CarGurus reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(487 total reviews)
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Jason Trevisan

94% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

CarGurus has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 487 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CarGurus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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487 reviews
5.0
Feb 9, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Easy product to understand and sell - Low KPI's (a handful of 3 minute calls per day for instance) - Very competitive pay and benefits - Commission paid monthly - City centre office provides free breakfast, lunch and snacks daily - Extremely sound management, willing to leave you to your own devices if you put in the work - Great team culture overall, everyone helps everyone and wants everyone to succeed. They are building something special in Dublin

Cons

- Repetitive, cold calling (this is the biggest weakness) - No consultative approach here, pick up the phone and dial! (I get flashbacks of Wolf of Wall Street when I say that) - End of month gets a little stressful with pre 9am meetings every morning to discuss your daily forecasts etc.

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CarGurus Response
4y
So glad you find our Dublin office and team to be as special as we do!
4.0
Feb 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Industry leader, good brand recognition, developed salesforce with access to market

Cons

they removed the outbound sales position, only account management functions

1.0
Jan 31, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CarGurus regularly gifts employees, however I believe this to be a cleverly disguised bride in order to hush everyone about the horrible working conditions.

Cons

Where to start? The product is not good, in fact compared to competitors its one of the worst out there. The customers have zero respect for the product or company because the jump in pricing for renewals is too high and berate the reps on the phone. Everybody is afraid to speak to management about the feedback received from the customers for fear of being told you are bringing to much negativity to team meetings. This is despite the fact the whole team hear the same thing day in day out. This creates unbearable tension because you feel like you are struggling but also feel like you can't speak up. Management are incompetent. They gossip and moan to team members about other team members which is totally inappropriate. The team is top heavy which means they have plenty on time on their hands to micro manage, checking dials, checking time lapsed between dials, even reading transcripts from calls! They have a list of favorites who they push to the front at the cost of other reps. They give favorites the better accounts, push them for promotions, call them out and clap them on the back for the most minor of tasks. But be careful, should you dare to have one bad fall they will not help you back up. In fact they will kick you while you are down and make sure you stay there. They would rather believe you are a bad sales rep then look at why reps are not hitting target. This has to be one of the reasons why there is such a high turnover across all the sales teams. Shame on our USA counterparts for not looking into this more thoroughly. Shame on you! Why are you not questioning the level of turnover in the Dublin office?

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CarGurus Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts; we take this feedback very seriously. In fact, the Sales team gathered shortly after this review was posted to learn more about the concerns it raised. We hope you were able to attend and are now feeling more supported in your role.
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