Cox Automotive reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,316 total reviews)
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Steve Rowley

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Cox Automotive has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cox Automotive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 28, 2017
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Pros

They gave us four weeks of PTO per year when they acquired our previous company. I am in a distantly remote office that was acquired by Cox two years ago; the things I like about my employment are largely residual from previous ownership.

Cons

The company I worked for was acquired by Cox two years ago, and my team has done okay because we have been largely out of the Cox corporate eye, doing what we are good at, making a lot of revenue for the company. But after two years they decided to shut down a lot of offices, and ours was one of them. My impression of Cox is that it is a family fiefdom rather than a meritocracy. It seemed some high-level decisions were made based on politics, long-time family friendships, and perceived loyalties rather than on business merit. They're an older company and seem to be struggling to bring their technologies and practices into the agile age. But at least they are trying to adjust.

3.0
May 5, 2017

So-so

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall work-life balance is pretty positive. Good benefits. While bottom-line results are obviously important, as a privately-held company they tend to take a longer view of things. There is no other company in the automotive business that has the breadth of product offerings Cox has.

Cons

Constant re-orgs happening, especially in certain parts of the organization. Most managers, at least at corporate, focus on managing up and not helping their team grow. I still haven't gotten my formal documented mid-year or year-end review submitted to me and no one has approved my goals for this year. Passive-aggressive culture. Way too much time spent talking about and creating documentation on what you are or will be doing, not enough time spent on actually doing it. Lots of new people at corporate whose job functions are unclear or duplicate. AND TOO MUCH @#$% POWERPOINT! People waste so much time on "the deck" instead of doing the work.

1.0
Apr 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, pay and perks

Cons

No communication, all about politics, HR staff is all about the executives and not about directors and below. They have inexperienced Senior Executive Assistants that enjoy bossing other admins and are rude because of their "title"

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