Does Valvoline Instant Oil Change pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Valvoline Instant Oil Change employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Valvoline Instant Oil Change. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Valvoline Instant Oil Change?

75% of Valvoline Instant Oil Change employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Valvoline Instant Oil Change 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Valvoline Instant Oil Change according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and people if you have the right group.Get your experience and leave if you want to fix cars" ((in 105 reviews)); "Good people to work with Building relationships with customers" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great benefits and perks as well." ((in 47 reviews)); "Only thing I can think of is my coworkers are great" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good hands on experience and ability to learn and training to succeed" ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Valvoline Instant Oil Change according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of people wanting to work putting more work on others." ((in 70 reviews)); "Manager could get a little annoying" ((in 32 reviews)); "long hours sometimes and not enough compensation" ((in 28 reviews)); "Corporate does not care about their employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "As with any job, you gotta "look busy" whenever certain area managers show up" ((in 11 reviews))

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4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,211 total reviews)

Lori Flees

75% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture and values

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

Valvoline Instant Oil Change has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Valvoline Instant Oil Change employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

7 Jun 2026

Good communication from management, but needs more structure

Technician in training

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Management is good at communication and is open to improvement.

Cons

Store had a lack of structure when I arrived however improvements are ongoing with the onboarding of our new manager.

4.0

3 Jun 2026

Good training but pressured to sell without commission

Certified technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Training and simple process to follow

Cons

CSA/CSR Job has to push sales for no commission

4.0

2 Jun 2026

Job is great, but management can be problematic

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Job is great unless management changes

Cons

The wrong people can create a hostile work environment

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Good communication from management, but needs more structure

Good training but pressured to sell without commission

Job is great, but management can be problematic

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