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Drive Away from Drivetime! - Sales Advisor DriveTime Automotive Group Employee Review

2.0
21 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility at Work, Friendly Co-workers, Lax about Tattoos, Closed on Sundays. Good Medical Benefits. Decent PTO accrual. Startup feel with established company background

Cons

Broken commission system, (no commission made for less than 6 sales). This place is nicknamed Starvetime because the you're barely making ends meet from the terrible compensation plan they have in place. The commission plan doesn't pay you until you've sold more than 6 cars (shouldn't commission start as soon as I sell something, anything? lol). Some managers are jerks, many of the vehicles are over 100K miles, some falling apart, meaning if the car is returned post sale, you lose that commission. You'll never be off Fridays or Saturdays unless you have PTO. Minimal lead distribution especially when there's multiple sales advisors.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience as a Customer Experience Guide. We're glad to hear you had a lot of things you enjoyed about your job. We work hard to ensure we are providing our employees with the best possible options we can including our total compensation package, our benefits and PTO, and our friendly culture. It's important to us that our employees feel comfortable showing up as they are - we live out our core principle "All Are Welcome On Our Lot." Additionally, our CEGs are paid a base salary to help take the pressure off making a sale and commission is given based on the store hitting their goal rather than individuals. We find this encourages teamwork and collaboration. We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best in your next position.

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5.0
15 Jun 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
5d
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
20 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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