Autotrader reviews

* Comp Plan * No career track * Saturated market * Tons of red tape and corporate waste. Years ago this was a HOT company to work for, now its almost sad. There is absolutely zero chances for advancement. No structured career path, no growth and no hope. If you have worked at ATC for 7 years, attended every training (NADA/Jumpstart/Passion etc), earned every certificate and excelled at customer service and product knowledge you will have no better chance for advancement as a brand new hire that had a very good month. ATC is burdened with too many managers. VP's, RSD's, GM's Senior Managers all titles that have little or no contact with the customers and even less with the sales reps. There seems to be an effort to cut sales people by squeezing and cutting their comp and increasing their workload. A word to the wise; You will work harder for less.

Tremendous lack of job security. Most reps work in fear everyday that their job could end at any moment. Human resources constantly monitors every move the sales force makes: from phone calls to keystrokes, the route driven, to the value of your conversations with your clients. Learn quickly how to CYA. Middle management is ineffective and typically unavailable bringing virtually no value to the sales team. Your direct manager will do anything to make themselves look good at the expense of his/her team members. If you enjoy tremendous stress, being monitored most all hours of your day, like spreadsheets, CRM systems, don't care about the company loyalty factor you will enjoy the job.