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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(466 total reviews)

Sandy Schwartz

80% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life Balance

4.3

Compensation and Benefits

3.9

Diversity & Inclusion

3.8

Culture & Values

3.6

Career Opportunities

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

18%

4 stars

28%

3 stars

27%

2 stars

17%

1 star

10%

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Updated Oct 14, 2023

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Cons
  • "Illinois Region has poor management(in 35 reviews)
  • "ATC is burdened with too many managers.(in 20 reviews)
  • "Employees are too scared of upper management (even with their 'Open Door' policy and Management's 'chants' of TTT) to give their opinons on what everyone really thinks, therefore, no changes will be made.(in 15 reviews)
  • "Poor leadership of cross functional activities(in 13 reviews)
  • "loss of communication through the different departments(in 8 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Sep 4, 2022
      Territory Sales Manager
      Current Employee, more than 5 years
      Los Angeles, CA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive space in the auto industry but company treats employees well with comp and benefits. Great work life balance

      Cons

      Saturated product to sell to clients.

      1. 4.0
        Oct 14, 2023
        Communications
        Former Employee, more than 3 years
        Atlanta, GA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Inclusive culture that promotes creativity and rewards contributions fairly

        Cons

        Working in a large company, you can get lost in the pack if you don’t look for ways to network and join projects across departments

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        1. 2.0
          Sep 19, 2023
          Sales
          Former Employee, more than 8 years
          Raleigh, NC
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Relationships with customers can’t be beat.

          Cons

          Management has favorites and it’s clear when you’re not it.

          1. 4.0
            Jan 22, 2023
            Inside Sales Representative
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            Dallas, TX
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Quality product and great benefits.

            Cons

            Management is set. It’s hard to move up.

            1. 2.0
              Nov 17, 2022
              Inside Sales Representative
              Current Employee, more than 3 years
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great benefits, company perks, discounts, community outreach, and reasonable pay.

              Cons

              No upward promotion unless you're connected with the right colleagues, annual pay plan changes, and the company lacks diversity. Changes are made without considering the employees scope of work.

              1
              1. 4.0
                Sep 30, 2022
                Customer Service Supervisor
                Current Employee, more than 3 years
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                If you love vehicles and helping people, this is a fun place to work.

                Cons

                Customers can be demanding so knowing how to de-escalate is important.

                1. 2.0
                  Dec 23, 2022
                  Sales Associate
                  Current Employee
                  New York, NY
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  good work environment good work ethic

                  Cons

                  LOW PAYING AND Tight budgeting

                  1. 4.0
                    Jun 3, 2022
                    Sales Associate
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Great training. Easy going . My manager literally didn't like me but no longer works there now.

                    Cons

                    Harassment by managers if they do not like you.

                    1. 5.0
                      Jun 29, 2022
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Former Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Great work life balance. Wonderful company to work for.

                      Cons

                      The commute was difficult. xxx

                      1. 5.0
                        Jun 2, 2022
                        Volunteer
                        Current Employee, less than 1 year
                        Houston, TX
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Seems like family oriented team.

                        Cons

                        I was just a volunteer. I was not there long

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                      Autotrader has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 497 reviews left anonymously by employees. 73% of employees would recommend working at Autotrader to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Autotrader employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Autotrader. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

                      73% of Autotrader employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Autotrader 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Autotrader to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be workplace, senior leadership, management.

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                      Got booted from my former position about 4 years ago, which I LOVED. I have the impression I was "kept" in sympathy. Now that I have my feet beneath me, I feel like I'm running in place. Over the past 2 years, I've probably applied for about 100 positions in other departments. True, a few were unlikely moonshots, but for the most part I didn't misrepresent myself. Am I the world's worst interviewer? Otherwise.. shouldn't I have been accepted elsewhere, by choice?

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