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Earnhardt Ford was a great place to work, the mangers in the department I worked in were great and allowed employees enough autonomy to complete tasks by themselves, while also giving tips, advice and training. The hardest part of the job was dealing with unhappy or angry customers when it was not the dealerships fault for the customer complaint. By far and away the mot enjoyable part of the job is the customers who were truly grateful for the prompt and thorough mechanical work and advisement they would receive from our staff members. A typical day at work was always fast-paced and extremely busy but I enjoyed that becasue I was never waiting around for something to do. The workplace culture was excellent in my opinion, yes it was demanding and hard work but my colleagues were always friendly and genuinely cared about their fellow coworkers. All in all Earnhardt Ford had the perfect balance of hard work and just the right amount of enjoyment so no one dreaded coming to work everyday.

The staff were friendly, most management cared. While micromanaging became an issue, my training was simple and superb. As the busiest Chevrolet dealership in the state, there's always work in the database. Occasional downtime, of course with mild productivity included. Breaks weren't a hassle, as long as you were prompt with your return. Culture was great, nothing super exciting but nothing horrid. As a full time position, days are long and sometimes unsteady with the usual load, although management may include you in other tasks need be. The location was newly renovated, the offices are hidden in the back, therefore no windows besides a clustered bright room with desks (some folks may need windows for specific purposes). Most of your work load is by phone or email. Setting appointments up may result with meeting the customer, although rare as the sales floor usually steps in. Not a difficult job; strenuous with the weekly sales/appt goals.

The majority of your pay comes from the monthly bonus but if someone else messes up to loose that bonus you also loose that money, and are expected to "lead" and manage people everyone working in your section without the title or pay of a manager. If you are a hard worker and get the job done correctly in a timely manner you are forced to stay in your position and not allowed to move up within the company, you are held to a higher standard and will be required to come in anytime they need help when you don't come in on your day off you are shunned and reprimanded  for "not being a team player". Lazy and bad employees are rewarded despite coming in and not doing anything for 7 of the 8 hour work day, they are then offered the ability to move up. If you attempt to become an apprentice they will use you for the free labor and never actually give you the position. Management never takes complaints or problems seriously and expect you to fix the situation yourself even if it is out of your control and or pay grade. A massive amount of work load is placed on you every day if you finish it they give you more if you don't you get yelled at. 

Earnhardt Ford
Chandler, Arizona	April-2014 – March-2015
o	Cleans and refurbished new and used automobiles, performing any combination of the following: washing vehicle exterior to clean cars, using cleaning solutions, water, cloths, and brushes.
o	Applies wax to auto body, and wipes or buffs surfaces to protect surfaces and preserve shine, using cloth or buffing machine.
o	Cleans upholstery, rugs, and other surfaces using cleaning agents, applicators, and cleaning devices.
o	Applies revitalizers and preservatives to vinyl or leather surfaces, and treats fabrics with spot and stain resistant chemicals to preserve and protect interior components.
o	Vacuums interiors of vehicles to remove loose dirt and debris, using vacuum cleaner.
o	Cleans engine and engine compartment with cleaning equipment and various cleaning agents to remove grease and grime.
o	Make sure every customers request is fulfilled when it comes to the customers vehicles
o	Move at high speeds to finish in a timely ordered fashion.
o	Smile and greet customers

When I first started I was a lot attendant, it didn't seem like much but the position actually had important responsibility. At first I thought being a lot attendant was just being at the bottom of the totem pole but at Earnhardt's everyone worked as a team to be more efficient and productive. My co-workers were really helpful at the beginning of my employment, even my superior's were helpful to me when I wasn't understanding certain instruction or task to be done. After 4 months of being in Service department I had an opportunity to transfer to our Parts department to fill a higher paying position and a new job title as a Parts Driver. The hardest part of this employment was just dealing with unsatisfied customers or disgruntled customers. The most enjoyable part of my job was how friendly the work atmosphere was and all my co-workers were nice good people.

I came to AZ for school and decided a Earnhardt Honda detail job might be a good fit since it’s close to school. I’ve worked for Earnhardt for about a year and haven’t gotten a single raise, I still get paid basically minimum wage (you could make more at McDonald’s), the managers don’t let you move into any other positions, I’m one of maybe 3 people out of 10 in detail who actually works, often times when there 3 people working I’ll be the only one doing the cars we have to detail, the managers will have us detail their personal vehicles (which are often close to 100k) even when there’s rushes of sold cars, the equipment given to us is either extremely old, broken, or non existent, the car wash has been broken for over a month now making it much harder to actually do my job, and we work outdoors without a fan or a swamp cooler.

Clock in and your work is listed on the computer, unless it's a waiter you can pretty much decide how you go about your work. When work is slow I was always able to go pre-load new cars to flag more hours. If I didn't know how to do something or wanted to learn something, there was always someone around willing to teach me. Everyone has their own personalities, but in general everyone is pretty upbeat and motivating. New challenges would always arise but the hardest part of the job were things that were just out of the company's control. As long as you know what your doing, plan your day accordingly everything works out pretty smoothly. It was awesome being able to work on upscale cars in a clean and thriving environment.

Management is terrible, if a problem arises with a manager or even another employee you are blamed for wasting Managements time and told to deal with it yourself. They will also make you work every holiday that they can and if you tell them you can't then you're told that you're not needed there. I have worked in 3 other dealerships and many other jobs and never had any issues until I came to this dealership. Overall the worst place to work, don't apply here you won't be valued or respected unless a manager likes you and even then if they do like you the second you tell them you can't come in on your day off or something they won't like you anymore and will start giving you jobs that you're not paid to do "to keep you busy". DONT WORK HERE, go to another dealership.

Working for Earnhardt Ford I learned alot. I learned more of the office procedures and learned alot about wholesale titles. Management was ok, the communication wasnt that open between the employees and management. I got along with all employees, i have never had a problem getting along with people. Iam a very independent worker, i dont have to ask management what my duties are. I think the hardest part of the job was having to keep the schedules up to date, I had a heavy work load and spent many after hours at Earnhardt. The company wasnt very organized. The best part of the job was helping the customers and having a different challege every day.

Coming into the industry I expected every stigma associated with a car dealership. I can proudly say Earnhardt Toyota is far from it. Finance managers are great. Sales managers engage and work with you 1 on 1 durning the process of closing a sale. You also have assistant sales managers that are near by to help. Sales staff is also great. They work in teams but no real rivalry between each other. They respect each other’s boundaries and don’t purposely try to “skate” you. Accidents do happen however but they are peacefully sorted out. Biggest con is the schedule. Only 7 days off. It’s manageable however.  

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