Glacially slow to change - Senior Manager Autotrader Employee Review

3.0
Feb 15, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, good salary and benefits, lots of training opportunities

Cons

Despite being a dot com, the pace of change is not what you'd expect. Re-orgs were the answer to communication and collaboration problems, rather than outlining clear strategies. Chip, the CEO, is a nice guy, but he's in the weeds on things and nobody who stands up to him lasts long.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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