Inventory - Inventory Associate CarMax Employee Review

1.0
19 Jun 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only good thing about carmax is the benefits and that's it and the some of the people that you work with

Cons

They over work you, there are just too many tasks that you have to do as a inventory associate to be making penny's and dimes to the millions that this company is making on a regular basis. And as a inventory associate you are disrespected all the time by the other departments. The mangers suck and don't know how to deal with the pressure that happens on a regular basis and end up just leaving the department and making the employees handle the high pressure situations all of the time. Mangers always lie to you and they lie to there higher ups and if your on there bad side they do in any means fired you even when it's not right for the business. It's just not worth it you'll be coming back home each and everyday stressed to your limits and hate working there.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing benefits with 6% 401k matching and tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Highly reliant on the quality of management at the store location.

4.0
13 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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