Great Place to work, Horrible Pay and Management - President's Club Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

4.0
16 Mar 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Very family oriented company. I get days that I need off, sick time, vacation and paid holidays. Very easy to "sell" the product to uninformed customers. 40Hours a week at a car sales job! Great environment, everyone is friends.

Cons

Everyone is friends...Special treatment for certain people. You will only succeed if management likes you. empty promises of promotions etc. 5HR maximum work allowed before a break, which just doesn't work in the car business. Pointless,unpaid, mandatory meetings. I make what the low man makes at a traditional dealer and I am one of the top sales. Pay is horrible. One raise since 1999 for CA. Micro Managed 24/7. Customers can return cars and you get absolutely nothing! They consistently call you on your days off, transfer cars get sold when you are not there. All they care about is budget. The average sales person at my store in CA makes an avg of $15/HR.

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5.0
16 Apr 2026
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Pros

a people driven company that sells cars

Cons

Inner network devloper compabalility is lacking

4.0
13 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The perks of working at CarMax are quite extensive. Associates are offered an aggressive 401k program, Stock Purchasing Plan, in store discounts on sales and service, access to the CarMax Wholesale system, excellent healthcare, plenty of PTO, and at my location we are given as much OT as we want. My coworkers are generally good people, that I enjoy being able to work along side day in and day out. Management is very understanding in regards to calling out sick family emergencies, and schedule requests.

Cons

Despite doing the work of 5 people, and very politely asking for a raise management will not give me more than my 3% annual raise which is the single biggest let down. The bonus change of 2025 being labeled as "exciting" was straight corporate gaslighting unlike anything I've ever seen. Since the start of 2026, as of this review being written we have lost 7 associates largely due to pay, and I am soon to join those associates. Management from the store level up to corporate needs to understand that to retain their top performers they need to be compensated like a top performer. Some members of management are cliquey and moody which is very frustrating to deal with. Quality of Management varies wildly from store to store as well

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