Thrown into the fire with zero training, a toxic inner-circle culture, and unacceptable management practices.
If you are considering employment at Beaverton Hyundai as a service advisor, I strongly advise you to look elsewhere. My experience here was deeply disappointing, disorganized, and handled with a shocking lack of professional courtesy.
Here is a look at how things really run behind the scenes:
Zero Onboarding or Training: During the hiring process, I was completely transparent about my exact background. Despite taking nearly three weeks just to get me onboarded, I received virtually zero training when I arrived. Although hired for express service, I was immediately thrown into the deep end and expected to write up both express and main shop appointments simultaneously, left to figure the system out completely on my own.
Abandoned by Management & Chronic Overload: Shortly after I started, management went out on leave for a week for surgery, leaving everyone to drown without real guidance or support. The shop floor was constantly flooded with zero cap on BDC appointments, leading to gridlock. Because of the overwhelming volume, I barely ever got to take a lunch break--maybe five or six times the entire month--and I had to come in early and stay 10 to 40 minutes late every single day just to stay afloat.
Favoritism, Inner-Circle Dynamics & Safety Concerns: There was a clear inner circle and heavy favoritism built around people who came from the same previous Hyundai dealership as my manager--including a specific service writer, the gentleman who dispatches, and one of the technicians. That particular service writer was allowed to sit at his desk, do nothing, not help anyone, not answer phone calls, and not move cars, and he was only finally talked to after I noticed it and said something.
Forced Written Communication & Aggressive Backlash: We were forced to communicate strictly in writing. When something wasn't done "correctly," it was never handled as constructive coaching or guidance; instead, I was aggressively attacked over personal text, with zero consideration given to the fact that I had just started the job and was still learning. Meanwhile, shop safety was completely compromised on public group texts where alarming comments regarding time tracking and vehicle reassembly were casually normalized and ignored by leadership. Specifically, technicians posted alarming safety threats regarding time tracking, writing things like: "Just saying, if I only get paid 12 minutes then you might not get all the lugnuts tight. I stop at 12 minutes." When I tried to professionally ask the group to dial back the friction and act like a team, it was met with empty oversight.
Customer Wins Despite the Chaos: Despite the lack of training and constant gridlock, I worked hard, wrote thorough statuses, turned angry customers around, and even earned direct kudos and positive recognition from clients who appreciated my effort.
Confusion Over Compensation & Pay Discrepancies: When I was first hired, I was told I would be paid hourly for the first couple of weeks of training. Even though I was apparently still considered in training after four weeks, I instead received a draw check. When I asked management about it, she completely brushed off the situation and said, "Oh, well, you'll get your big check the next time." In the end, after working 171 hours, my subsequent check was only $1,800 (on top of a $1,500 draw), leaving all of my potential overtime from coming in early, staying late, and working through nearly all my lunches completely unaccounted for.
Instead of a professional face-to-face conversation, I was abruptly fired over the phone. Management told me she was doing it to "save me the embarrassment" of coming in, claimed she "normally doesn't do this kind of stuff over the phone," and had already boxed up all my personal items for me without me present. Save yourself the frustration and look elsewhere. read more