President's club silver level - Senior Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

3.0
Oct 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good atmosphere - Meh salary and pay - Fun job Good reputation - No Hassle for the employee

Cons

Unprofessional colleagues - 4 out of 19 SC in my store literally came from Walmart. Didn't like splitting deals and pretty chitty people in general. Unprofessional management - "Management" is obsessed about KMXU and CRR and you will lose pay over this crap. You also won't get paid for it. CarMax Culture - This crap was what made me quit. CarMax culture is what the management keeps repeating ( they like buzzwords) but it literally means nothing. CarMax culture is not lying and being nice. Well guess what? Everyone has "CarMax Culture" if they are somebody. Seriously.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits, good work environment.

Cons

Work weekends, late shifts (stores stay open until 9).

4.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The perks of working at CarMax are quite extensive. Associates are offered an aggressive 401k program, Stock Purchasing Plan, in store discounts on sales and service, access to the CarMax Wholesale system, excellent healthcare, plenty of PTO, and at my location we are given as much OT as we want. My coworkers are generally good people, that I enjoy being able to work along side day in and day out. Management is very understanding in regards to calling out sick family emergencies, and schedule requests.

Cons

Despite doing the work of 5 people, and very politely asking for a raise management will not give me more than my 3% annual raise which is the single biggest let down. The bonus change of 2025 being labeled as "exciting" was straight corporate gaslighting unlike anything I've ever seen. Since the start of 2026, as of this review being written we have lost 7 associates largely due to pay, and I am soon to join those associates. Management from the store level up to corporate needs to understand that to retain their top performers they need to be compensated like a top performer. Some members of management are cliquey and moody which is very frustrating to deal with. Quality of Management varies wildly from store to store as well

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