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DriveTime Automotive Group

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More work.... less pay - Sales Manager DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 28, 2021
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Pros

Great benefits... medical, dental, life insurance, 401K match, etc.

Cons

I was with the company for a decent amount of time and it started out great. We worked hard... got rewarded for all of the hard work and had a lot of fun. However, over time and especially when the pandemic hit everything changed. It was ok at first because we thought we were helping keeping the company afloat, so the change in commissions and salary was manageable due to the status of the world. So everyone took on more duties because we were now short staffed and everyone also took a pay cut. That is ok if it only last a little while and we are not that busy, but it is not ok when we are just as busy as before.. and now even busier because we do not have the support staff due to cuts from the pandemic. All the top performers are upset because they are selling just as many cars but make 3 to 4 times less than what they would have made on normal monthly commission. And the company has the audacity to start opening other dealerships around the country and not send help to the current dealerships that are all exhausted and hanging by a thread, because everyone has to do 5 times the amount of work while getting paid less. Hmm seems like they really care about their employees.... (not) If the Senior Management could only go to a busy store and spend a week there to see the life and day of the sales team.. they would understand why it is important to hire certain staff back.. such as Lot Techs, etc and that the overall atmosphere and happiness of the employees would be to bring back individual commissions. If that was back on the table. I can guarantee you that the company would sell more cars and there would be a lot more retention.

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Cons

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
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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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Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

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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