receptionist

business development consultant

car salesperson

salesperson

retention specialist

Karl Chevrolet Inc.

I'm currently employed at Karl's Chevrolet, and I will try to give you the most unbiased opinion of related to some of the lower jobs (detailer, lot attendant, etc)  at Karl's Chevrolet. I will start out with that when I was hired, I was interviewed by a Collision Center estimator because the boss was out on lunch, (Talk about a first impression). The thing about Karl's is they're very unprofessional behind the scenes. You can tell they have the business attitude, but with little to no regards for employee welfare, just productivity. The management will hire new people and send them to learn with their coherts, untrained, and unable to perform the task at hand. No one is compensated for training new employees, therefor leading to every new person being severely incapable of completing the task at hand. The management just forgets the smaller jobs exist and leave the employees to fight for themselves. It's a very hostile environment because it seems everyone has something to say about the next guy, instead of focusing on the work. Not to mention they hire anyone with 2 legs, 2 arms, and a drivers license. The work ethic of most employees at the part time level are mostly highschool students who show no compassion, and are truly lazy when it comes to doing a good job.

I had a hard time leaving because of how much I love the people there, but after a while it’s hard to not make a choice of leaving once they can’t advance you higher then what was promised at the timely manner. 
This job is supposed to move you up quickly based off of your work ethic, knowledge from training, and skills. 

I was promised to have to be in third and final step of training (sales training) by the end of the year. 
I never received that.
Now I’m not sure if that’s because of COVID and there not being many spots available to go into training, or if they wanted time to work on something, I’m not sure.
But, I never was communicated the issue.

Which was my problem.

I was always promised I was a hard worker and they appreciated my work- and they will get me in, just not yet. 
I made the step back pay wise to get the proper training from a job I already loved, with people I thought of as family. 


Please know that this job is great. It’s a lot of work, but with some solid work ethic and solid intentions, you can go far. 
Just be aware of the time commitment, too many managers (separately they are great) for one team, and the amount of money that could be given to you for a long time before any advancement could be made.

I was hired on at Karl Chevrolet while attending college at DMACC for my associates degree. I worked the night shift the first year and the second year. After I graduated, I was on full time and moved to
the big rig truck shop with top kick truck, mobile home service and repairs. Learned a lot about all different types of vehicles and had a great relationship with all my co workers. Came out to Arizona on vacation.  Enjoyed the weather so much that I placed applications at that time. Was hired on at Liberty GMC and have been here ever since.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Comradery with other drivers on my shift.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The direct boss always makes a mountain out of a molehill.  I never had an opportunity to express an opinion.  I felt like I was talked at,not allowed to express how I felt.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty toxic for the most part.  I noticed there was a lot of sniping among every department at Karl.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clocked in.  Went to my shuttle.  Waited for trips from the cashiers.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Paid weekly. That’s about it. You’re only a number there. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wondering what kind of ridiculous rule will be imposed. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nepotism at its best. You need to be careful about who you’re talking to. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Keeping my head down and hoping management doesn’t dream up some sort of violation.

I trust my employer to always give mr my full time hours giving me job security, and they trust me to make my own decisions. They provide employees with needed materials and tools to be successful and have room for growth within the company. There is online training available to further your knowledge in the automotive industry and they truly care about each employee as an individual rather than just a number.

I worked at Karl Chevrolet for about six months. During that time I witnessed 16 people hire on and leave. Management is all about micro managing their sales staff. If they don't threaten your job, you are about to be fired. My experience led me to believe they hire you to sell your friends and family. Once they feel they had exhausted this goal, they fire you for ambiguous reasons like not selling fast enough. Worst job experience I ever had!

Once you can memorize all the duties of a service cashier, it's very easy. The hardest part of the job is dealing with favoritism, harassment, and emotional abuse from Service managers. A typical day is very, very repetitive. There are always upset and angry customers (throw things, cuss at you, very sexist). I honestly would not recommend working in Service nor Quick Lube. 

Don’t get me started at management because it’s horrible, they don’t care about you and only how much effort you put in your job and they are not willing to train you and just make sure you do yourself and there is barely any work life/balance in this place. You all these problems with the new CRM and GM reps and Onstar, it is not even funny like why should deal with all of that  and someone needs to say it 

I hate this place!  Too many people think they are the boss. You only get ahead if you're family or make alot of money for the almighty Karl! I can't deal with the nepotism,  it's blatant and runs rampant through the dealership. The parts manager makes a ton of money and pays his employees just enough to live on. Been there for a decade with no raises. His son gets paid well though.

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