Are you ready to build something great? - Information Technology CARVANA Employee Review

5.0
Aug 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

From the top down there is absolute transparency about what we are and what we are not. I have never felt that we are pulling some trick on customers to make a dollar. The vision from leadership is very clear that we need to do right by our customer. We are changing a consumer market in a way that few can. We are extremely tech forward and enjoy taking risks. When joining this team you quickly realize the amount of projects the business wants to tackle and the number of people it will take to do that. If you can come in and show you can solve problems and get what we are doing you have a ton of places you can grow into.

Cons

We are a startup. This brings with it the uncertainty that many startups have. Priorities can shift rapidly. Work can be tough at times, when you are fighting to beat the competition it sometimes requires long hours and rapid iteration.

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Cons

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Pros

* Corporate roles offer flexibility, and no one micromanages how you structure your 8-hour day. * Good holiday schedule and work-life balance if you’re in the right role.

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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