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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

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Keith Barr

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49% positive business outlook

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3.0
Jan 11, 2025
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Pros

Great job security I love my associates they are amazing Fair hiring process Diversity and inclusion LGBTQ friendly Nice benefits

Cons

Cross functional managers are given an impossible and unrealistic workload. The stress is unbearable. There is never a moment to take a breath. You are expected to be a sales manager, service manager, inventory manager, business office manager, finance manager, accountant and much more. You are told to constantly be on the sales floor making that the priority, but then you have all of the other responsibilities that have to get done each day. CarMax puts all of its efforts into “associate care and connection” so it can continue to be seen as a fortune best place to work. That’s great I love my associates but managers are made to suffer with no consideration. The associates take an associate voice survey a few times a year and if a mangers team scores them low even if the comments are about things that managers can’t control like pay (corporate controls the pay) mangers are punished, shamed, penalized etc. You get a salary which isn’t worth it for the minimum of 10 hours a day you work. Despite this I still love this company I remember when ALL employees were treated fairly and cared for. I am just hoping to see it get back to that.

3.0
Jan 10, 2025
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Pros

Training was decent except for the state specific rules and regulations. Your store is kind of on their own.

Cons

Home office made it hard to get bonuses unless you were a sales manager. Business office makes less than every other department.

1.0
Jan 10, 2025
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Pros

The pro is you get to work remote , limited supervision.

Cons

The cons: The point system and bonus structure are a true SCAM! They put points for Epu/vsa/appt/transfers but the truth is the points don’t matter when it comes to your actual bonus. They factor the bonus on hours worked, percentage of points earned based on effectiveness and efficiency. max bonus is about 1k a month. So that means you’re getting the short end. Even you score great with Epu’s etc. your max is still a 1k which managers and employees get to steal your credit. If you sale cars at 50k and you have 10 of those in a month that’s 500k for the company and maybe a 1k for you max… scandalous shame that kind of greed.

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