Is Interstate Batteries a good company to work for?

Interstate Batteries has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 488 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Interstate Batteries to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Interstate Batteries have been left by employees working as Sales Associate , Warehouse Worker and Route Sales Manager .

Does Interstate Batteries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Interstate Batteries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Interstate Batteries. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Interstate Batteries?

64% of Interstate Batteries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Interstate Batteries 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Interstate Batteries?

Route Sales Manager (24) , Manager (17) , Warehouse Worker (16) , Sales Associate (14) , Office Associate (7) , Retail Sales Associate (6) , Route Manager (6) , Route Sales Representative (6) , Sales (6) , Store Manager (6) , Warehouse Associate (6) , IT Manager (5) , Operations Manager (5) , Warehouse Manager (5) , Account Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Interstate Batteries according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to meet and become friends with." ((in 40 reviews)); "Great Culture and Perks." ((in 32 reviews)); "good benefits team players work schedule" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "You get paid and other employees are great." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Interstate Batteries according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for job required" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor Management" ((in 19 reviews)); "Although the leadership is amazing, it's very male dominant" ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours at times but not bad" ((in 12 reviews)); "bad managers and leads, that are horrible at treating people to remain with the company and to keep abusing and mistreating employees." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Interstate Batteries layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Interstate Batteries layoffs and their outlook for job security at Interstate Batteries in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Interstate Batteries locations?

Dallas , Miami , Urbandale , Houston , Des Moines , Plano , San Bernardino , Columbia , Atlanta , Birmingham , Orem , Harrisonburg , Saint Joseph , Saint Louis , Milwaukee , Detroit , Tulsa , Raleigh , Grand Prairie , Richardson , Indianapolis , Garden Grove , Sacramento , Las Vegas , Lake Charles , Overland Park , Glen Burnie , Daytona Beach , Jacksonville , Orlando

Interstate Batteries reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(466 total reviews)

Scott Miller

85% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (466 reviews)

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Interstate Batteries has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 466 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Interstate Batteries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

466 reviews

2.0

May 9, 2010

President and Vp's need to investigate there directors and regional managers.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, a great company to work for.

Cons

Upper management(Directors, regionals) are very week. They have a habit of hiding issues from the executive management. The upper management is more concerned about personal gain over success of the company. It's too bad this is happening to a great company.

1.0

Jul 1, 2009

Not worth the money

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interstate batteries is a great company, but the individual locations are franchised. Your management then is a luck of the draw. Dealing with clients and helping them was wonderful, however.

Cons

They were rude and did not appreciate their employees. Also, in this economy the job became more like a collections agency than an account manager.

4.0

Feb 13, 2009

Stable career, Christian values, Great benefits!!

It engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work for IBSA (corporate office) would be (1) the Christian culture (2) the "promote within" and hire friends and family mentality (3) get to wear jeans and casual clothes (including tennis shoes) daily (4) access to work related as well as personal support (5) great family and personal benefits (6) everyone seems to be treated the same, no matter how far up on the food chain you are (7) free race tickets :o) (8) the level of respect from other companies, vendors, and individuals when you tell them you work for IBSA (9) the laid back culture - open door policy from upper management, and they actually listen to your compliments and complaints, and work towards a resolution if you have supporting documentation behind a complaint (10) listed by Dallas Morning News in 2009 as a "Recession Resistant Retail Company" which is hard to find with the current economy (11) never, in the history of the company, have they had a downsizing or layoff of corporate employees.

Cons

Just as the friends / family employee culture can be positive, it can also backfire and become negative. For example, if an employee is under performing, upper management is much more lenient if the employee has "connections" somewhere in the company. This places a large burden on the other employees in the group that actually perform, and have to carry the weight of others. It also starts causing resentment and loyalty issues for those that seem to have better work ethics. I believe that one should be rewarded for good work ethics, and placed on a strict probation for poor work ethics, regardless of your "connections".

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