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DriveTime Automotive Group

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Deceptive Culture - Line Lead DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2020
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Pros

Decent pay for hourly employees. Benefits, even though they have changed.

Cons

On the surface Drivetime makes you believe that they care about you. Don't be fooled, it's a two faced culture full of corruption and quid-pro-quo. If you're a "Yes" man, this is the place for you. If you have integrity and pride as a tradesman, then look elsewhere. They will have you screwing and gluing cars together to save management money for their bonuses. The companies entire structure pits each department against one another in a battle for efficiency, then punish them when they falter. They'll ask about your family, then turn around and make you work weekends even though they told you when hired that weekends are off. The management culture is a totally different can of worms. They give you a vehicle to drive as part of your compensation, then threaten you like children to take your transportation away. Salaried employees are made to work overtime for meetings, conference calls, and weekends with no other thanks than "be happy you have a job". The use of cell phones to spy on employees and log information for later reprimands seems to be a sport. The yearly raise is absolutely laughable. It's on a rating scale of 1-5, and all managers are directed to never give a 5, and if given a 4, there must be an essay as to why. Even rockstar employees are only given a 2-3% yearly raise, coming out to less than 80 cents in most cases. Absolutely pathetic given the massive profits the company brags about quarterly.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
6y
This was a tough review to read, but thank you for sharing your perspective. We are sorry that these were your takeaways during your time at DriveTime. We are committed to the quality and integrity of our work, in all areas of our business, which will always come first before anyone's bonus incentive. During our high volume seasons, extra dedication is needed from our staff, but we recognize the need for breaks and time spent with family. While 2-3% is normal practice for annual increases, we have a strong internal career path that allows employees to increase their responsibilities and skill set that also come with compensation increases. Although your time with us has come to an end, we do appreciate your feedback and will keep it top of mind moving forward.

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing your experience as an Assistant Manager. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the fast-paced environment, competitive pay, and work-life balance the role provided. As our business evolves, we're continually looking for ways to improve processes and better serve both our customers and employees. Feedback from team members helps us evaluate these efforts and identify opportunities to enhance the experience for everyone involved. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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Break room Covered work area good lighting

Cons

Deceptive Company policy that is hard to access (Need to create a case with HR to review policies that are not easily located). Management over work with little notice for demand of Overtime. Management Typically uses google search to base their decisions instead of consulting their diagnostic team. Over demand of core job responsibilities ( Doing more than what you agreed to do upon hire). If Something was missed or not performed a certain way management will stop your production to show what you did wrong with the expectation that you will still hit production targets. Management also tends to talk down instead of a coaching approach. If you happen to go above and beyond (which is hard to do) little rewards come your way ( Things that wont come). Typical work shifts consists of maintaining a pace that is hard to achieve to always hit targets even if several roadblocks are in the way that you cant avoid. Overall working here I found it difficult to effectively communicate with management or other co-workers. * Working here I have personally experienced Sexual harassment and sexual assault, I have informed management and have heard no update on that topic other than "talked to said employee". Then Said Employee's behavior changed and found it extremely difficult to perform duties.

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