car sales executive

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Nissan

When I started, I didn't know much. They offered training and I felt pretty confident in my work. Eventually, I was offered a position as a Zone Trainer myself, after a while I eventually became an Offline. All of this happened pretty much within a single year.  The training programs they offer here are fantastic and it's the main reason I loved working here. Very precise and easy to understand. 

The work itself was very straightforward, anyone could do it. It can be repetitive, and sometimes you might get tired if you're not accustomed to fast paced work that's physical. Of course, the type of work you do depends on which area you're in. Some areas move much slower than others, some not so much. The sub areas ( where you put the parts together ) can be fast paced when you're first learning. Once you know how to put everything together, know where it goes, and know how to delegate your time, you'll have some time to spare. The kitting areas can be more physically challenging, especially when you're first learning them. You will be required to pick parts based off of a pick-to-light system, while moving a cart on wheels, and place them inside the cart all at the same time. For some, this is easy, for others, not so much. Car Line's kitting and sub areas were slower paced compared to SUV Truck Line at the time when I was there. 

Management is very professional and efficient. They will take the time to talk with you if you have a problem, questions, or if you need help. HR and Safety was very helpful and professional as well. They were all quite nice, and even threw parties, and special events on holidays. We would often have major potlucks, most days they'd bring doughnuts, and on lunch, they would order everyone pizza! One year they shut all of the lines down to have Santa Claus ride through the plant on a decorated forklift and tugs, with Christmas music playing during the Holidays before we left for Winter Shut Down. It was really cool, I've never seen a company do that.

Workplace Culture is very diverse. Everyone is very respectful of others, and technicians/ management often joke with one another. You can have any type of hair color you like, and even have piercings and tattoos, so long as the jewelry is on your face, and your earrings don't dangle over the conveyor belts, or scratch the parts. Otherwise, the environment is pretty laid back. 

The hardest part of working here is delegating time. Nissan is VERY STRICT when it comes to being punctual. They have time calculated down to the very SECOND. This applies to your attendance, your work on the floor, when training, and when coming and going from breaks. The other difficult part of working here is getting through the first month of working here. Your entire body will be utilized while working here, ESPECIALY if you're working in the kitting areas. If you don't do well with being overly physical, semi-chronic pain, or have any type of chronic medical problem that will cause you to be off the work floor for extended periods or multiple times, I wouldn't suggest working here. If you're someone who can still power through until you get used to working at this pace, it's really not that bad. 

The most enjoyable part of working here for me was the opportunities to move up, the pay, job security, the benefits, learning new things, and getting to know my coworkers. I entered this job with NO EXPERIENCE, and nothing to my name; and I ended up becoming a ZONE TRAINER and OFFLINE WITHIN A YEAR. The amount of experience I gained here was outstanding. There are things that I learned here that I use in my own household ( 5s, motion economy, etc. ) they thoroughly enhanced my life. The people that work here are real with you, and for that, I made quite a few friends here. I never used to be confident about something I did, working here really boosted my confidence also. I was actually able to get a house shortly after working here.

If you want to change your life, make something of yourself, make a decent amount of money, make new friends, learn something useful, and grow as a person, I would recommend working here. :)

Yippee, I finally quit last month when I found something better for $15k less a year!  I was there with a temp staff company and was looking to leave after a few months.  I wouldn't have accepted a job with Nissan if they offered it at any amount of money.  We went through SOOO many people, it was like a revolving door.  Management turn over is about 40%, employee turn over was about 35%.  

If you are from Mississippi as yourself this; How many people do you know that, "use to work at Nissan but not anymore".... a lot right?  The reasons is that the employees know that the company really doesn't care about them as individuals but as numbers.  Supervisors would tell temp staff employees that voiced their opinions that there were 100 other people that wanted the job and if they didn't like it then leave.  I witnessed Nissan supervisors playing favoritism to Nissan employees over temp employees on a daily basis.  The facility is in great shape but the management there was scared daily because they knew that the once great Nissan name is just a memory of what it was. The upper management team that was left after I had been there for only 14 months was a shell of the people that were there.  The plant manager was replaced, the engineering manager was replaced, the Altima Manager quit, the Truck Manager quit, the Quality Manager quit, HR Manager quit to take a job as an HR Rep. with another company 50 miles away for less pay, etc., etc.

Nissan HR is a joke - the HR Director only hired from predominantly Black Colleges, i.e. Jackson State, Alcorn State, or Tugaloo College for the HR department; if you had a degree from a major college other than the 3 "minor" institutions listed above you weren't considered.  I remember when the HR Manager quit, he was white, and the HR team was freaking out because they lost the 20% of white HR folks that they had.  They speak of diversity there but it's a farce.  They beg for more white people to work on the line but the whites don't want to work there anymore.  They justify diversity by counting all employees there, even the Japanese that are there temporarily.  The majority of engineers, managers, supervisors and office employees are white/asian.  The black to white ratio for plant technicians, or associates, is about 4 to 1 and that's going lower each month that passes.  Whites just don't want to work there anymore.  I know of NUMEROUS people that have left to take lesser paying jobs just to be happy again.

