Decent launch pad, just don't get stuck. - Anonymous employee Cox Automotive Employee Review

2.0
Apr 26, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a great way to start your career. The hours are flexible and the benefits are great. The dress code is very relaxed, and overall it's a pretty relaxed atmosphere. The people who work there are friendly and it's a fun environment.

Cons

Communication, while it's gotten better, is a complete joke. There is little to no chance of growth and in the last year and a half they've lost a great deal of talent because there just isn't anything there to keep them. Most of the people who work there are either actively looking for another job or are at the company because they have no other choice but to stay. Favoritism still runs rampant at haystak. The new hires are getting paid more than people who've been at the company for years, regardless of experience and skill sets.

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Cons

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Pros

Benefits are good. PTO Day 1.

Cons

No advancement opportunity. They claim they hire internally, but they don't seem to adhere to that. Out of nowhere, hours were cut from 40 hours to 32 for our particular shift due to "business needs". However it seems like we are rarely caught up at the end of the night. The same position on another shift did not lose nearly as many hours. Then, there was a location wide meeting where they bragged about record sales and record profits. Seems pretty insensitive to do in front of employees who lost over 20% of their pay. The manager comes off as completely harsh and rude. When you fill out a survey stating facts, they are met with a dismissive tone followed by, "you know this is not true". Training is non existent. Other underpaid employees have to train you so it's like a game of telephone where the training contains just a little less information or a little more incorrect information each time. Pay for other positions in the organization is below average. When applying for those positions internally, they want to base pay on your current role instead of based on qualifications for the job being offered. There is a pay range listed for jobs, don't expect to get anywhere near the top and you are LUCKY to see the middle of that range. Pay raises are not anywhere near inflation rates, so if you stay more than a year you are losing money.

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