Aug 1, 2012
Discount Tire reviews
3.8
66% would recommend to a friend
Dean Muglia
73% approve of CEO
58% positive business outlook
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Discount Tire has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discount Tire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
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5.0
Jul 27, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Never before have I worked with a group so tightly knit. Always willing to work with a schedule. And always wanting to promote from within. Unfortunately I had to leave the company because of family trouble that mandated I take over the family business but The Upper managament did everything they could to try and keep me on.
Cons
You have to be willing to break a sweat and get dirty. This company is amazing. The work is hard and messy. The hours can be long. But the Job is stable and if you are willing to work hard they are willing to promote.
3.0
Jul 25, 2012
Discount Tire is a great company but ultimately you don't realize how much you missed your family until you move on!!
Former employee, more than 8 years
Phoenix, AZ
Recommend
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Business Outlook
Pros
Compensation for Tire Techs ranges from $9 to $13 hourly. Assistant Managers earn between $33K to start to well over $50K after many years on the job. Store Managers earnings potential are vast as they are the only store position to bonus quarterly off the stores bottom line profit. I would estimate the median annual compensation including salary and bonus for store managers to be around $100K. Most profitable store managers can earn upwards of $200K yearly. Discount Tire's medical, dental and vision insurance is above average but expect to pay almost $100 per week for employee and family. The company matches contributions into a 401K. Company sponsors a family picnic, numerous atta-boy trips and a hugely extravagant Christmas party every year. As an assistant manager or store manager you will find that Discount Tire rarely misses an opportunity to show you that you are working for the biggest, best and most profitable tire company in the world.
Cons
Assistant Managers and Store Managers work 50 to 65 hours per week so don't plan on spending much more than an hour or so with your kids before bedtime. Paycheck doesn't change much at all whether you have a week of easy 10 hour days or a grueling week of 12+ hour days. Sunday is always one of your 2 days off due to all stores being closed. This isn't bad in itself except rarely will your other day off coincide with Sunday unless expressly requested in advance and as long as no one who has more seniority than you wants that Saturday or Monday off. I think most people would agree that whether you work 40 hours or 60 hours a week, two consecutive days off is the best stress relief otherwise you just never seem to be able to unwind and recharge your batteries. Also unless you are 18 to 20 years old and/or in incredibly good shape rest assured Discount Tire will affect you physically. You are constantly bending, squatting, twisting, lifting, standing for hours on end, kneeling, climbing tire racks, scaling flights of stairs all while enduring the harshest of weather extremes and damaging your hearing slowly over many years of impact guns and air tools being used with no hearing protection in place. Don't forget all the wonderful dust and other airborne contaminants that you breathe in every day as hubs and mounting surfaces are buffed and blown off. Also you will want to keep in mind that you will most likely work in a store where there is at least one, if not several coworkers with whom you are forced to work with every day who make you want to quit. Have fun dealing with the frustration that these people will usually be held in the highest regard among regional staff and will probably be promoted before you due to their uncanny ability of making the store run by strong arming everyone who gets in their way or speaks out.
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