HQ culture is just as toxic as in field - Senior Manager Advance Auto Parts Employee Review

1.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

HQ location is quite nice for how much the company is struggling. Frequent free meals and swag giveaways. Some decent coworkers. Free coffee on tap. Development opportunities are completely dependent on who your manager is.

Cons

Company’s underperformance is very real. Absolutely toxic culture that should be avoided. Much of the leadership is self-serving. Evidence of the horrid culture is the constant churn throughout departments. HQ views the field workforce as merely a numbers game, also evidenced by churn in field. Advance is simply trying to catch up to Autozone and O’Reilly, of which they never will due to the significant infrastructure gaps and lack of committed workforce.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A lot of schedule flexibility

Cons

There is a lot of favoritism/bad management, especially in the DC that I work in. (DC-41)

4.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a pretty easy job, very fun people to work with. Hours as a driver are pretty consistent.

Cons

The pay isn’t great. It would be nice if the drivers were making at least $17 or $18 an hour. Also benefits don’t extend to health insurance only dental and vision if you are only considered part-time. Anybody that isn’t the GM, CPP, and RPP are considered part-time, regardless of the hours you get.

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