They’ll chew you up and spit you out - Anonymous employee CarMax Employee Review

1.0
Sep 16, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

None. There is no redeemable quality

Cons

I’ll just leave this post Well folks the day has finally come, I am no longer part of the Carmax family. With that being said, and the fact I can speak freely about it let me share a few bits of information 1. The prices of the vehicles are exhbortant for what they are 2. The stores are so short staffed that the service department does not have the time to properly inspect or maintain the vehicles for your purchase. I received countless phone calls of customers trying to return a vehicle that had been purchased in the past 30 days do to mechanical failure. 3. The credit application process is predatory. The sales department no longer gets incentives to sell you the car, only to run your credit, and some associates do not mind misleading you to get you to run another application that could result up to another eight inquiries per application These are just a few things not related to actually working for them, working conditions and pay is atrocious as well as the feedback from management. If you took the time to read this I implore you to find your next vehicle any where else but Carmax.

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Cons

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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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