tire technician

management trainee

administrative assistant

automotive technician

mechanic

Americas Tire

Training:
The selling point for me was that they would teach you how to work on tires. I was trained differently than others, and I did most of the training online. After the online aspect, I was supposed to work immediately with a mentor to learn the basics. Because the store was so busy when I was hired, I ended up just helping them clear up their workspace and clean up to help close up. When I asked when if I could have time to train for something, they'd tell me they're too busy unless the manager told them to. Over time, the expectations of the store increased while my skills never felt fully developed. I stopped asking questions at one point because I felt like it was a waste of their time. I came in with no knowledge of cars and I highly recommend a new person having experience or interest with tires or cars in general before applying.

Environment:
Like the title says, it is very fast-paced and stressful. Everything is hands-on; you will get dirty and you will probably be sore starting out. There was never a day where I felt comfortable standing in one spot. Unless you're slacking, you're always doing something and you're doing it quickly. Any slower, one of the workflow managers will probably tell you to hurry up or they'll take over what you're doing (but they won't be happy). I enjoyed the pace but not the added stress of completing a vehicle as fast as possible. New guys don't get a lunch break as well; shifts are long enough to use you but short enough to not give you a mandatory lunch break. The manager recommended me to take voluntary 10 minute breaks, but no one really takes them because of the workload. I drank water or sports drinks in between vehicles when I could.

Coworkers:
Everyone is really relaxed with each other, it's almost brotherly. Co-workers were generally stressed most of the time but joked a lot by the end of the day. Most people I worked with have been working with each other for quite a while and I believe they have a genuine interest for this company. The manager was nice and occasionally checked up on me but I never really felt their presence in the backroom. The senior assistant managers were cool as well and helped when there was a lot of orders. The supervisors were generally work-oriented during the day and I never developed a rapport with them because I was focused on doing the best I could do. They're kind of like drill sergeants and pretty intimidating. One of them was terrifying from day one, but they ended up being the person I respected the most by the time I left. The new hires and experienced service techs were the people I felt most comfortable having small talk with, when we could. 

The worse negative experience:
I was talking to a co-worker and one of the assistant managers told me to stop standing and talking when we're busy (which the store always was). I stopped talking with coworkers for several work days because of that and the only thing I was told was that I needed to be faster. I was told it was constructive criticism but it felt pretty dehumanizing; working long hours with no break, still trying to learning the ropes, and not really being able to talk most of the time. I wish my coworkers had more sympathy and given me more technical tips so I could be faster instead of just telling me to go faster.

The best experience: 
Baby Shark Remix

In general, it's a good company to work for PROVIDED you have prior knowledge of trucks and cars, an interest in automotives, can be quick and endure physical and mental stress, or you're transferring from a less busy location. It's not a job for everyone and I personally don't think the starting wage is worth it.

Americas Tire was an excellent job opportunity I had. Days went by quick because there was always something to do. Vehicles are pulled in to the bays by the second team leader and have the invoice   ready to fill out. The service team checks the invoice, while one pulls stock, and the others start on the vehicle. With everything ready, the team works on the vehicle to get it out as fast as possible while watching for mistakes. Customers were given frequent updates on their vehicle and had any questions answered. If no vehicles were to be worked on, the bays and machines would be cleaned. Inventory would be checked, counted, and restocked. 

   This made me learn how to engage customers without being nervous, thus providing the knowledge desired with expertise, care, and confidence. This job environment also helped me lose my fear of working in groups. As a matter of fact, I learned that I enjoy working with someone else. I managed to learn how to keep workflow going when you get with a ton of workload at once. Keeping track of inventory was great in not just knowing when items needed to be resupplied, or ordered, but also saved time on checking the computer to see if its in stock for the customer.

   I strongly believe that customers kept coming back was because management. Every manager had their roles in the store. Sometimes even the service technicians had to manage. These managers is were essential to what I learned. Inventory was taken care of all the time while the store was kept with that "come on in" look. Everyone was out to lunch on time before the fifth hour without disrupting workflow. Customers taken care of always with a smile and satisfaction by the manager making sure they had the best experience possible. The manager also checked on their employees to make sure they were up to the task, enjoyed work, and taken care of.

   While the job was enjoyable and at most times "easy," the most frustrating thing was when vehicles came from another shop and had  damages the customer didn't know about. We had to inform them with their condition of the car, while at times, taking the blame for it. Another is when customers come with no knowledge of anythinng and start cursing at you because you can't help them with what they want. Getting scoffed at and cursed by customers was really hard at first, but I just swallowed my pride and took it.

   Now the most enjoyable things about this job was always working with someone. If something didn't go quite right, you got your teammate right there to help you. Listening to low volume music helped you relax while working on the vehicle. Especially helped when no customers came for a little while to clean up shop. That is what I would consider a break for that job. Then when you had a good, or bad day, no matter what your day was, cleaning and closing shop was the best. Who doesn't like that part? You go home, get your rest, and prepare for the next day.

I have worked at America's Tire for 8 months now. Before I thought it would be great and easy but i thought wrong. The coworkers are great, I got a long with them but some are lazy, especially the ones that have been there longer than me. It can get really busy at the store and can be overwhelming.The typical day is starting off with a morning meeting before we open. Once we open, you work on cars, either fix flats, rotation and re-balance, change tires, etc. The work is tough and back breaking. Lifting tires all day, most can be heavy and you're on feet all day. The worst is during the summer. It can be really hot during the evening time. 
The cons of this job is the pay and the management. The pay is low for the work that we do in the back. You can get bonuses/raises but they are rare. The manager and assistant manager aren't very helpful. Most of the time, every single day, they are in the office, on their phones or on the computer. Usually they are doing work stuff but most of the time they are on their phones and not doing work. Trust me, I have seen it happen a lot. It is rare for the store manager to be out and helping out the back or the counters. They don't help us a lot and they can be mean and yell at everyone or a single person. They usually don't care. We are always losing people because of the management or they don't like it. Seems they play favoritism. Overall, they are cool people to talk to outside of work but working for/with them, it sucks.

