automotive technician

entry level technician

tire technician

driver

personal banking manager

Tire Discounters

Pros: Consistent work, always something to be done either it be putting tires away, stocking parts etc, shops for the most part stay fairly busy and there is a decent amount of team work within the shops.





Cons:

* The pay is absolutely horrible. They advertise $16 or $17 an hour but when you  go to the actual shop your offered $12 an hour as tire tech and $8.50 + commission for doing service work like oil changes, brakes, flushes etc

* For a while they had a system where tire techs would make $1 for every tire or tire sensor sold and it was always a competition who could get the most each week and some people would be flat out hateful about it. Write their employee number on tickets they didn't do to earn extra money on paychecks. Now they have a system where all techs get so much of a very small percentage of the shops monthly sales which in turn pays less as to previous pay plans. As of October 2024 a few stores within the Cincinnati area had to cut hours from 40 hours to only 30-32 hours without any raises or incentives to make up the lost wages and there was never any approach on pay raises from 2020- current (December 2024). There are always people coming to get air put in their tires which in turn takes away from the job and sometimes overwhelming. There times i would be in the process of mounting and balancing 4 tires on a vehicle and the amount of people coming to get air in tires was insane to the point where a simple 4 set of tires took 1.5 hours when it should have taken 45 minutes or less!!! You are expected to go as hard as you can for very little pay. Advancement is near impossible, corporate people such as the president of the company his corporate counterparts don't care for employees within the shop themselves because if they did the turn over rate wouldn't be as high. 

The environment within most shops are okay. They hire alot of young kids 18-25 and give very to little to no training in some cases then some vehicles are damaged or worse as to when they came in and thats partly to blame because some shops are short staffed and the only real training they have is for the alignment classes when becoming a service technician.

Health insurance is high and isn't worth it due to the pay scale they have set up. 


On a personal level this company burned me out on the automotive industry to where I don't even want to do it as a hobby anymore or have anything to do with it and I've been in the industry 15 years and I can honestly say I don't regret walking away.


Very unhealthy work environment. Upper management does not have a grip on reality but instead they have almost a dreamlike reality they believe in and drive into you at the store level. In this area  if you are not a "yes man" then you're not good enough no matter how good you are with customers and sales.  You're expected to bow down to upper management. They play favorites.  Your work - home life balance is non existent. It's only your work life that is important. It is frowned upon if you take a lunch break whether you're a salaried store manager, salaried service manager,  or hourly employee. The words "we don't take lunches around here" were uttered by upper management on more than one occasion. That was said while expecting your store/service management team along with hourly sales staff to work bell to bell every day they were scheduled.  From 7:30am to at least 8pm each day. On your feet,  on concrete and again with no breaks paid or unpaid. Just doesn't happen. Their pay is sub par for the industry and there bonus plan is sold as a wow plan but is more like a dud plan. Spiff plans for sales.... laughable. You never see a p&l to see where all the numbers are based on at the store level. How do you tell a Manager to run it like he owns it but he never sees a P&L??? You never know how much your profits are to calculate bonuses or just know what your business looks like from the inside. They keep that hidden at headquarters. They say we are here to coach and build up the team but in reality they will take that bonus or spiffs if you don't jump through every hoop they set in front of you. They make it unobtainable. You will never reach that 100% mark. They find every way possible to take what little you earn away from you in those bonuses and spiffs. The upper management for this area sent to recruit you puts a song and dance routine together so perfect to get you to come aboard it would make even the most greasy "used car salesman" seem like a saint. Once you're in, you tell yourself......... I really just screwed myself and let my family down.

The good- I have learned a great deal about sales here and genuinely enjoyed the hands on nature with vehicles here. I love the openness of the shop to allow front working employees to spend time in the shop with the techs learning and getting hands on. I enjoy the jovial team environment and have savored more than a belly laugh or two with this team. Upper management folks are characters with a real sense of humor and no egos. Whether you are the sales or service manager or even GM, everyone here is a tire tech when necessary and that builds unity and teaches guys and girls a new skill they might not have expected to learn in a customer service role. Time flies because you stay busy and have great camaraderie with those around you.

