Cox Automotive reviews

This organization has great values at the top level but that is were the leadership stops. Culture is cut throat and there is a lot of incompetence at the Senior and Executive leadership. They don’t know what they want and direction is constantly changing impacting people’s roles. No clear separation of responsibilities, no strategy, and very poor vision. Project are more like throw spaghetti on the wall and see what sticks approach. Some leaders use their positions to abuse power. No wonder same roles open every few months. Beware of job postings that are filled and reposted every few months. They are always recruiting to refill the same jobs. Worse culture ever.

I worked with Cox Automotive for just under 6 years. When I started I thought I thought this was the company I would retire from, it was that good. However, this changed through a series of missteps and poor leadership. Cox Automotive grew rapidly through a series of acquisitions and did nothing to integrate the companies. Poor leaders were put in place and innovation came to a standstill. Then the reorgs and layoffs started and continued for 2 years (and still continue). I have never worked at a company with lower overall morale. (There are pockets of Cox Auto that seem to have a better culture and morale than others) This company has lost a lot of market share and still has a lot of reorganization to do before the dust settles. They offer great benefits, but even that wasn't enough to keep a lot of very tenured people from leaving.