general manager

delivery driver

assistant manager

commercial sales executive

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Autopart International

I'll keep it short and sweet. Cheap company. Lies to you. Doesn't credit you sick time you accumulated. Co-workers are mostly retired old guys who think they are king sh1t and don't have to put stock away. No 90 day review. No raise within 6 months that I was there. Had to rely on the Government for my raise since it was changed from 9.50 to 10 minimum in my state while I was employed there. Accumulated 24 hours sick time within 6 months I was there yet each time I logged in I had straight 0's across the board beside sick time. Told them about it and like I said lied to me. Told me it was fixed only to see they only credited me 9 hours sick time within 6 months working there LOL. 3 different managers came and went within 6 months that I was there. Tells you all you need to know about the joke company. Funny I got another job and happens to turn out the manager there use to work at Autopart International as a manager for 7 years. To make a long story short he must of knew what a sh1t hole joke place it was because he even encouraged me to not even give a notice and just leave to work for him. I took his advice and did that. They want to burn me on sick time? I'll burn them on giving a notice. Stay far away from this company. It has to be literally the worst company I have ever worked for and I honestly mean that.

I'm a part time auto parts driver for a major metro area. A basic day involves getting your vehicle and running parts to various commercial auto service repair shops. I often take exchanges and cores (used parts) back to the shop. I may have to take cash or check for the parts I drop off if they don't have an established account with us. We work with little supervision as most of us are retired and know what we need to do during the course of the day. I am not retired but took the position till I found something closer to my skills set but I'm still there only because I can afford to after a year. I'm hoping maybe to stay on after I find more suitable employment. The pay is minimum and the benefits are horrible. Branch management knows so they try and treat us well as they can. If you are retired and looking to get out of the house and don't mind minimum wage or like me, waiting for a position I can't pass up, this is a good position. Part time hours are opprox..  27 hrs but I can often work a little more some weeks including coming in on one ore two of my three days off ( closed Sundays). Note: No real room for advancement.

I worked for api for 4 years as a manager. In those four years I had 2 employees pass away and the district manager got fired and then passed away 2 weeks later!? The stress of this place kills people! Also they never have coverage when people call out, so I had months of working 6 days a week over 65 hours. Also no raise in four years after beating sales records over and over again. But you get $15 gift card for thanksgiving....maybe that will get you a turkey? Also they got rid of our store Christmas party budget. This place does not care about employees, they are all about the money and customers. They give our customer rebate checks of up to $1500 around the holidays to thank them for the business and help with gifts, they also award them with cruise/vacations and tickets to sporting events. But the people that do all the hard work to make those sales and deal with some of these rude shop owners get nothing but low hourly pay. Do not work here if your looking to rewarded for your hard work and effort. Your just a number like in prison that is easily replaceable. I have never felt so disgusted by a place that I worked for.

auto part is a good place to work for.. Autopart international is a Company that started as family owned in 1957, and was later purchased by Advance Auto Parts. Company has always experienced growth even in a weak economy, and lay offs are rare. Because of the consistent growth and expansion there are many opportunities for promotions if you are talented, especially if you are willing to relocate. Manager Salaries are average for similar jobs in the industry, and bonuses can be earned for high achievers who exceed their quotas. Benefits are average with the opportunity to purchase company stocks. Great team work atmosphere, and coworkers are always willing to help. If you like a fast paced work environment with a lot of responsibility, this is the next best thing to running your own parts store. You have some flexibility on pricing, and can source just about any replacement part. You have all the resources of a large company without having someone watch over your shoulder everyday. It is solid company to work for

The position was ok. I had a manager who always changed up the rules and expectations to what he always wanted accomplished. You really had to work hard at being a go getter in this position to get accounts on board and to keep those accounts going. The company sold somewhat good auto parts and it is all about finesse and close you keep your relationship with your accounts. You really have to be able to read a dashboard and find out who your top producing accounts are. You are are expect to make 25+ contacts a day to keep all your territories going. So if you are not willing to cover putting out the flames fast and be there for all of your clients from day to day while driving to 3-4 territories a week and maintaining and build those areas while doing emails, reports, phone calls , visits everyday. Than do not get in the ring because this is not a lightweight position. Bonuses are handed out only if you hit on all territories , and trust me I hit a bonus several times and the juice is not worth the squeeze.

