Pros
1. Successful, growing company (especially in Product) 2. Work/life balance is generally very good 3. CarMax's stock price keeps going up, and employees see the benefit of that through the employee stock discount (company contributes 15% for every $1 you buy) and long-term stock incentives 4. 401k matching 5. Leadership really seems to care about associates... benefits continually improve year-over-year. Most leaders are very approachable with open-door policies 6. People tend to stick around... many folks have been associates for 20+ years.
Cons
1. Barriers to promotion - you have to complete/pass extensive and time-consuming training/assessment programs before you can even be considered for the next-level 2. While the company has been great in allowing corporate employees to work remotely during COVID, there is an expectation that employees will physically return to the office in fall 2021. Many consider this unappealing given the many benefits and widespread preference to work from home. We question why the company is requiring everyone (or the vast majority) to return -- why not follow other Technology Leaders who tell employees to work from where they work best? 3. Maternity leave benefits are sub-par compared to other similar-size companies. 18 weeks is the new norm; CarMax offers 12 weeks, and it's not all fully paid.