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      Autotrader

      Part of Cox Automotive

      Engaged Employer

      Autotrader reviews

      3.4

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (468 total reviews)

      Sandy Schwartz

      66% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Autotrader has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autotrader 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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      468 reviews
      2.0
      Jan 29, 2012

      Nice people who had no idea how to run website

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Used to be good place for good sales accounts, until upper management changed our structure and upped our goals. No more.

      Cons

      Lack of mid- and upper-management knowledge of the automotive industry kept us from doing the great job we could have.

      2.0
      May 29, 2011

      More Cons than Pros

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work from home Excellent training Good benefits The product works

      Cons

      Pay plan - changes several times a year and for the past few years it has consistently decreased commissions Middle management is useless - most are unexperienced and were promoted because they were good sales people Alot of unnecessary busy work required Favortisim big time - unless you're willing to kiss up every chance you get, don't plan on moving up Aside from the initial sales training, the MANY required trainings are a complete waste of time and money Politics Good 'ol boys club If you have a client go out of business - kiss your paycheck goodbye for 3 months! Lots of unfair treatment - "favorites" get commissions adjusted for cancels, downgrades, and more. while the other 95% of employees just have to suck it up If you're considering working here and want it to be a long time career, you should make sure you're prepared to do alot of butt kissing and yes sirs.

      2.0
      Feb 4, 2011

      Lack of focus, just like the auto industry but online

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, good benefits, good bonuses, some of the people are great.

      Cons

      Senior management can't stay focused on one thing to save their life. They only continue on because they dominate the niche based on being in the space early but heaven help them if they have to be efficient. Politics dominate and the President likes taking care of his buds. Work pace is psycho and alot of good work just gets wasted because someone decides to go a different direction.

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