Please think twice about joining this team as it is not what it is advertised as anymore.  They need to scrap the entire HR team and rehire the most qualified individuals instead of "friends" of the HR Director!

1) There a huge culture of finger pointing, as such people are more worried about defending and blaming others than with real work.
2) There a lack of accountability or incorrect accountability. People constantly get blamed for things they have absolutely no control over. As example, marketing is responsible for short term sales, but marketing isn't given any tools to improve sales (sales staff control, incentives, etc.). Sales is responsible for Overall Opinion, while not having control over advertising or customer service.
3) Unattainable objectives. Nissan set sales objective beyond the actual production capacity so that the executives can look tough, but it destroys employee morale. Nissan aims to turn over 10% of "bad" dealers every year, killing relationship with dealers. All of this is for the executives to look good to the CEO.
4) Hostile work relationships between/within departments. Because all of the finger pointing and accountability. No one wants to take on any responsibilities and hold information close to chest. As such, fire drills come at the last minute.
5) Mismanagement of talent. "High potential" talents get "stretch" assignments, but in reality they just get plugged into the worst performing organization without any resources, perpetually. The best people purposely underperform to not be pinned as "high potential". As a result, the organization is becoming extremely low performing, since all the "high potentials" are underperforming on purpose or leaving the company (attribution even at Senior Vice President level).
6) Extremely political. Playing politics and hanging on to the right coat tail is the only way to progress up the organization. The top management are extremely inept, and are a bunch of "yes" people.
7) Company is extremely short term focused. The success of the company is completely build on past investments. The company will sell off raw materials at the end of the year, delay payments to suppliers, delay bonus payments, etc. in order to hit extremely aggressive profit targets. It is reminiscent of pre-bankruptcy GM and Chrysler. There is no long term future for Nissan.

A typical day at work involved leading multiple cross-functional initiatives with minimal formal support. I was responsible for strategic planning, managing a team, and delivering communications and programs that advanced key business and inclusion goals. Success often depended on my ability to stay agile, self-manage, and build strong peer relationships to move work forward.

What I learned was how to navigate complex corporate structures while staying focused on impact. I became more skilled at addressing challenges related to micromanagement and microaggressions, both in how they affected my own work and in how I supported others facing similar issues.

Management was inconsistent and at times overly controlling in execution, despite lacking clarity or support in direction. Micromanagement often created inefficiencies and undermined innovation, particularly for independent contributors. Additionally, navigating microaggressions in meetings and decision-making spaces required emotional labor that was rarely acknowledged. 

The workplace culture had a strong foundation of peer support and individual contributors who cared deeply about the mission. However, there was a gap between the organization’s stated values and how those values were demonstrated by leadership. I found purpose in creating respectful, solutions-focused spaces where others could feel heard and valued.

The hardest part of the job was working in an environment where innovative ideas and inclusive practices were sometimes met with resistance or delayed action. Advocating for progress while managing unclear expectations, micromanagement, and moments of bias required persistence and diplomacy.

The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the tangible outcomes of work that empowered others—whether through impactful events, improved processes, or programs that helped employees and communities thrive. Being able to lead with authenticity and contribute to meaningful change was deeply fulfilling.

Nissan was the best company I had ever worked for... Ten years later, I am now browsing the Internet for other opportunities.

No longer do you see the Japanese diligence for quality.  Today, the French owns the majority of the company and it has become evident.  There are so many mangers in the plant they are literally tripping over one another while I repair the equipment.  

There has been no pay raise in 7 years.  Skilled labor only makes 7% more than a production employee.  Contract employees (Yates, etc) make up the majority of production.  By the way, Yates has better health benefits than Nissan.

To give the persona of a "Green" company they have reduced energy consumption.  This is achieved with higher energy consumption by employees because the plant is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.  During summer shutdown, maintenance must work in 90 degree temps because almost all A/C is turned off.  Only one maintenance employee per shift is allowed to take vacation during this time.

As a maintenance technician, I have worked 7 days a week for two years.  I trained new techs.  As soon as they got trained they left for other jobs.  Some of Nissan's Tier 1 suppliers pay their techs more money and with much less stress.  The stress level is very high because of the number of cars built.

Managers were almost always hired from within.  Unfortunately, now, most new managers are now from outside.  The upper management coming from other US companies.

Their profits are higher than ever before, but not a single penny extra makes it to workers that make the cars.  Not worth the money, trouble, and time to get hired through the temp services. Keep looking!





