A decent stepping stone indeed. - Counter Sales Representative NAPA Auto Parts Employee Review

3.0
May 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I had a great team, but to be honest, if it wasn't for them the pros list would be very small. Driving a company vehicle around town all day is a pretty easy job. So, there's that. I enjoyed the knowledge I received working in the industry and since then use them constantly. You get in close with a lot of businesses around town too, which means the networking perks are quite great. It's a great stepping stone, but not one to move up in. I'm glad that I got out when I did, that's why my impression is still decent.

Cons

The pay sucks, bumping up to counter sales does not increase your pay much at all and the responsibility grows infinitely larger. It's fun juggling so many tasks and doing a good jobs "feels" great because your customers treat you well when you do. But that doesn't mean the company will. There really aren't any incentives to work harder and they don't really reward you for or with anything. The closest thing I got was a quite literal pat on the head. Management is disconnected as always and I have never experienced HR that was so poor.

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NAPA Auto Parts Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are working very hard to ensure that our employees feel valued, cared for and are aware of the many great career opportunities that are available as well. It is a work in progress and is a huge priority for us this year and going forward. We do appreciate your review as being aware of how our employees feel is of huge importance to us and helps us improve and grow. We do care about our employees and without great/engaged employees, we can't take care of our valuable customers. Thank you again taking the time to leave a review.

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Pros

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3.0
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Pros

At the time of writing, I have worked for Napa for 9 years. I can say with a great deal of experience that the fellow employees will make your day. Easy people to work with all around. Something about the shared struggle of working for NAPA will really bring a group of folks together. Customers who come into a NAPA come for a reason. I find this to be a much different experience from other auto parts stores. Customers know what they are talking about, and that makes the job all the easier. Hours are consistent almost to a fault, but you will ceratily get at least your 40 hours.

Cons

When I first started with NAPA, they genuinely cared about their employees(gift cards on bday, anniversary lunch, anniversary gift, holiday bonuses, company-wide holiday parties). That is all gone. All management you will have personal contact with has ZERO authority to do ANYTHING. Do not expect a merit-based raise, or even a yearly raise(no raises in 2 years despite $2.3B in net profit for 2025). It seems to take an act of god to fire employees who literally do not do their job. DO NOT CLIMB THE LADDER. The higher you get in this company, the more you will regret it.

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