Worked here for 7 months. As general service associate I worked on cars doing regular oil changes, inspections, tires, and much more. Along with this, that I was unaware of when applying, was painting the interior of the shop, killing weeds, racking leaves, and almost cleaning gutters in my first month of working here. Basically, anything they needed done when I wasn't working on a car, I was required to do.
I enjoyed learning how to work on cars and I enjoyed working with a few of the guys here. Mike happens to be the most recommendable and honorable men I've ever had the good fortune to work with. I would recommend asking for him when needing anything big done on your vehicle.
A common problem my family and I had with this workplace was that a 10-7 shift didn't always mean you got out at 7. "Goodyear is now your life" in short, was what was referenced to me when I started here. An issue that hurt my family's relationship with eachother. On one occasion, happening to be the forth of July that we were supposed to close at 4:30. But. Not for I. A car needing 4 tires was approved and brought in not long before 4:30, and I was expected and had to finish the car before going home for holiday celebrations. Easily an hour late. Time and time again of not being allowed to leave till the works done. Causing hours of time over what was schedule. This overtime being "made up" later so that overtime was rare.
Unfortunately lies, gossip, and unnegotiable tasks are of plenty for those working here. Unorganized and incapable of a day without a "clusterf&$@" happening.
Leading to my ending of my employment at this store, I was approached randomly while working on a car and was told to hand in my cellular device for the rest of the day and to be permanently placed in the office each day. I was told that all phones were being collected and to be put there each day. (At this time my fiancé was pregnant with our first and was ready to go into labor any day) and only shortly after I came to find out that only my phone was being collected. No one else was asked to turn in their phone. Upon questioning this action, I was told that I was seen "watching a movie" while working on the car I was working on. In my tool box I often laid my phone next to my work to check my time and make sure my fiancé hadn't messaged with anything crucial. I would stand at my tool box to hydrate and to write down my findings of each inspection. In this encounter however, doing this, as I have been every car worked on, I was accused of "watching a movie while working on cars". With denying and requesting my phone back for emergencies of my daughters birth, I was given two options. No warnings, plainly two options. Either I can leave my phone there and go back to work, or pack my things and end my employment.
All along with suspicious thing like "I didn't see anything if you didn't see anything" from management multiple times and things like "don't worry about that" from management. Many employees are even told not to be trained or rely on the management here by higher ups in the company.
If you do come here, request Mike for your vehicles service technician. I trusted him and respected him above all else. I am sorry to not work with him any longer, and I hope that he finds good fortune and good luck in his days to come. read more