Buyer Beware and Proceed with Caution - Anonymous employee Cox Automotive Employee Review

2.0
7 Mar 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good benefits structure. - Flexibility with work/life balance. - Revered and respected brands in the portfolio. - You won’t get bored. - Respect from dealers who know the company and brands.

Cons

- Cult-like, immature and fundamentally inept senior leadership - Toxic working environment that is fostered from the top-down. - A culture of incompetence that execs are invested in. - But that impacts employees greatly. - Political undertones that suffocate qualified talent and company progress. - Still too many employees on some teams, meaning there will need to be more cuts in the future. - Lack of innovation - with no concrete plan to fix it. - No career pathing or growth whatsoever - teams and employees are shifted around at will without regard for what those teams or individuals may want to do.

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Cox Automotive Response
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First of all, please know that we appreciate your many years of service with the organization. While it’s not easy to hear about team member experiences such as yours, we thank you for your feedback and appreciate the fact that you also underscored your belief in the inherent goodness of your former colleagues. As you mentioned, our industry (and our company) are going through unprecedented levels of change. That has created challenges and required hard decisions. It has also inspired us to make shifts in our strategy and open up new opportunities for our people in order to lead the change we know clients and consumers expect and deserve. Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed feedback and for taking the time to share a review. We wish you the best as you continue to grow your career.

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