Autotrader reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)

Sandy Schwartz

66% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Autotrader has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autotrader employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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468 reviews
2.0
Sep 5, 2017

Director

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people. Compensation is above average

Cons

Revolving door executive leadership, with no strategy. Frequent acquisitions and mergers result in changes of direction and additional layers of management with no clue about the business

2.0
May 12, 2017

Tough Times

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, generous PTO and flexible schedules.

Cons

The company has been going through some tough times over the past few years. They stopped innovating and listening to their customers which has led to high employee turnover in our Sales team and high # of cancellations from customers. They are very much playing catch up in an industry they once used to lead...

3.0
Oct 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They provide great benefits including very minimal employee cost insurance and a no cost pension plan. You also have a lot of freedom with your schedule.

Cons

Commission has dropped dramatically and the company has been very slow to react to changing market conditions. Depending on the manager they can micro manage you to insanity.

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