I was there for about a year and a half, the typical work day involves getting in touch with the field and check on their sales performance via the daily and weekly performance trackers. Durign the course of the month there are many meetings in senior leadership to discuss the progress of the stores at point of sale and also on internal campaigns to drive up sales numbers. It's a very compact company where the vertical ladder stretches only so far, and talking to the higher ups involves only knocking on their door rather than having to route through HR or some middle branch. There is an expectation to get thigns done but not at a fast paced level.  In saying such there are opportunities to improve on the company brand and image such as boosting morale during valleys and keeping the company current on peaks. I enjoyed my time working there even though there were some individuals who definitely had more demands out of the team and the group, but those are easily work around.

Typical day at work consisted of pulling/filling the sales reps orders, which they were suppose to do, Then deliver the parts to the customer, Management at this job was a joke! They were lazy and didn't do their job correctly which made it hard to do ours. We had parts that were missing, not put away correctly, so we had to deal with angry customers waiting for their parts. Also management was very rude and talked about employees as they left for deliveries. One manager commented repetitively on one of the bigger drivers size, and made fun of him on a regular basis. When corporate was called nothing was ever done and most of the time they didn't even bother to acknowledge a call was placed or that a complaint was filed. Pay raises  are suppose to be given on a yearly basis, but they always found something to keep from giving you the raise you deserved. They would make things up. On one the guys raise paperwork they put needs to use cell phone less, and the guy didn't even have a cell!

I managed 4 stores at various times for approximately 15 years.  The demands and stress from upper management were crushing at times.  Support was nearly non-existent, but was always bragged about from above.  There was no loyalty to the employees, corporate didn't think you were pulling the load then you were either shipped to a different store or terminated.  All of the stores I managed improved until the last, struggled with small gains but not big enough to justify my continued employment.  Trained many employees who became managers, asst. managers and even supervisors through the years.  It has been many years since my employment ended and I struggle with nightmares, that's no joke.  I believe a support group for ex-employees would be a great idea.  I now own a successful auto repair facility that is in its 14th year and I work alone, so I know how to run a business and treat customers.  I wish all current and former employees the best of luck.

In my experience, Autopart International is typically a cool and chill place to work depending on your managers. However in Waterbury, CT it is CUT-THROAT. You cannot pick your own hours. You will ALWAYS be a closer. "MUST" work Saturdays. Pressure from the managers AND the District Manager as his office is also located inside the store. Warehouse inventory will have you thinking you are a slave. Pallets among pallets of inventory with no help from fellow coworkers. Only to finish up, if you finish up on Saturday, just to be greeted with MORE inventory on Monday. Your only real way to enjoy this job is once you are on a delivery is to take your sweet time heading to the shop and heading back to the store. Kudos to those who can endure being micromanaged, but after working for 4 years for this company, not once I have ever received a raise. Working for $10.10 an hour. ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH IT for the amount of work one has to do. It's supposed to be an easy job but ONLY if management and coworkers DO what they are supposed to do.

Company undergoing mom and pop style to corporate structure. It was bought out by a major chain so all the perks are being erased.
It pays on the higher side compared to the competition stores close 6 pm so no night shift. Counter people stay on the phones 85 to 90% of the day with 2 - 4 people and the rest drivers. Most of the staff get along and between the stores and some of the most knowledgeable people I've worked with thus far. The credit department great group to work with Even the drivers more so on the older side but they bring knowledge of the roads, areas, people, shops,  and overall just great guys and women. I think they could be paid more based on  being the backbone of the company and the amazing thing I see them do on a daily basis. This is my opinion based on my life needs and overall the people really do make the company a decent place to work for would i do it again yes.

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