Virtual work option but toxic management culture - Manager Cars.com Employee Review

1.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to work virtually and nothing else

Cons

AVOID at all costs. The company treats you like a machine, and upper management does not care about you as a person. Management does not invest in employee growth and constantly provides negative feedback without offering solutions or clear examples of how to improve. There are constant changes without any heads-up, as well as frequent layoffs. The new CEO also changed the employee incentive structure, which differs from what was stated in employees’ offer letters.

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5.0
9 Apr 2026
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Pros

Highly collaborative culture and lots of humility, people take ownership of their work and care to see it through to the end, and everyone is approachable and easy to work with.

Cons

New leadership means lots of unknowns at the moment.

1.0
9 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It used to be great. Hard to think of any pros now. But before, it was amazing under AV.

Cons

They lost any ounce of soul and human decency. You are just a number now. Literally my manager knew my employee number. They almost make you feel like you are worthless, always failing, and don't think about going somewhere else, because you kind of suck. Knit picking everything. Even though I was a top performer for several years in a row. Corp change, with new President who brought her friends in... no auto experience. It went from bad to worse. More pressure, more layoffs... they have to pay her friends somehow. The weird thing here is, they let sales go, but kept bad middle management. I quit and got a new job elsewhere. It's ok to leave. You are valued elsewhere. I promise! Good news is, how bad they are there, makes you want to work hard for your new place because everywhere and anywhere else is so much better!

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