Firestone Complete Auto Care reviews

Lots of hours, negative perception in public, lots of family members in system especially upper management. Auditors are constantly drilling you as store manager. Lots of turn over.

HOURS, HOURS, HOURS, HOURS... Work schedule, at a minimum, was 630-6pm daily, more often than not staying to close which means about 730pm, and with one Sunday a month required. Store Managers MUST WORK MONDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, thereby rendering your weekends useless for yourself. You WILL work 6 days a week at least 2-3 weeks out of the month, so in actuality you are putting in about 60-75 hours a week, depending on when you've had enough at the store. Someone is either in training, in a meeting, or on vacation so be prepared as SM to work another 12 hour shift. If you have a college degree, do not waste it in retail with Firestone, take the $30K-45K jobs(I was making $50K) with real advancement elsewhere before you get sucked into the "you can make $100K here" line that they feed you. It's true you can make it, but hope you can hit those numbers next year, and the year after that and etc..If retail sales satisfies the amount of mental stimulation you need, then go for it. But if you want a challenging job, a more analytical job, and a more flexible job then stay far away from Bridgestone/Firestone Retail Operations. Besides if things go sour with this company, the skills you learn do not transfer well except to other big retailers. So be prepared to work retail for a while, or start from scratch with another field.