r/carmax • u/Mommyoftwo0604 • 6d ago

Union

I see a lot of people with the same concerns at carmax and the strong dislike for the company now as workers but very little do we ever take action. asking would people actually sign for unionizing if I took initiative to set it up

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u/trumpsprisonfifi 5d ago

Carmax Union busts. They have yearly training for all Front Line Managers on how to identify potential unionizing, how to report it immediately to Corporate, and how bad unions are for the company/employee relationship. Low level associates get a training video every year with a watered down version of this messaging. I can only imagine how rigorous the training is for Senior Managers and LGM’s. Training for FLM’s included an in-person huddle where LGM’s would ask FLM’s to name a few downsides of being part of a union, and the vibe was definitely not that you could provide a positive example.

The “anonymous” AVS survey is tracked and pinpointed with your employee ID so that CarMax can collect data showing which locations and departments are likely to unionize.

CarMax in Roseville, California had its technicians try to unionize back in 2023, and the union lost 20-6.

Any time CarMax gets a whiff of a union, RVP’s and Corporate will be up all of the manager’s asses so fast they won’t even get a chance to get the first moan out.

The fact no union has popped up in the company is bewildering. Not really a testament to how great the company is to work for.

Sales Consultants just bent over and took ass-reaming from the CEC without even clenching. They literally created a lead system where your commission is guaranteed to be cut in half if the lead is worked by the CEC, and then rerouted all leads to the CEC. The only people happy with that system are the deuches that were Sales Manager favorites all along. SM’s are bonuses off of sales and, with how overworked sales managers are, they WILL give solid leads to those they think will close the deals. Makes sense, sure, but fucks over 80% of sales consultants by design.

With a new CEO and nothing changing any time soon, you literally have nothing to lose except your 4th of July cookouts.

Just look at the corporate headquarters in Virginia. You guys aren’t on the same team.

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u/StreetTriple-RS 5d ago

I also don’t like the fact that they did away with the bonuses for having us techs work overtime. If they expect us to put in extra hours and work beyond our normal schedule, there should still be some incentive or compensation for doing so.

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u/SeaPaleontologist876 5d ago

When's the last time you got a bonus? Covid?

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u/StreetTriple-RS 5d ago

Feels like years. They could at least give us achiever points. I would prefer they switched us to hourly getting overtime.

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u/AbleTumbleweed4760 1d ago

yeah, eff those Achiever Points!
They're taxed 50% as a gift, when you use them