Worst experience so far - Apprentice Technician BMW Toronto Employee Review

2.0
Nov 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Offers branded training -Parts discount -Seemingly endless supply of brake cleaner -Can work on your own vehicle

Cons

-Turned down 50+yr old co-worker's offer of a date and they retaliated in an absurdly monumental way. No help or support offered from multi levels of management so I left what became a super toxic environment as to their aggressive "bruised ego". -Extremely low pay for what you need to work there. After 3 years of work you'll start to earn what other places start as a base pay. I was working 3 side jobs on top of this full-time one just to get by. -Must pay for own consumables unless you want to use the wrong products that they offer. (Tap water vs Distilled water, Anti-seize on everything, etc etc) -You only technically achieve your technician certificate, they offer to lie on your charts saying you have experience in things you'll never see here, so good luck working anywhere else afterwards because you'll never gain the experience required to. -Putting together new products + very general maintenance is 95% of your work. Very few opportunities to learn and perfect new things. -Can wait hours for parts needed to advance your only job of the day, only to be given the wrong thing once it arrives. -The high labour rate for competitively low quality of service has most customers not returning after the warrenty runs out. Coworkers compete and get very moody over availability of work. -Little to no supervision on work, saw so many wrong things being done to customer's vehicles I felt bad for them. Main mechanic too busy watching movies to oversee things, does not like to be interrupted from this. -Lots of golden promises that turn out to be duds

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1.0
May 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

No pros whatsoever, horrible place.

Cons

I had an incredibly frustrating experience with this dealership, entirely due to the incompetence and lack of professionalism from upper management. The General Manager struggles to hold on to his last remaining braincell and lacks the necessary leadership skills to run an effective operation. Instead of addressing issues directly and taking accountability when problems arise, they deflect responsibility and hide behind the frontline staff. The BDC manager is completely incapable of running an organized team. Underperforming employees are constantly coddled rather than held accountable, leading to a toxic, inefficient work environment and a terrible customer experience. It is clear that the management team has zero respect for their workforce. The hardworking, everyday employees deserve a much better working environment than what is provided by these exploitative managers. This is by far the most unprofessional team I have ever encountered. I strongly advise avoiding this dealership until they completely overhaul their leadership structure.

1.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The BMW brand carries strong recognition, which naturally draws customer interest.

Cons

• Terminated after 2 weeks, still in training, with zero constructive feedback. • The reason given? “Lack of enthusiasm” — on the same day they confirmed the transfer of my OMVIC license, which I paid for out of my own pocket. • Let go one hour before my sale was finalized, losing a commission I had fully earned on a deal I built from scratch — converting a Mercedes customer who had never owned a BMW through consistent follow-up and relationship building. • Colleagues with no active OMVIC and no sales remained employed. Performance is clearly not the standard here. • The sales floor is toxic — constant fighting over clients, favoritism with shifts

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