CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,193 total reviews)
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Keith Barr

49% 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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
Apr 15, 2012

great

Recommend
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Pros

health benefit paid vacation associates

Cons

management senior managers politics poor feedback

4.0
Apr 9, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

For not requiring a college degree being a sales consultant at CarMax isnt a bad job at all. You have every opportunity to make at least 40k a year shortly after you finish training. It really is a better work environment than other car lots. Steady flow of customers through the door.

Cons

Management micromanages the crap out of you. There is no hourly rate so the job is pure commission. On top of tha the comission you make is the same ob every car as it is a flat rate which means we're probably making a good bit less than sales consultants at other lots. Having said that, managers are constantly helping you find something to do or telling you when you can go to lunch which gets old quick when you spend you're whole day taking their crap amd dont make a dime for it. The current LGM is one of the fakest corporate cookie cutter bosses I've ever seen. He seriously is one of those people who gets off on hearing hinself talk so get lick getting a ny favors from him. He has seriously brought the morale of the entire store down with his controlling and unsympathetic attitiude not to mention his lack of involvement in the actual store.

5.0
Apr 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

flex time in some departments great benefits positive company culture opportunities for advancement ongoing training opportunities company supportive of work/life balance competitive pay opportunities for bonuses matching gifts program regular associate appreciation events

Cons

some difficulty advancing if you aren't personally well-connected to upper management/advancement does not always seem to be based on merit micro-managing of associates can be common (dependent on your department) employees in good standing are told that they can come back if they leave but actually cannot do so; long time service does not seem to be valued as highly as it once was

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