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Valvoline Instant Oil Change

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If your down on your luck great company! - Certified Technician Valvoline Instant Oil Change Employee Review

4.0
Sep 17, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good to gain entry level knowledge of cars (oil changes, tire rotation, transmission fluid change, use of machines like evac pumps and ac rechargers) Gain sales experience by recommending service to customers based on existing condition and scheduled maintenance Great job compared to other retail because you can climb store hierarchy quickly

Cons

Conditions can be pretty bad in the pit during summers very hot, dirty, and sweaty during the summers especially there was not a lot of downtime and would be work for hours on end till close.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Very friendly staff Good training experience Fair hours

Cons

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1.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Okay starting pay. Acceptable starting point if you're looking to get into the automotive industry

Cons

Lack of coverage when your shift ends often leading to being forced to stay an hour over at least. None of the locations have any form of AC or other way to cool down except the office sometimes having water bottles, even in heatwaves. The pit is only ever staffed by one person working both or more bays even though there are supposed to be two+ working one each. Managers will not work on the cars themselves but rather immediately run into the office and close the door to play games on their phones after selling the customer $200 worth of service. Policy requiring you help all customers in line even if you're already closed, leading to staying an hour or more past closing. Customers are not required to turn off their vehicles while waiting in line, leading to severe burns from hot oil or hot metal, especially on diesel trucks. Forget about taking time off for vacations or family, stores are intentionally kept understaffed so you have to work or risk getting fired. You are expected to stay late or come in on your days off to do training bookwork despite being consistently scheduled for 10+ hour shifts. 10+ hour shifts in blistering heat with no one offering water from the office or lobby fountain

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