automotive technician

sales associate

sales consultant

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technician

SONS Auto Group

Typical 8am to 7pm work day, with a generous 1-hour lunch break, and that's where the generosity ends. Onkune training is made available from Ford, but other than getting you signed up for it, management does not care, so long as you tick off the boxes that you have completed it. Despite the owning company (Nalley Ford) providing all of the resources and materials for this dealership to be awesome for Ford, the management there does not care unless vehicles are leaving the lot, or being traded/sold onto it. If you have never worked in automotive sales before, DO NOT expect to be trained. At all. You are told to shadow current salespeople and learn from them... and why would any of these people train their competition?!? That's the fun part: they don't.  Unless you are entering with at least 5+ years of auto sales experience and bring your own processes & knowledge of the paperwork along with you... you will drown due to lack of knowledge. Lastly, if you don't hit your mark within the first month or two of employment, expect to be let go/fired. That's what you can expect.

Upper management treats their employees like trash, they do not take payroll serious, and if you try to address how you feel about situations you think go over looked or you feel as though you are not treated fairly they will completely ignore your concerns...
They are very diverse to employees and will separate office personnel and managers from their technicians and regular employees. All the guys that do the legwork for the company do not get recognized in a decent manner, They starve their employees out if they don't like you and it goes over looked, they rather cut hours from techs and co workers that work hard for their paychecks just so they can add to the bottom dollar to up their commission on their pay.... if your serious about your money, want to be treated fairly, want job stability with chances of advancements DO NOT go to SONS CHEVROLET. Unless you are considered a part of their clique you will be treated unfairly and pushed out the door. And if they can't get you to quit on your own they will fire you for any reason they can. They do not train employees properly and management and accounting takes no responsibility for anything they are at fault for they blame it on the next person down and it rolls downhill from there... 

Meeting/meetings first thing in the morning. The. We hit the phones and follow ups. If you had appointment/appointments then you prepared for those making sure everything was in place for the customer’s experience! 
I learned more of the family aspects of the business from Street Nalley! I also learned even though seasoned in the business how the money would come with strategically working a whole lot smarter. I also learned to be a better leader and how people would follow what I was doing if I just did it the way I was taught and groomed. 
Management was what it was because everyone doesn’t do it the same and some would teach you better things and some wouldn’t honestly because they feared losing their place. 
The culture was great just a rough location but we had a blast while I was there. 
Hardest part of the job was time consuming and missing a few key events because worked call but there was a decent balance in there. 
Dealing with people because I’m a people's person. 

I've worked here for a few months, at first it was great but after a while you start noticing some things. I had a manager from the tech side tell at me for sitting in a car chatting while there was nothing to do. I was 20 feet from where I was supposed to be, 10 feet behind me was my coworkers. Talking about GET OUT THE CAR!!! GET IT THE CAR!!! Embarrassing me in front of 30 others. Meanwhile 3 other coworkers were over 200 feet away that area. I was lied to about pay when transferred, I was told not to talk about money with other coworkers. You don't get a lunch break on the weekends, at least it's free food for 15 minutes, no overtime. This company shouldn't exist...

No body cleans the shop , manger always rushing you and want you to push new instead of repairs, most techs are stuck up think they are better then others lube guy are worked the hardest and required to clean the shop take scraps to dumpster and old tire to the dump site and take everyones trash to dumpster as well l, you will learn a lot but don't get excited you won't move up to a tech even if you try and show you want it and if call in sick you will be let go quick ASF it's stupid 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting paid weekly and they have good vending machines and HVAC in the shops.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No help. There is not enough techs or advisors. Customers come in for a same day appt and their vehicle is there for weeks or more

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Like a walking HR violation. No joke.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fast paced and stressful. You wind up doing 3+ jobs. Instead of what is in your own job title or description

They claim to be family driven but that could not be further from the truth. The culture is very toxic. If you are not in the clique you will not be treated fairly. SUPER high turnover among management and staff. Management will call you names or curse at you and you are not allowed to defend yourself. Very unorganized. Personal information sitting around all over the place. Management only sees you as a number. If you value your sanity go to another dealership 

I was there for 7 months as a sales associate, nothing but trials and tribulations. I watched so many people come and go, managers and coworkers. General Manager is very strange would put lots of miles on new cars and come up with unrealistic goals for the team. They show favoritism to certain employees giving them car deals they don’t have to work for whilst others watch and starve. If you’re not prepared brown nose or drink the kool-aid don’t even bother. 

Unfortunately the management is a joke and the only peer to peer communication they understand is a childish attempt at bullying. They are not suitable for customer service and struggle to keep quality Sales people because of their lack of respect and accountability. 

One of the worst companies to work for. They’ve been through 4 general managers, 4 sales managers in one year  and can’t keep their service department employees to save their lives. If your in sales expect to not make a livable salary or commission and even if you make a commission be prepared to be fired so they don’t have to pay you. This is all the tip of the ice berg. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Automotive technician 2 salaries reported	$75,000 per year
Sales associate 1 salary reported	$25.00 per hour
Sales consultant 1 salary reported	$70,345 per year
Service writer 2 salaries reported	$82,500 per year
Technician 4 salaries reported	$42.50 per hour

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