Good Benefits, upper management intimidates. - Retail Automotive Parts Specialist NAPA Auto Parts Employee Review

3.0
Oct 11, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits, at least up to this point have been good. At the store level, the employees are friendly and helpful. The employee discounts help.

Cons

Upper management seems detached from reality, when it comes to the day to day operations of the stores. If they worked their way up they have forgotten what it is like or they just don't care. I think they worry more about getting their perks and bonuses, than they care about maintaining a competent store staff. In the 10 years I have worked for the company, I have witnessed several AM's and DM's that were incompetent, demeaning, and intimidating. These DM's have been responsible for the loss of several good employees over the years..folks Stores run under staffed, all the time. If someone goes on vacation, the extra work gets heaped on the staff, there is no support. Managers are expected to work 70-75 hours a week.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

At the time of writing, I have worked for Napa for 9 years. I can say with a great deal of experience that the fellow employees will make your day. Easy people to work with all around. Something about the shared struggle of working for NAPA will really bring a group of folks together. Customers who come into a NAPA come for a reason. I find this to be a much different experience from other auto parts stores. Customers know what they are talking about, and that makes the job all the easier. Hours are consistent almost to a fault, but you will ceratily get at least your 40 hours.

Cons

When I first started with NAPA, they genuinely cared about their employees(gift cards on bday, anniversary lunch, anniversary gift, holiday bonuses, company-wide holiday parties). That is all gone. All management you will have personal contact with has ZERO authority to do ANYTHING. Do not expect a merit-based raise, or even a yearly raise(no raises in 2 years despite $2.3B in net profit for 2025). It seems to take an act of god to fire employees who literally do not do their job. DO NOT CLIMB THE LADDER. The higher you get in this company, the more you will regret it.

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