automotive technician

car sales executive

service advisor

automotive mechanic

finance manager

Gurley Leep Automotive Group

This could be a good place to work if the upper management weren't all about lining their pockets and taking from those below them. 

-Very poor pay with most profits going to upper management leaving sales 
 people with very, very little commissions.
-Very poor benefits, worst in the industry
-Work life is stress topped with stress
-Promise you promotions and deliver nothing
-New faces every single month, can't keep talented players
-Give trips in lieu of money for good performance.  Trips don't pay the 
 mortgage.
-Favorites get treated with freebies galore while new guys get cold call 
 lists to harass people into buying cars.
-You will learn what a MINI is.  I learned right away and got out quickly.

In closing this review, I've never been treated so poorly at a sales position in my life.  They expect you to deliver x amount of vehicles per month while flooding the floor with new people every single chance they get.  Leads are given to their favorites while others scratch and claw to reach enough money to pay their bills.  I've never worked at a place where upper management pats their backs so often at the expense of good people trying to make a living.

Run, do not walk, away from this place.

I really enjoyed working their for a month, then my co-workers started to act like I wasn’t welcome. I worked harder than everybody every day. I was never appreciated. All of the bonus‘s  I got to witness my first month and was promised, never happened for me. As soon as it was time for my bonuses, they canceled it, forever. “Oh we’re not doing that anymore”. Actually a few rules changed within my first 3 months. I worked longer than scheduled almost everyday. Because one or two of my co-workers never showed up, or just left and never came back. Sorry if that was you, but we all know it’s the truth. I was always the only one cleaning, well me and one co-worker, who is my cousin. While everyone watched, literally. Even managers. They never payed me for overtime hours I was forced to work. I never got the raise I was promised, and I had learned and taken over 20 module tests in a month. I was the first one layed off when covid-19 came around. It was a better job in my mind, then it actually was in real life. I did meet some good people there. Amongst wolves. 👊🏾

A typical day for me involves a lot of hustling around and a lot of intellectual challenge. I believe that my efforts are well compensated which isn't something I can claim about previous employment. The hardest part of the job is the pace and volume of tasks to be done. The most enjoyable part of the job is my accepting work family. I love the mix of personalities we have in the shop right now. I've worked for a couple of managers since being here and both I felt were positive influences on my career. I continue to learn and grow under their leadership and they seem open to working through scheduling conflicts with family and such. I have learned a lot about the collision industry and hope to keep learning/excelling for quite some time.

All in all its been a good place to work. As much as I would love to get paid more I think overall the pay structure is pretty fair. As a sales person the mini deals ($100) can be tough because you put a lot of effort in selling the car and then to only get $100 can be tough. The culture is good and the training is also pretty standard and does help set up you with your product knowledge. This industry is very competitive so to remain a main player I think its important that Gurley Leep continues to evaluate itself against its peer to make sure its #1 in the market for this area. I would strive for the best paid, most talented and happy employees you can get.

I opened the office daily and ran back-up tape for prior day business. Performed audits on repair orders and parts tickets while answering telephones and waiting on customers. I really enjoyed working with my co-workers and management was for the most part fair to the hourly associates. The hardest part of the job was dealing with the fact there was no room for advancement. The company did not offer open positions to employees, they hired outside to fill the positions. The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new people and seeing all walks of life.

loved what i did as a job but not enough work you get paid weekly for what you billed you could be there 50 hours but only billed 25 hours and thats all you get paid is what you billed there is not enough work for all the techs senior techs are taken care of but they dont care about younger techs you get the bare minimum left over scraps is the best way to put it. then you have to argue with the warranty clerk to pay you for any warranty work that you did or dont get any pay from it and the payroll department likes to forget to pay you and then cuts you a paper check and then get double dinged on taxes your following check i was not a fan

What is the best part of working at the company?
some of the coworkers i worked with 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
overworked with little pay, management feels like they can speak to anyone however they want to. a lot of drama

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
can be fun at first but once you’ve been around long enough people sometimes switch up. it is a eat or get eaten environment. and if you aren’t up to their standards you get a target on your head and get spoken about by management with the employees behind your back.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
mornings are stressful but after lunch things can be chill

My day consist of making 100+ phone calls to previous customers along with replying and sending out emails to customers to let them know exactly what KIA has to offer. Working here has improved my communication skills along with memorization skills.I had to be able to know and explain KIA products and be able to answer customer questions. I couldn't ask for better management or co-workers! Everyone is so nice and helpful. They want you to succeed! The only issue I've had, is the long endless hours and pay being based strictly off of commission.

I have been here for a while, and it really did not take a long time to figure out that working in the office environment is one of the worse places I have ever worked at. There is zero respect from management in all areas, talking down to, and insulting of not only their peers but others from different departments. I stay to myself and avoid as many as I can, but it is truly disgusting at how most can not wait for someone to leave an area to talk bad about them or others. Certain managers I am not even sure how they still have a job with the way they degrade others in the office and have other departments even talking bad about their attitude and actions. 

In sales I really thrived the entire time yet was always unhappy.
Way too much talk of politics and religion in the workplace by the ownership.
No matter how great you perform you are literally disposable and they let you know it all day every day.
You'll be there ALL the time and no matter how many cars you sell today they'll treat you like dirt if you don't sell tomorrow.  
There are nice rewards, but they are fleeting, so you will always be chasing the next one rather than enjoying the last one.

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