CarMax reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,186 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 8,186 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
3.0
Dec 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Driving different cars, and cool people.

Cons

Inconsistent hours during the holiday as well as schedule

3.0
Dec 29, 2025

Decent part time gig

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, $20 base hourly while in training, good work culture

Cons

Awful pay for work involved. Sales managers are micro managers when it’s slow

3.0
Dec 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities for promotion, mostly if you are relocated BlueCross BlueShield 401K Match

Cons

former-CEO's blunders causing hours to be cut, passed off as time theft issue caused by unnamed locations Out of touch management Full time employee working minimum hours to keep work status

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