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A Culture of Dishonesty, Selling Lemons and Terrible High Interest Auto Loans - Sales Advisor DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

1.0
Jun 3, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

None that I can really think of. The only ones that brings to mind is sometimes company paid lunch and can make a decent amount of money during "Tax Time."

Cons

-Working 50+ Hours a Week. -Yearly "Pay Enhancements" that lead into reduction on commission/bonuses and requiring you to produce more and work longer to make the same amount of money you did last year. -Limited career progression past Sales Advisor and promotions are only awarded to corporate Kool-Aid drinking drones. -Corporate leadership lies to customers and employees alike. -No work life balance. -Selling lemons and leasing broken cars to customers at a high price and high interest rate. -High default rate on loans and cars being returned because they broke down and the repairs were not covered by the "warranty." -Sales Advisors are scared of leasing and selling vehicles due to the fear of the car breaking down and losing a customer and losing the commission. -Most of a Sales Advisor's day is cold calling 60 calls a day, trying to sell cars, dealing with customer complaints, replacing dead car batteries and worrying about making enough money to support their family.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
9y
We are disappointed to hear about your negative experience. As a company, we have strong expectations for all employees and managers to act with integrity. We appreciate your feedback to allow us to look into areas where we can improve and ensure that this expectation is being met.

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Cons

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Cons

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. While we're glad you appreciated aspects of the work environment, we're sorry your experience didn't align with the values we strive to uphold. The DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to fostering a workplace where employees are treated with respect and concerns are taken seriously. We encourage any current team member who experiences or witnesses behavior that doesn't align with our values, or believes a concern has not been appropriately addressed, to contact Talent Support so it can be reviewed. We also appreciate your feedback regarding policy accessibility, communication, and leadership as we continue working to improve the employee experience. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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