Be Aware - Anonymous employee Cox Automotive Employee Review

1.0
Jan 25, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Plenty of Time off, Great People, Great 401K match (6% for new employees), Ample Internal Opportunities.

Cons

I worked with Cox Automotive for just under 6 years. When I started I thought I thought this was the company I would retire from, it was that good. However, this changed through a series of missteps and poor leadership. Cox Automotive grew rapidly through a series of acquisitions and did nothing to integrate the companies. Poor leaders were put in place and innovation came to a standstill. Then the reorgs and layoffs started and continued for 2 years (and still continue). I have never worked at a company with lower overall morale. (There are pockets of Cox Auto that seem to have a better culture and morale than others) This company has lost a lot of market share and still has a lot of reorganization to do before the dust settles. They offer great benefits, but even that wasn't enough to keep a lot of very tenured people from leaving.

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Cox Automotive Response
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Hi, thanks for your candid feedback. Our mission to transform the automotive industry requires us to have the right team members and leaders in place across the business and often there is a transition period that comes with the changes to meet the pace of our industry. Thanks for the time you took to leave a review. We wish you the best of luck in your next endeavor.

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