It started out as a nice place to work. If you have anything come up in your life that requires attention, don't work at Nissan. (depends on your supervisor). When I first started at Nissan it was a nice atmosphere to work, they had fun stuff going on and took us to employee days, had customer service week, a nice off site Christmas Party. They have stopped all this in the past few years and focus ONLY on getting the numbers out and adherence to schedule, if you have to leave your desk to go to the bathroom, fax something, leave for lunch late because your on call and its less than 15 minutes, this goes against your adherence. No leeway in your schedule, can't come in early to make up time if you have appt, and can't stay late either. (this depends on your supervisor I believe) I have had 8 supervisors in the 7 yrs I have worked there,  managers are rotated out every year or two and supervisors about every year.
Atmosphere is very tense, and a few of the leads (under supervisor level) are unprofessional. I have heard them talk to people that are not on same level as them about other employees, show stats, and other confidential information.

I have learned a lot about the legalities of  auto contracts, calculating contracts, both lease and retail, plan parameters, working with customers and solving problems, and state guidelines. We do have testing every year on finance rules and regulations, and courses on an online university we have to take.

I would advise educating yourself on this company,

•a typical day at work

I was able to handle the entire work load by myself with no issues.  This network was static even though it was call center size.  The typical day would be, for example, a Cisco 2950 switch would go down impacting everyone attached or a user would lose access to the network.  

•what you learned
I learned more about being a contractor then anything else because I only held the position for 10 months.  I had come from a dynamic and complex network with Charter Communications, the Nissan network consisted of only 5 access layer switches.

•management

I was a contractor so it was pretty cut in dry.  I had some interaction with my manager but due to the fact that I was a contractor he would just give me my workload via email everyday.

•your co-workers

Many of the team in the IT department had been there for multiple years and the group had a lot of organizational knowledge.  This made it so easy for me to engage any of the players needed from management if switches started going down.

•the hardest part of the job
I was a contractor and had never held a contracting position before. So I was surprised at how contractors get treated.  That was probably the hardest thing to realize...for the most part regardless of company contractors will be treated like an outsider.  


•the most enjoyable part of the job
Fixing outages when people need help.  I have no greater satisfaction than when I've helped someone, successfully, who were in need of help.

I loved my job at Nissan! It checked all the boxes for me in terms of team interaction, manager support, work/life balance, compensations, benefits, time off, challenges and entrepreneurship. Our team was newly formed working on a national project that was highly visible in the organization and in the field. It was a unique program that had lots of moving parts and was far reaching into communities in North America. We had challenges but nothing impossible to reach and our goals were well-defined. The one drawback was that the team (except for the main manager) were all contract positions. In fact 87% of Nissan NA HQ is made up of contract positions. Although I was never made to feel like a contract employee, when the going got tough (pandemic, economic downturn, company re-org), contract employees are the first hired and the first fired, and we have different benefits than actually Nissan employees. This made me very uneasy as you really have no career path or job security within the company. Contracts usually only last a year or two and can be broken at any time, as ours was. I was laid off with many others this year even though our program was still new and doing great by any standard. Very sad to see it essentially end the program we worked so hard to build up and to not have work, benefits and the best job of my life to date. I miss it!

I started as a temp with Nissan and after six months applied for a full time position.  In my nineteen years, nine months with Nissan, I worked my way through several departments.  I began in Contract Processing where contracts for new and leased units were processed.  I moved to Wholesale, this is where I worked one on one with dealers within my appointed area.  I was also responsible for their monthly interest charges on dealer floor plans.  I moved to the Fraud Department so I could confirm and verify customers with alert protection on their credit files and also to verify college degree certifications on customers who applied for special loans.  The last positions I moved to was Transaction Processing.  I worked on processing payments and also insurance checks on damaged auto's.  This would require me to contact body shops and auto dealerships.

I took my work very serious and was always willing to learn new and better ways,  By working in different areas it gave me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and be better equipped in my job.

Nissan was a very comfortable place to work.  Core values, work ethics and diversity was of high importance.  Management always had an open door policy.  Our workplace was relaxed but still upheld integrity.

I enjoyed my work and the people I worked with, I considered us family.

A typical day working for Nissan, or any other company, is entirely subjective... It is what you make it.
 The chance to earn while you learn is a gift, don't forget to share your areas of expertise with others, do it in the appropriate manner.
 Management can be a pain, just keep in mind that everybody answers to someone, the Car buying Public is at the apex of command.
 Keep it fun with your fellow workers, when safety is an issue, the proper approach will display your concern for their well being. Every job here is important, treat your fellow employees with the respect they deserve, and a reciprocal effect should be felt. If not, take an approach that will advance your's and their well being. Being critical comes easy to all of us, never forget to compliment, we all like cheerleaders, admit it. This builds a sense of "family", and that is priceless.
 The hardest part of your job will be to remain at it, if you are not happy. Set a goal to create a better environment for all parties, and continue your job search for a conducive atmosphere.
  The most enjoyable part of your job will be realizing you have a great opportunity to work with a World Leader in their industry, and there are so many that do not. Most of us are at least slightly competitive, remember that every mechanism is reliant on  what may seem to be an insignificant appurtenance, there is no such thing. Kick it up a notch, become driven.

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