Company Culture - Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

4.0
Aug 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pleasant work environment. Everyone treats everyone with respect and is nice (for the most part, at least at my location). Lots of little nice things the company does for the employees. High focus on giving employees recognition, which I found very positive and still seems to be rare to find. After working there for 4 years and leaving for a better paying job, I really missed the positive working environment. Lots of areas to move around in, can go from sales to finance office, move up the ladder, plenty of opportunities for growth. Open door policy.

Cons

Some managers get a little bit too comfortable in their jobs and may not set the best example at times. Needs a more uniform approach. Some managers work way harder then others, or some may be much more approachable then others. Pay structure for sales people could use some serious improvement. Can be very stressful to maintain adequate sales to live from.

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5.0
Apr 16, 2026
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Pros

a people driven company that sells cars

Cons

Inner network devloper compabalility is lacking

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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