for a good job.

Cons

The internal depts are not integrated, don't use SAP, ERP, etc. to tie systems together. Systems are mostly home-grown and patched together. The internal depts act as silos, independently, so communication can be tough. There's a lot of "old-school" thinking. Upward mobility difficult, like to move senior management laterally to develop them but difficult to execute anything with constant movement Pay is below corporate averages for similar jobs in other places

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