CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,196 total reviews)
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Keith Barr

46% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

CarMax has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,196 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
2.0
Jun 1, 2017

Run while you can

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits - I got name brand glasses for really cheap Decent training

Cons

Extremely low commission compared to the industry average. You will be selling cars like crazy and for some reason not make any money in the end. Managers have to write observations on you for everything that you do good or bad. Observations are basically a comment on your behavior in writing. They basically are writing up a list of reasons to fire you if they need to. Instead of telling you to change your behavior like an adult and issuing consequences like a normal job would they put you on something called an Individual Development plan which is basically a pain in the access. You have to check in with your manager about a certain part of your performance and they get to criticize you as if you were a 13 year old child. Managers don't have any concept of taking turns on the customer like at a traditional dealership. A manager should enjoy getting involved in a deal first hand. For some reason Carmax managers just want to sit back and hear about the deal instead of getting involved.

1.0
Apr 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

schedule is flexible, CarMax in general is a good company to work for, but if you are in the right store with right management

Cons

micro management , racist management , racist store CarMax southwest freeway , the management lie, if they feel that you do not obey them like donkey , and try to fire you and all the same race managers get together to let you go.

2.0
Mar 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, pretty good training system and the Business Model is really the best car buying/selling experience for both the customer and associates. Never put in a position to put personal gain over customer needs. They really do their best to make things right when things go wrong.

Cons

Regional Managment sees people as pieces on a game board and doesn't take into account anyone's personal desires or ambitions. It is only about what is best for them, you also see this to a certain extent at the senior management level. Advancement is most often based on politics and personal relationship rather than performance. Also since they have reduced the amount of management positions there is less and less opportunity for growth unless you never want to put roots down and are willing to constantly move. If you are not in management the pay is pretty poor and not worth staying long term for.

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