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Sonic Automotive reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(843 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 843 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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843 reviews
3.0
Jan 27, 2016

wonderful people

Recommend
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Pros

great work environment, friendly co-workers- fun team building activities- great management!

Cons

the pay was not good. i was an established professional topping over 50k in my last profession. When i was asked to be a part of something new, i jumped on. I thought toughing it out for the pay would increase, but never did. I could no longer stay. I loved my boss and even the executives, but when you need two checks just to pay the rent, it becomes an issue.

1.0
Jan 25, 2016

Employee beware

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits - but that is all that is good about this company.

Cons

Overworked, underpaid, under appreciated, corporate and dealership manager failings on multiple levels, HR is not there to help the employee, but to protect the company. Corporation preaches a lot about the value of its employees, but in actuality, it doesn't care at all. Corporate hand book is so large you could almost turn it into a school text book. The only time corporate policies matter to this company is when the managers, controllers, or higher ups feel like they are about to get caught. Hiring process is not two weeks, more like six months. Managers do not actually have any control over the dealership, but have lots of red tape tied around their hands by the corporate chain of command.

1.0
Jan 8, 2016

Reception

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing good about Mercedes Benz of Nashville or sonic automotive in particular.

Cons

Poor poor management is all I can say. They don't give a crap about their hourly employees(at least the ones that are dedicated to their work) and kiss the butts of the people who do only half of what they should. It's pathetic really. They use intimidation in employees to get what they want, and forget about reporting it to corporate you'll lose your job anyway. No room for advancement whatsoever and if a spot does come up and your a woman don't think for a second you would even be considered. Also a huge turnover rate. The month I left at least 5 others left too. Shouldn't that say something about management or no?

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