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DriveTime Automotive Group

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DriveTime Automotive Group reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,393 total reviews)
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Mary Leigh Phillips

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

DriveTime Automotive Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DriveTime Automotive Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Jul 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

PAY! The commissions and bonuses are endless. Honestly, it's like they try to give away money to their employees. It's easy to make boo-koo bucks here. Coworkers are about the same age, company-wide, so there's lots in common with each other. The company promotes from within and will move their employees to different locations if desired, many times with relocation assistance. AMAZING BENEFITS PACKAGE! I honestly can't say enough about the great programs and benefits that DriveTime offers its employees. Free lunch a lot and a pretty nice uniform selection (although you do have to buy your own DT apparel).

Cons

Loooooong hours with no work-life balance. This sucks. You never know what time you will be leaving, even if the doors are supposed to close at a certain time. Be prepared to spend 10+ hours a day just about anytime you are scheduled to be there. Telemarketing. Be prepared for LOTS of phone work. I personally don't mind following up on appointments, confirming appointments, and responding to requests for information, but the company buys leads from third parties, so there's cold-calling and a phone "work-flow" you have to follow, even if the lead is clearly not interested. Additionally, the company doesn't care about bothering leads, either. You will be making phone calls at 9am on Saturday, as well as 8:50pm on Tuesday. You'll learn to get over feeling bad about this. Constant change of policy, procedure, and programs. The company will implement something, and turn right back around and get rid of it. Or make a zillion changes to a policy, procedure, or program, and you'll be unsure as to what it is you are actually supposed to be doing, which will lead to a lot of running to a manager for question-answering.

4.0
May 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

DriveTime offers a relaxed environment with experienced managers and staff. The training offers new hires the opportunity to learn the system and style of operation at DriveTime before being thrown into sales.

Cons

The biggest challenges come from customers. Not everyone is easy to work with and it can be difficult to meet everyones needs.

5.0
May 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The environment is not overly rigid, pressured, or the extremes or too casual. Great balance of staff and resources for the staff at their locations. Compensation has a competitive base salary, plus a generous commission plan!

Cons

Training portal is a little cumbersome to find specific courses with no real filters or suggestions. A lot os veteran staff was grandfathered into the company with less requirments than new hires staff have to meet (i.e. bachelorate degree, etc...)

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