Toyota Motor Sales Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great benefits, decent salary, great people

Cons – As a management trainee, you MUST move where the job is.

Advice to Senior Management – Allow more choice for advancement locations

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

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Challenging Work, Great Associate Development/Training, Rewarded for Performance, Opportunities for career growth are great if you're dedicated to continuous improvement, Great Benefits 401k and Company Pension.

Cons – Modest Salary, Etime, Band IV Management Position reductions are reorganized as Band III Positions with the same Band IV responsibilities at Band III compensation.

Advice to Senior Management – Improve Pay for Performance structure.

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

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 9/80 work schedule, paid benefits, pension, salary + OT

Cons – lack of growth / movement / promotions. stagnant culture - difficult to make change.

Advice to Senior Management – We need to "modernize" and find more creative ways to do what we're doing today. Kids these days have a totally different mindset than the 'old boys club'.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - For the motivated employee, can easily move your way through the company and gain tremendous experience in relatively little time.
- Plenty of lateral moves between departments, to keep things fresh and challenging.
- Amazing benefits including car allowance or lease options, health care for entire family, 401K, pension, etc.
- Once you're in, you're in!

Cons – - Very hierarchical which results in traditional decision-making happening at the top and behind closed doors. Can be frustrating to feel shut out of the discussions.
- Company doesn't do a good job of addressing poor performers, so as time goes on motivated employees either leave or grow lazy
- Promotions are few and far between
- Over-reliance on outside vendors & consultants to make up for the skills gap of long-time employees

Advice to Senior Management – It's OK to cull the herd. The great ones will then have an opportunity to shine.

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

Former Employee – worked at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than a year

Pros – Salary, benefits, and vehicle lease program rock

Cons – However, there are many more cons than pros...
1. I unfortunately had been placed with an awful boss - nightmarish is a better word for it. He would attack me and became stalkerish - wouldn't leave me alone and would harp on the smallest mistake made.
2. Since the company makes so many changes and lateral moves, even when transferred to a new boss, my old boss would talk to my new boss and give me a bad name. Same thing happened when I transferred two more times.
3. I had confided in a co-worker friend of my situation and they went behind my back and reported this to HR. Word of advice: HR is NOT your friend. They may say they're there for the workforce but their one and only goal is to protect the company. So even if your situation is not your fault, they will either dismiss your qualms like its no big deal or find a way to twist the situation and make it your fault. OR they will take the side of management and watch you like a hawk and if there's any reason you mess up and they can turn it into a firing, they will.
4. Office Politics - Like most big companies there are major office politics. If someone does something wrong, and you were involved in that group, they will try to spring the fault on you or anyone remotely possible.
5. More office politics - most but not all people will be fake and smile in your face while they're backstabbing you and bringing down your name. Again, there were some genuine, cool people there, but i'd say about 85% are not to be trusted. Most employees are lifers and know how to play the game.
6. They're full of themselves - You'll be subjected to going to seminars, and meetings with the intent of bragging about how great the company is and how awesome it is to be an employee there.
7. If you're a female do not expect to get promoted to management much less anything higher. In the dept i worked in, we had ONE female manager out of about 12. And going above that, its a rarity to see any females up at the top.

Advice to Senior Management – Get out of your offices and get a clue. The managers with offices are the lifers who are usually older caucasian men. They sit in their office all day probably doing anything that has nothing to do with work. That's what their lower level managers are for... to inform them what's going on if there's an issue.

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 Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Strong brand & great products - easy sell. For the most part, good people. Pay is decent. Great benefits. Job security. Flexible work schedules available (9/80 program).

Cons – Very limited upward career mobility - losing bright talent. Emphasis on lateral moves and becoming "generalists," though hiring "specialists" (e.g. MBAs). While job security is a pro - it also works as a con as it leads to high tolerance for low performance and complacency. Salary/salary structure could use improvement.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – great benefits great people, great sales

Cons – low staffing too many movies high style

Advice to Senior Management – listen to the people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Toyota Motor Sales full-time

Pros – The management gave you objectives but the freedom to execute your plan. Dealing with a dealer body that is engaged and wanted to have your input, created strong trust and relationships.

Cons – Work/Life balance and the slow career growth.

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

Former Employee – worked at Toyota Motor Sales full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Decent pay and bonuses, excellent travel opportunities, exposure to industry personnel. Get to see transportation technology years before the public see it. Excellent coworkers for the most part.

Cons – Middle management often doesn't have a clue and they are gatekeepers between the hardworking, capable employees and the senior execs. Lack of advancement opportunities. Employees often get fed up and leave for other companies and then the same level of managers is shuffled from department to department. Employee reviews have shifted to a townhall setup where it's no longer manager/employee...it's lots of employees sitting around defending themselves to a committee of managers. The Toyota Way has lost its way.

Advice to Senior Management – Senior management needs to get in touch with their grunts and see what's going on in the trenches.

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

Former Employee – worked at Toyota Motor Sales as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Pay is high compared to the market

Cons – Big company with lots of bureaucracy; makes everything take longer than it should

Advice to Senior Management – Empower your employees to be able to make decisions, look into updated processes & methodologies to better manage projects

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend