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      Sonic Automotive

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      Sonic Automotive reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (842 total reviews)

      David B. Smith

      71% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      Sonic Automotive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 842 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonic Automotive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      842 reviews
      1.0
      Jun 9, 2013

      sonic automotive is a job not a career.

      Technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its a job. not afraid to send you to training

      Cons

      More worried about shareholders than employees. Health benefits are lacking! Demand a lot out of technicians and are not willing to pay the median of what other places are paying. Does not take any suggestions. They have a system set up and call it an incentive pay, but really it is not they just take away money and never give any type of incentive. Have middle and upper managers that do not understand employees. HR department is not much help either.

      3.0
      May 24, 2013

      Management friendly

      Salesperson
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The general working environment is full of good people and Sonic as a company has been trying to be cutting edge when it comes to technology for their employees such as iPads, etc.

      Cons

      Management is under a lot of pressure to sell a lot of units which trickles down. Seems as though they are paid on this, so filling the floor with extra salespeople only ends up costing that tier money so they don't care. Leads to a lot of underappreciated and unhappy employees that have a lot more to offer. Also the hours are excessive, which wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't overcrowded.

      1.0
      Apr 3, 2013

      Too Much Red Tape

      Salesperson
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My direct boss was very professional. Had been in the car business for years and was willing to share his knowledge.

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic and disorganized place to work. There are a lot of rules that are poorly implemented. You had to wear the company shirt, but there were only very large sizes left. You must use the Sonic ipad, but those were on back order too, etc. Also: if you are a sales professional, bear in mind, Sonic has recently transitioned to a "True Price" no haggle way of selling cars, which means you'll be making minis ($200) on almost every deal. it was so disorganized that I had no one to hand my resignation to-- they were all on vacation or out sick.

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