Used to be a great place to work - Engineer CARVANA Employee Review

1.0
Oct 17, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Culture was the thing, now that is dying since the people who create the culture are leaving due to the other issues.

Cons

5 Day RTO in January as a warning to all of the talent. Consistent lying from upper management on walking back the remote and hybrid policies. Low Pay and High Cost of Living area for the main office. Loss of critical knowledge and Seniors walking out of the door. Will quickly become an issue. Snacks and different office amenities taken away. They took away the trash cans from every desk to save miniscule amount's of money. A win for a business with 15 employees that grosses a few million a year, not a multi-billion dollar corporation. There are plenty of places that offer more flexible hybrid policies, since management cannot keep their word it will take a long time to repair that broken trust. Reversing these decisions in minor ways or even walking it back now is not going to repair this broken trust. If management thinks they are going to get the same performance and closely knit work culture out of people as they did they are in for a rude awakening.

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5.0
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Pros

Pay is good, consistent up in pay

Cons

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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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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