The bad- The compensation, in the form of spiffs and the manager pool as opposed to standard flat percentage commissions on all parts and labor, is underwhelming. The hourly base pay certainly doesn't make up for it. You will be starting somewhere around grocery clerk hourly pay as sales manager and can be promoted to a bit below a target cashier as the service manager. They assure you the bonus makes up for the disparity and while it helps it certainly will be far lower than you were led to believe in the recruitment process. The hours worked are the other downside. I agreed to work from 8am to 6pm 5 days a week. I have been slowly having to come in earlier and 7am is closer to the reality and we NEVER leave on time. If someone comes in at 5:58pm and wants tires they will be accepted 9/10 times. I have been pressured to skip lunch break about 1/3rd of my days working here. It takes at least 25 min to close the shop down so most days are 12 hours with hopefully a 30 min break. There are rumours about keeping the shop open until 7pm now. That would be my last straw. I have been pressured to work 6 day weeks as soon as my training was complete. I held my ground and refused and my manager backed off but a weak person could easily be taken advantage of here in these aspects. Just food for thought!

You will work a lot of hours. In the beginning it was great the company showed they valued employees. However that is changing. 2 months in the bonus structure changes now it’s almost impossible to track pay. They are micro managing like crazy. They cut hours even when you hit goals but still push for increased sales. Be prepared to work over 50 hours a week for management. The work atmosphere however is great and laid back if you’re in a good store. They have sent out wanting some feedback from employees but we will see how effective that is in change. They have shown to do just about anything to avoid paying employees or at least allowing employees to earn maximum payouts. I do understand some changes that makes sense from a business perspective but meet employees in the middle and leave some things like customer survey bonuses alone. Stop micro managing and go back to what helped you be successful. You can’t cut tire tech hours like crazy or tell stores that are hitting goals that they need to double the goals in order to. It cut hours. I do enjoy the paid holidays off and Sundays off. It is great to be able to leave for things like my son’s doctors appointments or to take him trick or treating. It can be a great place to work but be prepared for long hours and doing all tasks in the business including selling through working on the cars you sell. Service techs can make good money. Management can make good money but I do not recommend being a tire tech. They will work you to death then cut your hours if tires aren’t selling to their ridiculous expectations even if you are doing other work such as flat repairs rotations or simply trying to learn to get promoted. At times you will be punished for performing and you’ll still see paychecks drop. 

When I was hired I took a bit lower pay than I knew I deserved because I was told that after my 90 days I'd have a review and they'd change my pay based on my performance. I worked for about 14 months with not one review or increase in pay. Was told also that they promote from within yet I was never made aware of a sales manager position at my store. They hired a younger kid with less experience and gave him the manager position with better starting pay, never even offered the job to someone already working for the company. In the 14 months I worked, I might have clocked out and took a lunch about 10 times total. Meanwhile the service manager would disappear from the store while on the clock to shop at stores around us, play on the roof, nap in his car, hide in the back video chatting his girlfriend.....all while being paid. (Who do you think picked up his slack?!) When I brought this to the attention of the manager who saw it going on daily, nothing was done. This same employee was caught changing employee numbers on work orders and nothing was done by management so I brought it to the attention of the regional manager that they had an employee switching numbers which they say is the same as stealing! I guess they didn't care for honesty in the work environment because after I made it known to the regional.....I was the one they let go, not the employee who was changing numbers and being paid to simply put in time on the clock not actually do the job! Guess it pays to be good buddies with your manager and be a good butt kisser to upper management cause then you can get away with whatever you'd like, doesn't matter that you've had numerous complaints from customers and can't be trusted by coworkers.

Tire discounters isn’t a horrible company, there’s just some major issues at certain locations, I’ve worked at 2 stores in my experience with the company has been mediocre, I loved working at the first location, the staff was amazing. The store felt like a family, I was respected as a person not just a employee, and I would actually enjoy coming to work there, The second store is the complete opposite, the manager makes little to no effort to deal with internal issues, on top of that they have no interest in your life outside of work, you’ll be scheduled for 48 hours and other guys of the same position will be at 40, you want to leave on time when your scheduled to? Not happening these guys take in sets of tires and oil until 6:30 then we work on these tickets till 7, then you have to clean, 9/10 one individual will have to do all the cleaning (this will be you) keep in mind the store closed at 6. Customer service is meh, if the service manager catches wind of customer with a issue he’ll tell them to leave, we don’t solve issues here we create them. There is no simple conversation about problems here, it’s their way or the highway. If you have any expectations of making decent checks you’ll have to fight with the other tire tecks for tires, these guys will give you the short end of the stick Everytime, they will hire in people with no experience at a higher hourly, on top of that you’ll consistently be stuck with a flat repair or rotate while the others do sets of tires, (the company pays 2$ spiffs per tire, none for rotates or flats), These guys will always need a walking mat, don’t let it be you! 

