ADESA Reviews

Pros

nice people very nice, good working conditions. customers are for the most really nice

Cons

pay could be better but the job is easy

Advice to Senior Management

more training with technology

Pros

Good People, easy to get along,

Cons

Management cannot commit, does not see the big picture, to much oversight

Advice to Senior Management

Get a clue. The teams are great but to much heavy handed on management.

Pros

Friendly Staff
Open Door Policy
Good Benefits
Low politics

Cons

Pay
Lack of manpower to implement innovation & employee feedback

Advice to Senior Management

More frequent communication with staff

Pros

Management doesn't micro manage, hours are good, good benefits and pay

Cons

Not much opportunity to advance unless you are willing to relocate, some of the managment staff lacks in basic managment skills

Pros

Job security and flexible working hours

Cons

Less job growth, you have Market yourself than your manager realizing your talents, you dont tell your doing great job expect less hikes and promotions

Advice to Senior Management

Need to understand employees well, Provide training to employees as promised

Pros

Again, the other employees (non management) that work are fantastic. Willing to help[ each other out when a problem needs to be solved or just when someone doesn't understand something. I have met some good friends at ADESA who I am still staying in touch with and are a big part of my life.

Cons

The managers and anyone higher up on the food chain don't give you any pats on the back when you do well multiple times but as soon as you get one thing wrong you are in big trouble and everyone knows about the mistake that has been made. The managers will cover their own butts, they will not stick up for their employees. There has been multiple times where I and others have been thrown under the bus.

Advice to Senior Management

The only thing I could think to tell someone in a management position is the following; listed to you team, they hear things from the dealers that you may not. Pay attention to what is going on in your team, if they are having a hard time with one specific thing, offer help or words of encouragement. And work together, I know managers are in different positions but they need to help their team if needed, if the team is behind help catch them up.

Pros

There are bright spots within the organization and some really great people to work with and for. And the industry itself is very interesting.

Cons

pervasive attitude of some management has become that anyone can likely be rplaced by someone that can do the job faster, better, cheaper or not replaced at all. Hard cost savings are being attained at the expense of customer service and satisfaction, the very things that used to set us apart.

Advice to Senior Management

It is often said that the most important asset of ADESA is it's people. The bigger we get, the less true that seems. It would be nice if actions went back to matching words.

Pros

There is not much over time in the area I work. It's a pretty straight 40hrs and you’re done. The flexibility of start and end time for salary employees is great.

Cons

The company consistently pays about 2-10% below market. They heavily use salary compression to promote from within. A completely new job with new title will at most raise you 12% some employees have only received 3% when a 15-20% raise would put them in line with the market..

Pros

A few of the best reasons to work for ADESA would be:
-very willing to balance family and work
-free carwash

Cons

Downsides of working at ADESA
-upper managment has little involvment w/support staff
-position postings are grossly misrepresented
-never a comment on your performance--good or bad
-staff is not aware of organizational goes or expections
-atmosphere of bulliying has been created and witnessed by upper management--for which there are no ramifications
-the place is very disorganized/dirty

Advice to Senior Management

Stop trying to ignore what is right in front of you. When you unhappy staff, it shows in everything they do. Don't just say that YOU ARE supportive--put some action into those words.

Pros

auction indusrty knowledge-growth, good benefits in management.

Cons

Lack of ETHICS-Big Time. They have no idea who does what for them. Very deceptive employment practices and a complete lack of Honesty and Integrity.

Advice to Senior Management

CORP ADESA you will never keep talent the way you run some of your auctions. Why not take the time to find out who really does what at your sites. You haven’t earned the industry’s respect and grew as a result; you bought it from ADT and independents. Roll up your sleeves and ask you CUSTOMERS and EMPLOYEES who does what. You let synergetic’s rape you of some of your best...all just to show efficiency percentage (what if management was already doing well in regards to?) and you are rewarding the wrong people and loosing the good employees as a result. To my knowledge this has been going on since your beginning...Good luck to you in the future with that kind of integrity. You can work around the industry or be a part of it, I’m a part of it ...here let me show you.