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This place is quite possibly the worst form of employment for dealerships. You will quickly learn that they preferably hire someone with little to no job experience so that they can take absolute full advantage of the inexperienced so that they will be more willing to adhere to the terrible pay plan they enforce. The pay plans change at any given notice and they threaten with termination the second you don’t comply or feel discouraged because of it. They will indefinitely threaten your  hard earned weeks commission if you don’t comply with any rule they suddenly changed without notice and will frequently not pay you on cars sold without telling you why. They also threaten to terminate you if you don’t sign clock in adjustments which limits the 60+ hours you work to JUST under over time so they don’t have to pay extra salary and appear that you willingly agree that you didn’t work 60+ hours. Failure to comply results in, you guessed it, termination. The owner blatantly has absolutely zero respect for any employee regardless of position and will not at any cost show any professionalism. Go work somewhere else if you value your own self worth.  It’s not worth it

One very important thing to know when working here in the Sales Dept is that this is a "Hire at will Fire at will company" which means that you can be fired at any point in time and not be given a reason as to why. Another important thing to know is that rules here change regularly and if you are a manager the owner expects you to enforce these rules without questions or comments no matter how ridiculous the rules may be or even if the rule risks hurting business you must adhere or be terminated. The owner seems to get a thrill getting managers to regularly threaten consultants with suspensions or cuts to bonuses for things as minimal allowing a prospective client to take a wrong turn on a pre mapped test drive route. Some will say that all Dealerships out there are like this but thats not true there are still Owners out there who appreciate what employees do for them.

This place is probably the absolute worst dealership to work in simply because management stresses you beyond belief. They force you to do things that really isn’t part of your job description and then threaten to hold your checks or fire you if you don’t comply. They change rules pay plans and over all work structure ON ANY GIVEN DAY without notice and they also force you to sign time and hour adjustments to make it seem like you  worked less hours in the eyes of the government. They also have a draw which means they pay you iN advance for cars you haven’t sold yet and pretend it’s a salary but if you sell cars they deduct it from your pay because they “paid you” on the car already. Your WILL be worked to the bone and no one will give you an ounce of respect. A lot of favoritism

A typical day at work, sitting at the front desk, answering phone calls day and transferring them to the correct department or sales representative when asked to speak to someone, clean up the lounge area/waiting area, put out donuts every Saturday morning, restocked whatever was necessary for the customers. I learned a lot about the company and being in different environments. My co-workers are the best, they were always there to help out when necessary, everyone is nice and always friendly, it was a very friendly environment. The hardest part of the job was answering calls and directing the customers to the correct department in my personal opinion. My overall experience was great and my favorite thing about it was the people around me.

Dana ford lincoln at first seemed to be the best job anyone could have! Until one day the decided to start giving me 13 hour shifts! Now being myself of course I took them but I've learned that letting people control the hours of your life like that will come back and bite you in the butt! The management there was a little unstable and never really had a positive "team player" attitude. My co-workers were some of the sweetest people you'd ever meet! The hardest part of my job was trying to please everyone who called with a complaint but I made it my mission! The most enjoyable part was working with the most wonderful and kind people you'll ever meet!

This is the kind of place where management will hold your check for days at a time and threatened to be terminated at any given moment. Owner of the business demands respect as he went to military school but will not at any cost return the respect. Management is extremely poorly organized, commision is never ever properly paid and more frequently than not they don’t even pay you for the car you sold and will pull any possible reason to justify it. Everyone gets worked to the bone which starts at the top and unfortunately trickles down to the salesperson. I highly recommend never to work here it’s not worth the headache and heartache.

a large volume store with a affluent client base. A store which will always do volume based on it's location and none based on it's work place environment. Employees are routinely exposed to irrational behavior from upper management. Customer satisfaction is not highly touted. If the customer is not happy, oh well they can go somewhere else. The ownership expresses the want for loyalty and respect from his employees. Yet, never shows any in return. This store is a place where you can make money for as long as you can deal with the stress and chaos which surrounds you on a daily basis. The employee turn over rate as you would expect is very high.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You can potentially make good money if you are good at sales.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Horrible work-life balance mandatory weekend work and sometimes ridiculous hours.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Like a boys frat. The managers will help those they are buddy buddy with. You will also only get promotions if you're buddy buddy with the hire ups

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Standing at the door fishing for customers.

I learned everything from oil changes and tire rotations to replacing transmissions and engines.  I loved the speedy busy atmosphere and challenging work.  Communicating with customers on concerns on their vehicles.  Worked with a 5 man mechanic team out of 4 teams sometimes on multiple vehicles at once.  Also performed scheduled and warranty maintenance on customer cars and safety inspected and certified previously owned cars for sale at dealership.

I have been working at Dana for almost a year, the job is very simple and requires fast thinking on your feet. Pay structure has changed completely, do not have bias due to other reviews. As of 2024, pay structure was changed. Job has huge potential for earnings, and is relatively easy. 

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