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59% would recommend to a friend

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49% positive business outlook

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1.0
Aug 31, 2012

Not for the weak of Heart

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Pros

Good Benefits and that about it.

Cons

Long hours. Management that does not care. Management constantly micromanaging. Only problem is they are clueless. They could not sell a car in today's environment if their life depended on it. Low pay. Cult.

3.0
Aug 29, 2012
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Pros

-Scheduled hours are rotating retail schedule. Every sunday is guaranteed off. -Great people that work on the sales team. -Most managers are good people, and have sales backgrounds. -You are "guaranteed" at least minimum wage for the hours you are clocked in.

Cons

-When customers return a car under the 5 day return policy, your pay gets taken back. No matter WHAT the reason was. -You will spend 80% of your time doing appraisal's for customers that have no desire to sell their car or do any further business with you. -The company itself it about promotion from within, but store level management makes it nearly impossible to promote qualified candidates. (3 store employees have been promoted to the next level in the past 5 years. MANY have expressed interest and have moved onto other opportunities because of the drawn out politically charged process.)

2.0
Aug 14, 2012
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Pros

-Decent starting pay rate -Flexible hours for part time -Get to drive some awesome cars

Cons

-Standards will be "lowered" in order to meet production goals -Inventory has far too many responsibilities for one department -Work is outside so be prepared to be jumping in cars that have 140 degree plus interior temperatures -At my store, overtime is not allowed and will/can be a punishable offense -Half the time, our department is missing materials that are needed to do job -Inventory department is a dead end job with little chance of career advancement

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