Copart Reviews

Pros

-Fast paced, demanding environment
-Performance is clear, there's no hiding in the ranks
-Industry leader
-Opportunity to make an impact with your employees and the company

Cons

-Fast paced, demanding environment
-Communication is non existant
-Long, unrewarded hours
-Red tape, everywhere
-Pay is average to below

Advice to Senior Management

The executive management team is still trying to run the company like it's the small company it was in 1996. They care about the company, but are so out of touch with the day to day operations that they aren't the visionary leaders and decision makers they believe they are. Sometimes it feels that they look at the company as their playground. Any suggestions or proposals that may change the way they play their game is unwelcome.

Pros

flexiable work hours so plenty of time to spend with family

Cons

Everbody in the work place has a bad attitude

Advice to Senior Management

You need better leadership skills.

Pros

advancement oppertunities, compeitive pay, good benefits, travel, leader in online auto auctions

Cons

stressful at times, short staffed

Pros

Everyone respects each other nice

Cons

Dealer services no bennys or epence

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits. Enjoyed the actual "work" aspect of operating the loader.

Cons

Poor management, extremely high turnover rate, no overtime. Too many double standards.

Pros

Copart is virtually a recession proof job, as long as people drive cars. They provide decent pay, mediocre benefits, and decent work-life balance, as overtime is strongly discouraged.

Cons

Senior management is completely out of touch with operations. They use antiquated staffing models based on an arbitrary, flat structure that does not take into account any sort of real-time statistic related to productivity. They place no faith whatsoever in middle managment to make decisions, because they do not want to risk damaging the incredibly over-inflated stock numbers. Furthermore, the sales team bends over backwards to accomodate every customer request regardless of operational feasability because they are terrified of losing an account, even if that account is costing us money. Customer service is an absolute joke, and senior management hides behind complicated legal jargon to protect themselves while telling yards to "stop hiding behind policy." Project Overdrive is the running joke between employees when more incoherent blather comes down from senior management.

Advice to Senior Management

Practice what you preach...the yards will never be able to make the changes you are asking for until YOU change. LISTEN to your employees. Trust your managers and hold them accountable to the big picture instead of trying to micromanage their every move. Give the yards the tools to succeed NOW, and stop referring to distant future changes that will supposedly fix everything. Copart makes TONS of money despite itself, invest that back into moving our business into the future. We may have been the "technology leader" ten years ago, but there hasn't been an improvement since then and we fall further behind every day we delay implementing the changes that need to be made.

Pros

I enjoy the people I work with on a daily basis and being able to make connections that will help me in the future.

Cons

Upper management, above Regional Manager, has no idea what is going on in the field. The company culture has changed for the worse in the last few years and overdrive feels like a way to continue the negative impact. A recent "confidential" survey regarding the company culture asked for the region you work in and your position. I know many that refused to answer truthfully or at all for fear of consequenses.

Advice to Senior Management

Advise doesn't matter. Copart will keep burning and churning.

Pros

Money and relationship with my employees

Cons

Corporate leadership and the vision of the future for the company

Advice to Senior Management

Do not lose sight of who/what got the business on top and be sure to appreciate your traditional cutomers

Pros

Used to be a great family -- and then Willis left.

Cons

The management here is the worst. If you are thinking about working here, turn and run. You are just a number. Karma...it stinks...really it does. The bottom line is very important to the upper management here.

Advice to Senior Management

Remember that your employees are the most important asset. Obviously you fail big time at this. Since Jay Adair took over, chaos has ensued. Good luck -- I think you'll need it epsecially losing all the people that put you where you are.

Pros

Long time employees are knowledgeable and helpful.

Cons

What makes sense doesn't apply here.