CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,193 total reviews)
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46% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

CarMax has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CarMax employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Aug 21, 2012

Why consider working for Carmax

Recommend
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Pros

The discount on wholesale cars is great.

Cons

Hours are bad if you have a life outside of work, growth opportunities are based off who likes you, and the compensation is below what you deserve for the work you do.

2.0
Aug 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Decent starting pay rate -Flexible hours for part time -Get to drive some awesome cars

Cons

-Standards will be "lowered" in order to meet production goals -Inventory has far too many responsibilities for one department -Work is outside so be prepared to be jumping in cars that have 140 degree plus interior temperatures -At my store, overtime is not allowed and will/can be a punishable offense -Half the time, our department is missing materials that are needed to do job -Inventory department is a dead end job with little chance of career advancement

1.0
Aug 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good people within the inventory and buyer's roles

Cons

most traumatic experience ever in life the entire experience was truly a culture shock

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