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Ricart Automotive

They are a family owned business and when I was there THE ENTIRE MANAGMENT TEAM were all related or childhood friends. That alone makes it dishonest and disloyal to anyone else. For example, I had a co-worker who was the worst product specialist and had the least knowledge about the products but he was the godson of the owner. So you know what that means right? PROMOTION to being the manager of all the product specialist. I lost nearly all sales when he spoke to my customer because he was an ignorant fool. He was a millionaire, he inherited his families wealth, never working for anything or caring about others so he should never have had the chance to even be considered. Also, its a volume dealer so that means they sell cars for invoice nearly every sale. Which means product specialist get to work with a customer all day only to have a manager sell a car for no profit so you have to work on your days off just to make the bucket. I would stay far from this place if your thinking about being a Product Specialist. Managers or the ones who actually sell the vehicles make all the money while Product Specialist do all the work.

I detailed imported cars. We helped everyone else do their job but we barely had enough people to do our own. And wouldn't get help if we asked. We wouldn't get reimbursed for doing the other extra jobs either. Often stayed over waiting on salesmen to close deals but would often leave without telling us we were done. Very little communication in Ricart. You could ask management for help, maybe they'd help you but I often got "I don't know what to tell you man". The workers that drive the golf carts do not pay attention or follow any of the signs so they're a big hazard when it comes to driving around Ricart, which is a big part of the job. The salesmen would often get upset if we couldn't get their cars out on time mostly because they didn't get it down there in time or we were getting flooded with cars and their name isn't first on the list. 

The Quick Lane division of Ricart Automotive is open from seven AM to seven PM. After a while of working there, you typically get moved from hourly pay to flat-rate pay. This can be good or bad, depending on the speed at which you can complete maintenance or repairs and how many vehicles come in for service each day. Being paid three hours for a vehicle that only took two hours to finish was nice, but not getting paid when there isn't much work was not. The work itself wasn't too stressful. It's mostly oil changes and tire rotations with some light maintenance including tire repair and replacement, brake pad and rotor replacement, and vehicle fluid services. There are some high-stress days, but for the most part all of the employees get along.

Management is very rude they’re very intimidating you are scared to ask questions or for help. When you do you feel belittled! You get zero breaks until lunchtime and when you take your lunch your phone rings nonstop from a manager asking where you’re at how much longer until you’re back to the dealership. There are no breaks in a 12 to 14 hour day other than lunch and it is pretty much at your desk. Horrible management! They don’t care how sick you are if you’re dealing with personal issues they don’t offer any kind of help to work you through it or ask what they can do to help you. The more you do the more they want 

The management preaches the rules of the road but doesn't abide by them holds employees to a different standard if their mouths are moving they are lying to you all about themselves one of the rules of the road is trustworthy and have fired people for lying to them but it's OK for them to lie directly to your face and to the customer have seen it on many occasions. All about look and me and I'm a ricart so don't cross me or you'll be fired work on my playtoys and keep your mouth shut worst place to work and culture is horrible preach one team no its all about what can you do for me and if you have an opinion or stand up for yourself then your fired 
 

Employees really do care about each other and the co workers around them as you spend more time with them than family. My biggest issue within the sales department is there seems to be a large disconnect between upper management and lower level sales in terms of how daily flow of operations works and how to handle situations. It's very old school vs. new school mind set and I feel it hinders productivity often times and doesn't allow for open communication. Overall the Ricart family are great people and seem to really care about their employees, so no points against them.

I would in a more professional administrative role here. I've been here a little over 3 weeks, and the culture here really is awesome. Everyone here makes you feel like family, and wants to invest in your career. On my second or third day, my manager pulled me into her office and asked which aspect of the job/field I was most interested in, or enjoyed doing the most, because they wanted to structure my duties around what will make me the most happy and fulfilled. I was absolutely blown away. Everyone in leadership (and even those not) are incredibly welcoming and down to earth. 

Great pay and benefits.  Flexible schedules available.  Co-workers are friendly and helpful to each other and customers.  Management could be more receptive to employees' suggestions, but overall the company promotes from within and treats employees well.  The hardest part is that sometimes it feels we don't follow the rules we have set, causing a lack of consistency.

Cult mentality. Buy into the dream or you’re targeted. No work life balance whether planned or emergency. I never worked a 40 hour week. It was 7-6 almost everyday along with every other Saturday. If you love the feeling of swimming upriver with the sensation of it being on fire - look no further. Don’t worry , they will be there to help by telling you how you’re swinging upstream incorrectly but also to do it better. 

I was an employee for 21 years and never got approached for any opportunity for advancement whether it be supervisor roles or managerial roles. A lot of people that have these positions are not qualified for these roles. They lack people skills, customer service skills. But they’re some that are good managers and leaders but those people never get their opportunity to be appreciated. All in all the place was good but the people is what made it terrible. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Parking attendant 8 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Order picker 8 salaries reported	$18.13 per hour
Technician 5 salaries reported	$112,500 per year
Parts driver 10 salaries reported	$19.40 per hour
Lube technician 6 salaries reported	$16.50 per hour

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