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Pay doesn't match the hours - SSA DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

2.0
Aug 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed atmosphere. The pay is good after you sell over 20 cars.

Cons

Work life balance is very poor. Scheduling is bad. If you close and have to stay late with a customer, you're expected to open the next day no matter how long you stayed there the night before. Not only do you have to sell the cars, you have to wash the cars, deliver the vehicle from other locations (in or out of state), and get deducted when the customer brings the car back when it quits on them. We're asked to provide excellent service but the product is very poor.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
9y
Our retail team is working diligently on providing more flexible schedules to our retail employees including 4x10 schedules and work from home options. We are testing these schedules in several regions and hope to be able to roll it out across the country soon. We appreciate your candid review.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Always busy, good pay, decent hours

Cons

Upper management regularly rolling out new initiatives that hinder dealerships ability to sell.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your experience as an Assistant Manager. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the fast-paced environment, competitive pay, and work-life balance the role provided. As our business evolves, we're continually looking for ways to improve processes and better serve both our customers and employees. Feedback from team members helps us evaluate these efforts and identify opportunities to enhance the experience for everyone involved. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
2.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It use to operate like a startup. Flexible with the right management. Outings can be fun, but most of the fun has been laid off or budgeted out. Red tape, metrics, favoritism, and budgeting ruined everything. I miss what it use to be.

Cons

They have let go at least 50% of IT, and another 20% have left on their own if not more within the last year. The good old boy club is very strong, was told there's no where to move up. Years in a row never having any actual achievable goals to show accountability for promotion. They are running out of technical knowledge and the only one's who are staying are those who've been there for a long time, only. Even some of those are getting laid off unexpectedly. Having connections outside of work seems to matter more than skill or contributions wether that's code or hours spent. Be wary of applying here, they are running on a skeletion crew on just about every team, this was not the case a year ago. What's left is not the biggest contributors or most impactful team members. Once the CTO (Greg) left, it all started a shift, a little over a year ago. No sense of ownership on any of the teams, while every team is so fragmented. One could be implimenting something affecting the whole company and get laid the same day.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your experience as an Engineer. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility, and relationships built during your time here. At the DriveTime Family of Brands, we're committed to creating opportunities for growth through regular career conversations, internal mobility, leadership development programs, and transparent performance expectations. We also work hard to foster a culture where team members can share ideas, make an impact, and collaborate across teams. Thank you for sharing your experience, we wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
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