Great concept, poor leadership - Anonymous employee CARVANA Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The business model is great. As an employee it feels good to say you work for a company that gives customers a better way to buy a car. On the surface there appears to be a focus on culture and values. Unfortunately that "vision" doesn't get past the corporate office in Phoenix.

Cons

The senior team is totally disconnected from the rest of the company. Communication is terrible. There are problems with execution daily that negatively impact customer service and employee morale. The long hours take a toll and there is no end in sight. The one Senior leader that we could all rely on just left. It's hard to trust a company that would allow their most respected and trusted leader to leave.

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Cons

No clear vision or long-term strategy for the Safe & Secure department. * Constant reorganizations and changing priorities. * Positions eliminated, reinstated, and eliminated again. * No stability or clear career path. * Lack of structure and accountability. * “Blind leading the blind” culture. * Chronic understaffing. * Employees expected to do the work of two or three people. * No additional compensation for increased workload. * Leadership’s answer to resource constraints is to “be scrappy.” * High levels of burnout. * Extremely low morale. * Significant loss of talent and leadership. * Employees quitting without another job lined up due to poor working conditions. * Operations Center dismantled, relocated, and then effectively rebuilt again with no clear strategic reason. * Experienced employees terminated, only to recreate similar functions later. * Loss of institutional knowledge. * Frequent reactive decisions instead of proactive planning. * Constant uncertainty creates stress and uneasiness. * Lack of confidence in leadership direction. * Heavy workload with limited support. * Minimal investment in retaining top performers. * Environment not conducive to building a long-term career.

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