CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,192 total reviews)
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49% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

CarMax has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,192 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
Jan 20, 2010

Current Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Growth, Good benifits pkg. Good diversity of associates. Long term career plans. Good associate development program. Stong senior team.

Cons

Need more work life balance. Need more store level input to corporate. Company undergoing cultural shift to more black and white. Not open to opinions.

4.0
Oct 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay for the job, good direct boss, and low-stress environment. It was a great job to get through college.

Cons

Fellow employees were sometimes on the lazy side, and got upset if outperformed. That seems to be typical everywhere, though.

5.0
Sep 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic place to work. Everyone seems genuinely happy to be there and the company really goes out of it's way to take care of it's people.

Cons

Slightly more than most retail environments the business seems to swing very quickly with the economy.

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