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Sonic Automotive reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(842 total reviews)

David B. Smith

71% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Sonic Automotive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 842 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonic Automotive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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842 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people fun product line good technology choices.

Cons

Too many 3rd parties used, executive team seems to hire it's friends from their neighborhood and previous employers. Seems to hire outside before even checking internal resources. CTO and VP worked together previously, both were let go for harassing employees, yet end up at sonic Automotive in top level positions?

1.0
May 31, 2024

Abuse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are great. However, once they realize they what they signed up for quickly seek employment elsewhere.

Cons

All Sonic does to employees is abuse and take advantage of associates. They make you feel guilty for everything even you work overtime daily. You are told to take care of your family and spend time with them. Sorry, this corporation is the opposite. The family is really them you have to commit to. Days off are taken away and poor managers are forced to work. The worst part is after years of commitment to be sent to the curb only to have new management try to find out why numbers were worse after separation. Future employee or current employee seek employment elsewhere and do not put up with their treatment.

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Sonic Automotive Response
1y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and share your experience. Your feedback has been shared with our human resources team.
1.0
Apr 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quarterly survey are great. But If quarterly survey responses are so important, then why are Associates written responses ignored?

Cons

Management is not respectful to associates. Juvenile comments regarding sales person and mimicking is disrespectful. Too much favoritism to those who do not even work and make contribution to the store. Since management is all male, decisions favoring the opposite sex to have days off are always accommodated. Since I have been with the company over 5 years, I have noticed "new management"does not appreciate feedback Associates provide. Reference is made regarding playbook negligence and new management doesn't care. Instead, they toss aside valuable Associates and dump the work to already overworked an already overworked team. Associates who are still there end up getting support from those who either left or laid off. Green pea sales people are not given what is needed to be successful. Management only cares about how the person looks instead of actual experience. Give the new people what they need to be a valuable employee.

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Sonic Automotive Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and share your experience. We'll share this feedback with our human resources team.
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