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A Culture of Dishonesty, Selling Lemons and Terrible High Interest Auto Loans - Sales Advisor DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

1.0
3 Jun 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None that I can really think of. The only ones that brings to mind is sometimes company paid lunch and can make a decent amount of money during "Tax Time."

Cons

-Working 50+ Hours a Week. -Yearly "Pay Enhancements" that lead into reduction on commission/bonuses and requiring you to produce more and work longer to make the same amount of money you did last year. -Limited career progression past Sales Advisor and promotions are only awarded to corporate Kool-Aid drinking drones. -Corporate leadership lies to customers and employees alike. -No work life balance. -Selling lemons and leasing broken cars to customers at a high price and high interest rate. -High default rate on loans and cars being returned because they broke down and the repairs were not covered by the "warranty." -Sales Advisors are scared of leasing and selling vehicles due to the fear of the car breaking down and losing a customer and losing the commission. -Most of a Sales Advisor's day is cold calling 60 calls a day, trying to sell cars, dealing with customer complaints, replacing dead car batteries and worrying about making enough money to support their family.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
9y
We are disappointed to hear about your negative experience. As a company, we have strong expectations for all employees and managers to act with integrity. We appreciate your feedback to allow us to look into areas where we can improve and ensure that this expectation is being met.

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Pros

Always busy, good pay, decent hours

Cons

Upper management regularly rolling out new initiatives that hinder dealerships ability to sell.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience as an Assistant Manager. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the fast-paced environment, competitive pay, and work-life balance the role provided. As our business evolves, we're continually looking for ways to improve processes and better serve both our customers and employees. Feedback from team members helps us evaluate these efforts and identify opportunities to enhance the experience for everyone involved. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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Pros

It use to operate like a startup. Flexible with the right management. Outings can be fun, but most of the fun has been laid off or budgeted out. Red tape, metrics, favoritism, and budgeting ruined everything. I miss what it use to be.

Cons

They have let go at least 50% of IT, and another 20% have left on their own if not more within the last year. The good old boy club is very strong, was told there's no where to move up. Years in a row never having any actual achievable goals to show accountability for promotion. They are running out of technical knowledge and the only one's who are staying are those who've been there for a long time, only. Even some of those are getting laid off unexpectedly. Having connections outside of work seems to matter more than skill or contributions wether that's code or hours spent. Be wary of applying here, they are running on a skeletion crew on just about every team, this was not the case a year ago. What's left is not the biggest contributors or most impactful team members. Once the CTO (Greg) left, it all started a shift, a little over a year ago. No sense of ownership on any of the teams, while every team is so fragmented. One could be implimenting something affecting the whole company and get laid the same day.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your experience as an Engineer. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility, and relationships built during your time here. At the DriveTime Family of Brands, we're committed to creating opportunities for growth through regular career conversations, internal mobility, leadership development programs, and transparent performance expectations. We also work hard to foster a culture where team members can share ideas, make an impact, and collaborate across teams. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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