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DriveTime Automotive Group

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DriveTime Automotive Group reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,384 total reviews)
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Mary Leigh Phillips

69% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

DriveTime Automotive Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,384 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DriveTime Automotive Group 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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1K reviews
2.0
Sep 28, 2021

More work.... less pay

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Pros

Great benefits... medical, dental, life insurance, 401K match, etc.

Cons

I was with the company for a decent amount of time and it started out great. We worked hard... got rewarded for all of the hard work and had a lot of fun. However, over time and especially when the pandemic hit everything changed. It was ok at first because we thought we were helping keeping the company afloat, so the change in commissions and salary was manageable due to the status of the world. So everyone took on more duties because we were now short staffed and everyone also took a pay cut. That is ok if it only last a little while and we are not that busy, but it is not ok when we are just as busy as before.. and now even busier because we do not have the support staff due to cuts from the pandemic. All the top performers are upset because they are selling just as many cars but make 3 to 4 times less than what they would have made on normal monthly commission. And the company has the audacity to start opening other dealerships around the country and not send help to the current dealerships that are all exhausted and hanging by a thread, because everyone has to do 5 times the amount of work while getting paid less. Hmm seems like they really care about their employees.... (not) If the Senior Management could only go to a busy store and spend a week there to see the life and day of the sales team.. they would understand why it is important to hire certain staff back.. such as Lot Techs, etc and that the overall atmosphere and happiness of the employees would be to bring back individual commissions. If that was back on the table. I can guarantee you that the company would sell more cars and there would be a lot more retention.

2.0
Jul 12, 2021

Not worth it

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Pros

its a big company with huge revenue

Cons

They performance manage their employees a lot worse than Netflix. Employees are often scared they might get fired. Very low pay grades, unless you are a contractor. Bad levelling, people are usually under-leveled. Don't usually allow remote work. They might promise remote work initially but then force you to come into office. Bad Diversity.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
4y
Thank you for your review. It is unfortunate that this has been your experience, and we want to make sure you have a positive outlook and experience with us. We appreciate the feedback as we continue to grow and improve. Since the pandemic, we have allowed our IT employees to work remotely. Now that employees are returning to the office, we offer flexible options for our IT group that works best for them. When business needs present themselves to connect, collaborate, and work together, we look forward to meeting in person. We invite you to continue this conversation offline by reaching out to your management or the Talent Support team to discuss your concerns and suggestions further.
1.0
Feb 14, 2021

A Fall From Grace

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Pros

Learned valuable skills and had some amazing managers.

Cons

This is hard for me to leave such a low review but I feel like I have to. I started with DT almost 9 years ago. It felt so different and unique for a company and a car company at that. The culture was amazing and it was fun to go to work. Over the years I was promoted and the growth made sense and was fair. Something terrible happened I would say 3 or 4 years ago. It shifted from a great place to a nightmare. As a manger you are required to work all day with very little support. You are expected to make your employees work as hard as they can, going 110% all day every day. Who cares if they are tired? It was never enough. My assistant director led us my fear. Constantly making employees question there reason for being there and making people cry in front of new hires. They did not protect us during the pandemic. They did and still do not care. We got yelled at for not pushing the optional crap harder during the pandemic. It’s an EVIL company and I would avoid working here at all costs. People are promoted by who they know. No matter how many employees complain about that manager.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
5y
While we of course wish the comments were much different, we respect your perspective and appreciate the feedback. 9 years is certainly an incredible run, and we’re glad to see you find personal success with the training and career pathing available to all of our Retail team members. In an effort to serve our customers we do work hard; but fear, crying and evil are not words we ever want our company culture to be associated with, and these are claims we take very seriously. We hope you spoke up and shared these concerns with our Talent Support Team prior to your departure, as we want all employees – be it entry level or executive – to have a voice and be heard. We will also be looking into the situation to learn more.
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