In all honesty this is a great place with a great culture. The benefits are really good and the bonuses are nice also. However, I do not feel like this job is a great fit for most people. Allow me to explain. It's an extremely fast paced work environment. Usually busy from the moment you open until the moment you close. You're constantly hounded to go faster and you have constant orders barked at you.  The hours can run very long.  Managers put in 50 hours a week! Then when customers come in late your 10 hour day becomes an 11 or 12 hour day, ruining your work/life balance. My biggest gripe is the sheer amount of hours you have to put in here, it's absurd. You're out of your house more than you're ever home. Asking so much out of employees burns them out. In all reality the paychecks need to be better if you're running your employees into the ground. 
It does have upsides though! The employee comradery and banter is actually a lot of fun. Customers are great to interact with, and you get to learn quite a bit. They offer benefits and paid leave... (for full time people). Its a solid place to work... just not if you have a family or want to spend time witb people outside of work.

This place is okay, hard labor, not always. At times you’d work with very lightweight product, but as soon as you deal with large aftermarket wheels on a lifted truck or ev’s, that’s when things get terrible. Those specifically are hard on your back, shoulders and wrists, still get pain even after 6 months out the job. They don’t care too much about your well-being, just about speed and numbers. Equipment isn’t very reliable, machines down at least once a month, quality of work is shabby, just worried about quickness. If you love your enthusiast car, please take it elsewhere. There was probably three guys out back including me that babied enthusiast/ nice cars wheels and tires, the rest didn’t care and gouged the wheels. The hours for part time are not reliable. Management needs improvement, not very helpful to the service area. The pay is nowhere near good, getting outpaid by McDonald’s and Panda Express. 

I wouldn’t even recommend to college age kids working part time. I’m in my colleges firefighting  program and even they don’t work me to the bone like Americas tire. Labor is too intense for minimum wage and your “promotions” are 25-50 cents. With those promotions comes only more stress. Management is terrible you got 40yr old men screaming at kids who just graduated high school for not knowing certain things and everything is about money even at the expense of your well being as an employee, but they still expect the most out of you. There’s so much talk of family and team effort but when we’re drowning in cars management is in the office “making the schedule”. There’s no personal accountability and mistakes made in the front are thrown onto the techs because it’s easy to blame people just getting out of high school. Although your entitled to a break it’s highly looked down upon. How they schedule you as a part time is slimy too, they schedule you just enough hours to where your not entitled to a lunch, but ask you to stay longer because they have a lot of cars. 

Very demanding, face paced job. Can get hard on knees and back after a while and you feel very pressured and stress since it’s almost never a slow day. I’ve had a difficult time getting used to job in my first few months because I’m used to taking my time and paying attention to the small details, which always gets me yelled at for being too slow. The job emphasizes short fast bay times a bit too much to where cutting corners is essential in order to achieve the 20 minute or below time they ask. Because of this, an issue of mine is that each worker teaches me how to do the same thing a different, “faster”, way, which the next person gets mad at me for “doing the job wrong” and shows me their way to do it, and the cycle repeats. The pay isn’t the best for the hard work you put in. Part time give you solid hours (Varies by location), but full time employees work 12 hours or more every shift. For a few dollars more an hour. Thankfully, my coworkers make it worth while going into work as they are really fun to get along with and my manager is an awesome guy.

I love working at America's Tire, the people and the culture are everything, it can be very hard work but your team makes it fun. The company truly cares about you and its customers. There's plenty of training and opportunities to work your way up fast as long as you put the time and work in. The only downside to this job is that it can be tough manual labor in a fast paced environment and to be completely honesty if your working part-time here for a long period the labor isn't worth the pay, the only way to really get out of working on tires everyday is if your full-time, then you are more open to selling tires at the front desk or moving your way into a management position, going full-time is really the only way to make decent-good money but you are basically going to be working 10 hour shifts at least 5 days a week, 

Overall great job. It has gotten to the point where it gets repetitive though. On a daily basis, I work on vehicles and manage a team to make sure the back room flows smoothly. When needed, I give assistance at the front desk and help customer get checked in.

I learned a lot at this job. I learned more about time management and making sure people need to clock in and out when needed. Also about man power; realizing when it was cost efficient to have people on and off the clock. As i progressed, I gained more responsibilities. So I was more involved with the store and also training.

Being at work for 45+ hours a week, being able to connect with my peers was a factor. At all the stores I worked at, all my co-workers were great and made the work day go by a lot smoother.

As a company itself, it treats it's employees great. The benefits are good, we get bonuses and also work parties/picnics. Not many companies at this level, for what we do, treat it's employees this good.

I’ve worked there for about 10yr. I would have left sooner but due to certain issues was unable needed money/job. But working there was pretty stressful working with certain individuals and the day to day tasks. Management for the most part is a joke. If you don’t play the buddy buddy part. You aren’t going anywhere in the company. For example I’ve always have a good worker ethic but it took many years to get promoted from part time to full time due to the favorable game they have goin on. They like to add tasks to your day to day but no increase in pay. Culture is kinda forced onto you if you don’t go by it, it pretty much hurts your chances at getting ahead in the company. Also pay was a big thing they would pay new hire close to what management makes. Only good thing is Iv met some good people along the way but that’s about it didn’t learn much for a retail store

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