Best Leadership and Culture in the Fortune 500 - Worth a Look! - Assistant Vice President, Cybersecurity CarMax Employee Review

5.0
Oct 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

-Demonstrate Core values in every decision. -Deliberate and comprehensive Strategy - always looking ahead. -Invests in the communities where our Associates live and work and the causes our Associates care about. -Outstanding culture - unique in my experience and certainly for large company. -Growth company! -Focus on transparency and Associate feedback. -Autonomy and visibility - as much as you want or can handle. -Lean leadership structure - bias toward efficiency and execution. -Performance and Talent Management interested in development and playing to Associate strengths.

Cons

No company is perfect for everyone all the time but CarMax lives our Core Values of "Put People First" and "Win Together" like no other organization. We have something special here.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work conditions, quality management team, excellent benefits. Company ideals and integrity align with I believe is important.

Cons

Lack of continuous technical training and state of the art equipment to keep up with automotive industry advancements.

4.0
Jun 13, 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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