CarMax reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(8,202 total reviews)
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Keith Barr

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

CarMax has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CarMax 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
3.0
Jul 18, 2018

Sales Consultant

Recommend
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Pros

Excellent training program - I had zero sales experience prior to working at CarMax. Their training program covered the basics, and their environment/culture made it easy to approach anyone for help or feedback.

Cons

As a sales consultant, you must work retail hours. If you don't like working nights or EVERY weekend, then it isn't the job for you. Also, it is flat rate commission pay - their commission rate has remained the same since the early to 2000s (could be better). Furthermore, in order to make decent money, expect to put in a few 12 hour days each week. Because it is commission, you will sometimes face scenarios where you'll spend a lot of time with customers who CAN'T buy a car, for one reason or another, which is time wasted. You are also expected to answer the store phones for 3 hours a day and respond to web leads. Many of the phone calls during this time are not sales related, so you are essentially acting as a secretary during that time, while not getting paid.

1.0
Jul 17, 2018

Buyer

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay, decent hours, decent people

Cons

Terrible managers, company focus has shifted from developing associates to only saving money. Which has lead to poor hires in leadership positions

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