Sewell Automotive Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great family owned company. Get to work with great people. Company has a fantastic reputation.

Cons – Limited paid vacation time, you will work yourself to death at this job.

Advice to Senior Management – Give employees more time off.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time for more than a year

Pros – Compensation is fantastic. People are amazing. Benefit vacations, dinners at places like the Ritz in Dallas. A free vehicle to drive with gas and insurance paid. Paid vacation after one year.

Cons – Very long hours. Often work 10 - 12 or 14 hrs per day 6 days a week. Nothing rolls over from month to month. You must "hunt" for your food every month.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sewell Automotive as an intern for less than a year

Pros – fast paced, hands on, rewarding

Cons – long hours, dealing with certain customers

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sewell Automotive as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Sewell is a company that actually practices what they preach. Almost everything done at the dealership level is done with the customer in mind. Managers and HR truly care about employee development. Integrity and hard work are highly valued. Not all businesses today can claim that.

Cons – Everything you learn on the job is very specific and hard to transfer to jobs outside car dealerships.

Former Employee – worked at Sewell Automotive full-time

Pros – Sewell sets the bar for customer satisfaction and successful sales and service processes in the car business. This company does lots of things right. They try to hire the best and the brightest, so you end up working with many smart, successful people.

Cons – The car business requires a big time commitment. Sewell offers 5 paid holidays a year, and you have to be there 15 years before you get a third week of paid vacation.

Advice to Senior Management – Ask your people what they think, and listen to what they say.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Dealership Style Overall above Industry Standards

Cons – Micormanaged Looks down to employees

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to employees dont be YES Men

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time for less than a year

Pros – Fantastic people - this company is careful about who they hire and want them to be here a long time. They value their employees and treat them like family.
Very good compensation - When searching for jobs, Sewell offered $10K more than the next best offer. They are not afraid to invest in their people.
Continuing education program - each associate is required/GETS to complete 40 hours of continuing education every year. As long as it's related to your job, they pay for it!
Every day is different - there is never a dull day working at Sewell. You are asked to do many different things and often learn something new in the process of solving a problem. My job is very interesting and I think that is typical of every opportunity at Sewell.

Cons – The vacation policy isn't great - it takes a year to get any vacation days. After 2 years, you have 2 weeks of vacation, and then it takes another 8 years to get another week.
The technology situation is a bit out-dated. Technology isn't a priority for this company, which is fine, but can make things frustrating at times.
Very traditional and conservative in many respects.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep treating your people well, and hire only people with a positive attitude.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good pay, benefits, and opportunity for advancement

Cons – You're making someone else's dream come true instead of your own
some of the jobs require long hours away from your family and the things that are important to you (65-85 hrs/wk)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sewell Automotive full-time

Pros – Sewell combats the stigma associated with working the the automotive industry. The company is well run and has been in business over 100 years. They are extremely selective in their hiring and believe in hiring the 'right' people and rewarding associates with competitive compensation. Along with this, Sewell recruits talented employees directly from the top universities in the region. Mr. Sewell believes that a smart person can be trained to do any job, so the caliber of employees makes for a great work environment and helps clients know they'll be taken care of by all Sewell employees.

Cons – The dealerships do have standard retail hours, including Saturdays. This isn't necessarily a con, but just be aware that you'll be working some weekends and over 40 hours/week.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sewell Automotive

Pros – The networking is very strong and the people there can be great but they might not be there long because the turnover rate is very high.

Cons – ...Unless they are the ones exploiting and stepping on the backs of others to climb to the top. Also the company does not typically promote from within, they tend to hire someone externally which creates a subtle negative atmosphere for those who wanted the position but were denied. The company is run like a massive corporation.

Advice to Senior Management – You might want to consider reading between the lines and reconsider the typical approach to the day to day issues.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend