2 Years as a Sales Consultant - Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits, flexible hours for part timers. Helped me get into the sales industry.

Cons

Man peers get offended easily and complain to management. EVERYTHING is held against you and is recorded. Writeups for every tiny infraction. Constant feeling of minimal job security. Coworkers got fired for putting 4 miles on a Mercedes they wanted to test drive. Management has the customer's back before yours. You are fed lies about the new car business to share with your customers. Now that I work at a new car dealer, I am realizing how much of a scam Carmax is. In order to be a good salesperson, you have to have good product. Carmax cars are absolute trash. Mechanical issues, cosmetically gross, recon is pathetic and customers constantly shocked at the poor condition of vehicles. Everything is so INCREDIBLY corporate. Successful sales practices are not encouraged, carmax salespeople are glorified Walmart greeters. The pay was GARBAGE. You work your butt off for $1000 paychecks. I'd rather work hourly. Junior management micro-manages, looks out for themselves, and worries about disappointing senior management. Senior management are disconnected, sensitive, and have inflated sense of self worth. Cars are sold at 10-50% over fair market value, Carmax makes huge front gross profit, and yet employees are handed a pittance while Tom Folliard counts his mansions and Ferraris.

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Pros

You are your own boss

Cons

Slow days can be demotivating.

4.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

The perks of working at CarMax are quite extensive. Associates are offered an aggressive 401k program, Stock Purchasing Plan, in store discounts on sales and service, access to the CarMax Wholesale system, excellent healthcare, plenty of PTO, and at my location we are given as much OT as we want. My coworkers are generally good people, that I enjoy being able to work along side day in and day out. Management is very understanding in regards to calling out sick family emergencies, and schedule requests.

Cons

Despite doing the work of 5 people, and very politely asking for a raise management will not give me more than my 3% annual raise which is the single biggest let down. The bonus change of 2025 being labeled as "exciting" was straight corporate gaslighting unlike anything I've ever seen. Since the start of 2026, as of this review being written we have lost 7 associates largely due to pay, and I am soon to join those associates. Management from the store level up to corporate needs to understand that to retain their top performers they need to be compensated like a top performer. Some members of management are cliquey and moody which is very frustrating to deal with. Quality of Management varies wildly from store to store as well

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