Excellent Part Time Job but company is changing - Part Time Sales Consultant CarMax Employee Review

4.0
Sep 28, 2011
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Pros

I made $48,000 last year PART TIME. 25 hours a week. This year I'll probably make $34,000. It's the only job that I know of I can work limited number of hours for this kind of income. I also get a company car. But it takes about five years in your position to get to that point. Schedule is only 18 hours a week but you can work more. Management is fair. Good policy in regards to treating associates with respect. It's nearly impossible to get fired for performance. This may be a pro for some (it's a con for me).

Cons

No benefits for part time. Full time benefits (although very good) are expensive. Company is changing. So future is unclear. They have gone away from hiring naturally good sales people and are hiring inexperienced robots they are trying to train to be good sales people. This is hurting sales and customer service. I still recommend this company as I think things will work themselves out. They do learn from past mistakes so hopefully they will learn and turn things around.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Amazing benefits with 6% 401k matching and tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Highly reliant on the quality of management at the store location.

4.0
Jun 13, 2026
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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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