automotive technician

car sales executive

lube technician

receptionist

automotive mechanic

SHOTTENKIRK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

CDJR I worked at was bell to bell. The turnover rate was high due to the PACT being $4000+ a car plus another $500 taken off from initial gross for whoever that goes to. My family dynamic changed and needed specific hours which I was unwillingly given bc the shortness of staff. Every morning we were hounded to make calls to 1,2,3,4,5,6 yr old leads instead of new leads daily. When that wasn’t working we needed to generate own leads. BDC did what they could with leads coming in. UPS were slow and managers were told to cut prices just to make sales (knowing we weren’t going to make money) 16 car month only brought average $1000 commission check after draw. Minis were $100 with little incentives and if there were incentives the goal was so far out of reach. Dangling a carrot in front of us. I was let go for taking care of my family in an immediate need of day off. GM will favor one salesman and give all the cheese for them to make money. Sad to see so many good people quit or let go bc they were frustrated about not making money. Policies and pay play need to change for most people to make money

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working here is the environment. We work in car sales...you would think this is a cutthroat competition, but it's quite the opposite: we're a family here. Can it still be a difficult job? Of course. We're in sales. But our managers care about us, our peers are supportive, and we take care of each other. I drive over an hour one way to work each day and when customers ask me why I always tell them one thing: I love my job.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Rejection. No matter how good someone is at their job, sales is all about rejection. That's why you have to bring a positive mentality to the table because otherwise when you do get that 'yes', you've already beat yourself down.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Oops...I already answered this in the first one! The people are great, we laugh alot, we frequently have group lunches and do things for each other.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Oh lord...all I could think about when reading that question is 'Like a Boss' from the Lonely Island.

Not matter if you are a person who needs to wrap you head around this job, they expect you to be a pro from day one, no training. 
Sloppy attitude from the beginning
Every single character in the office has an attitude that doesn't fit their position, I felt out of place giving 100% of me anyway.
Never a satisfaction or consideration even during a sell.
I respect rules and schedules, managers and coworkers, but don't ever ask for permissions, to come few hours later or switch your day off for that week, not matter how important can be the responsibility you are trying to cover with that time you request for once, you are fired. If you customer leaves without have talked to a manager, you are fired, not matter if he leaves while you r in the office for them.
Can't live on a razor edge, after 3 decades of retails this was really such a negative experience that I couldn't keep for myself only. Reality says that this business went so down that they don't even know who to blame anymore, it has potentials for a good income, just like many other businesses out there when the economy allows them.

A typical day is showing up, and getting right to work as soon as you get on the time clock and can stay late depending if a salesperson is working a deal or not, can stay up to 2 hours late, but rarely that late most likely till 8:30pm

What I learned is managing your time well and do things in order so you don't have to go back and touch up any mistakes.

The management in my department wasn't to good, they leave without telling you, and when asking for things they'd forget about it, or tell you to work around it most of the time.

The hardest part of the job is getting hard stains out of the cars when a customer spots them, or trying to tell them that your not capable of fixing their problem that day and telling them they'd have to schedule a time to come back in when the customer is frustrated already and wants it done now.

The most enjoyable part of this job is that you can take breaks at certian points of the day depending on what stage of cleaning your on.

The pay is good for lube techs, the people you work with are amazing, but BEWARNED they are now implementing way to much work load to the MPI(multi point inspection) they are now making you take videos of everything, even if the vehicle is in great shape, and these videos continuously crash because they don’t give us the proper equipment to use it, The boss always keeps saying Everybody is replaceable, and also a select few services advisors don’t know how to do their job correctly, They also play favorites, and Choose who gets a promotion, even if you are the most qualified to be able to do these things And they literally TAX YOUR BONUSES, So with all the workload and stress that they put on you from management, vehicles are not getting done properly and/or taking too long, and also if you were looking for more hours to get at least a decent size paycheck, guess what? Mandatory no overtime Place would be great if management would change like I always say you can have the best crew, but the worst captain that’ll just make that whole entire ship sink, DO NOT GO TO SHOTTENKIRK! (unless management has changed)

What is the best part of working at the company?
Free lunch on Saturday and getting off an hour early.  But if you enjoy making customers mad  this is the right place for you. They are closed on Sunday and you get to take a day off during the week.  If you like being yelled at and putting up with BS you are in the right place here.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Showing up to work and having to listen to the BS managers have to say. The big egos that think they are better than everyone else with never acknowledging their own mistakes which they do make plenty.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
High pressure and being lied to

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stupid sales meetings more like yell meetings being told you are children and doing nothing. Yelled at for not catching an up when they have you making stupid calls to last years customers that didn't buy or for not making stupid phone calls because your outside trying to catch an up when no customer show up.

This whole management switch over, me and another receptionist never received any information in the beginning on how the pay was going to switch over, how are we clocking in and out, who is going to be over reception, what happens if one of us gets sick; who’s going to cover our shift when we only have 2 receptionist In the morning and one that only covers Saturday. Both me and the receptionist on Saturday have college in the morning. So their business schedule does not work with our daily schedules when something changes at work. I asked them about an evaluation and it now is extended due to it being a new company and I also asked about an increase in pay and I was told that they’ll see. They have also extended the closing hours to be at 8pm when after 7pm there is absolutely no customers or no phone calls.

Started quite well, got some training, co workers were nice, scheduled M-F 7:30-4:30 (off weekends) and able to schedule time off. Pay was lower than what other dealerships/warehouses were offering… but ok. After 30 days for Benefits. Started going down hill when health and Family wasn’t allowed to be a priority. Management (in parts) started treating different, and added things to do not in job description (found out other positions did that job but yet I had to). During closed conversations management thought it was ok to degrade and be disrespectful (yelling/creating stupid remarks that wasn’t unprofessional in work place). No EMPATHY AT ALL. When it gets to the point they don’t talk to you the same way as your co workers, blames you for other co workers actions, deliberately makes you feel less than a human being. I respectfully worked the week and let it go. Management needs to improve. 

I’d been through a 5 year string of dealers within 100 miles looking for the one I was able to hit the grind at full speed without micromanagement and get paid well. Finally found it! Anyone that knows the industry knows that the work is often stressful and requires precise diligence but here your effort is rewarding both monetarily and otherwise. The people you will get to know here are among the most determined to succeed I’ve ever met. For the first time ever at a job I know the names of 99 percent of my coworkers and there are a lot. Couldn’t ask for a better group of people to spend a day working with. There’s hiccups and difficult problems to solve like anywhere else but here you are at least compensated well and helped if ever you need it. Great place to be! Thanks for Everything! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not the pay plan. The worst I have ever seen. Despite having the worst pay plan, the most troubling aspect is that this new management doesn't even pay as promised under this bottom of the barrel pay plan.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Treatment of employees. Many long time employees have left because of terrible Treatment. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Make more money for the new owners and management- but take a pay cut with more output expected.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Pressure to make more money for the company at the expense of you getting paid as little as possible. They are trying pay off the purchase of the this new a question off the backs of employees.

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