Sales pay cut in half. Mostly good place to work. - Senior Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

4.0
May 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Some mgmt care. Mostly good place to work.

Cons

The new CEC do nothing but cut our pay in half. Was supposed to save time to see more people and 90% of the time it is messed up and takes longer to complete a deal. If someone puts a car on hold or online finance without ever speaking to a CEC (customer experience center) person you get half of normal commission. These people are paid with our commission cuts and top guys get bigger bonuses. When we used to have our eoffice, if the same scenario happened there would not be a split and the other person got the whole commission due to no contact. Total contradiction. They have effectively reduced my annual pay by at least 20% at the current rate of the number of 1/2's or 1/4 deals. Trying to talk to regional mgmt give lip service when bringing up concerns. It was a total joke when they were at our store to promote the process. If you make too much noise your told to hush or you become insubordinate. Unless you kiss up you will not get promoted as it is a good 'ol boys club. So if you make noise ^^ say good by to moving up.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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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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