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      Autotrader

      Part of Cox Automotive

      Engaged Employer

      Autotrader reviews

      3.4

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (468 total reviews)

      Sandy Schwartz

      66% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      468 reviews
      3.0
      Aug 13, 2014

      Once an awesome and unique startup... now a holding company trying to run leaner... yet handing out huge payouts.

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of cummunity support / service opportunities. Friendly and casual culture. Good parent company (Cox). Lots of investmentent in coaching and development. Great consumer brands and software solutions. Lots of opportunity to leverage these assets with Manheim and other Cox divisions.

      Cons

      Very driven by sales organization (what sales wants sales gets). Trying to be more strategic and less tactical but no big changes yet. Trying to change car business and car dealers is like moving a mountain. Lots of pushback in industry and new solutions are stealing market share. Limited career advancement. Promotions based on networking. This results in some leaders who are super networkers but have no idea how to manage specialized teams. Company needs more leaders with specialized skills in product, marketing, sales, customer service, etc. Also, budgets and headcount need to be reduced to help the company run leaner. Got fat and happy during early days.

      2.0
      Nov 22, 2013

      Boys Club

      Account representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      name recognition of the company

      Cons

      managers were inappropriate with female employees and also lacked basic computer skills or technology knowledge. club, ad submission outdated, managers lied to customers.

      2.0
      Oct 4, 2013

      Used to be great.....

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are good. Vacation is awesome when you have been here a while. They offer things other companies do not. They also give you lots of free food. Training classes offered. and a nice building to work in.

      Cons

      My department has turned into Micromanaging nightmare. Work life balance is gone since they have taken away things, like telecommuting. No room for any kids of real life situations. Clock in late by one minute and you are tardy. Does not matter what the reason is. Basically it is like being in school again.

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