Great place to work if you are happy with no advancement. They create positions to just fold them a month or so later. It’s a very “who you know” workplace so make friends as quickly as possible. That seems to be the key to longevity. Experience does not matter, but expect to be thrown in on day one with little to no training. Training is a on the fly learn as you go, except the redundant monthly safety training that your supervisor will “complete for you” so that he doesn’t miss bonuses because you are to busy to complete your self because the store is shorthanded due to payroll constraints. Work hours vary by location and are on a need basis. Don’t expect more than 32 hours if you are looking to be a tire tech and that’s on the high end. If you do get hired into a busy store be prepared to work over your scheduled time. Just because they close at six does not mean they end at six. Working from 8 am to 8 or 9 pm is the norm in certain locations. So the work life balance is non existent. Compensation remains what you are hired in at. They have bonuses but certain metrics have to be met and they vary by month. No room in the payroll budget for a hourly pay increase unless you try to terminate employment, they will massage just to maintain a body due to staffing issues. The most important take away is again to make friends with the higher ups, they seem to promote and retain on the buddy system and that’s company wide. 

The executive management team is arrogant, deceitful, an unapologetic about their unethical business practices. You will be treated like a number, referred to as a number, and pushed to chase numbers. There is no home and life balance, you work a mandatory 54+ hour work week, on your feet, no breaks, an absolutely no sitting! There is very little training, or guidance on how to be successful in the business. You get a base salary, which means you will make minimal wage with the hours (Google search their multiple class action lawsuits for wage violations). Your monthly bonus is a complete scam! You will NOT be given a breakdown, explaination, or method to track your earnings. You MUST wait for the check to show up in your bank account, then you know what you made. The turn rate of employees is astronomical company wide, regardless if it's a store associate, regional manager, or the corporate office. The earning potential can be good, but make no mistake, they WILL do everything in their power to change your monthly goals, and pay plan to keep you under pressure. They claim to be family owned an operated, and promote honest an ethical business practices. This couldn't be further from the truth as the absentee Owner/CEO is feed the same manipulative fast talk from the VERY convincing executive management team.

I walked in to a store looking for a CAREER opportunity. I was not invited, i was not asked to come in. I showed up unexpected, dressed for the part and ready to seize any opportunity. I was greeted by a very friendly store manager that said he had opportunities available, but could tell I was looking for more. He took the time out of his day to go above himself and reach out to upper management. I was contacted the NEXT day and was asked if I would like to meet with a member of upper management. I accepted the offer and had a great talk about the company, my opportunities with them, and how I could be an asset to the Tire Discounter's family. I then showed up to the store where I was applying for a position and was greeted by ANOTHER friendly general manager and a Regional Manager. We all talked a while one on one and I had an offer a few days later. I have now been with the company for a short time, and I have to say that coming from a long automotive background, that this is a real career opportunity. We are very tight knit, and we have no issues integrating me into their process while accepting and implementing my views and processes. I see a hopeful and bright career opportunity ahead of me and hope to make the best of it. I would tell anyone looking to apply for Tire Discounters to come in with an attitude to succeed and you will be greeted with an opportunity to succeed.

Tire discounters overall is a decent company however, technicians are not paid well enough. Most of the locations will take in work up to the very last Moment until closing time so at most locations don’t expect to get out right on time. The benefits at tire discounters are pretty good and they will match up to 11% for your 401K. Don’t expect to hear back from your regional manager in a timely manner even if it is important. To be quite honest every location is different but has the same foundation. If you are wanting to work in sales there can be a very good opportunity for you depending on your store manager.  Most employees feel over worked and under paid, your bonuses don’t cover enough and get taxed heavily. Also at some locations you can work up to 10-11 hour days and not even get a 30 minute lunch. Also tire discounters is open Monday-Saturday and Saturday's are mandatory. That being said you will get off one day throughout the week usually either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. If you need a specific day off for any reason you can usually just switch your day with a fellow employee so that is beneficial. Like almost every other business, requests are not always guaranteed. 

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