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Advance Auto Parts is a retailer. They sell automotive parts, accessories, and tools to consumers and businesses.

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Advance Auto Parts job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Parts discount. Lots to learn about cars. Outdoor area to work on cars on days off. Room to advance career.

    Worst thing

    (Part time only) unpaid breaks, unpaid time off, unpaid sick days, unhappy customers. Corporate has no idea what how stores operate, and how customer interactions go. Technical difficulties constantly.

    8.4

    Sales person at Advance Auto Parts, June 2025

  • Best thing

    Enjoyable if you like cars and just learning more about them

    Worst thing

    Having to push certain plans like atp which just cost the customer more money

    7.6

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, June 2025

  • Best thing

    Managers will tell you what they think you want to hear. Then don't do A darn thing to fix the problem.

    Worst thing

    Management or lack of it.

    2.7

    Driver at Advance Auto Parts, June 2025

  • Best thing

    If you are a car enthusiast, looking to get a small discount off a part, you're already going to buy and you don't mind making subpar Money it's okay.

    Worst thing

    The money mainly is the issue and the fact that part time, people do not get paid time off or sick.Leave, which is quickly becoming the standard.

    2.1

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, June 2025

  • Best thing

    The best part in my opinion that you can get from this job is if you didn't have any car experience beforehand, you can learn quite a lot, even just the basics to help you with your own car.

    Worst thing

    The worst thing I would have to say is ours being cut even in stores that have very good sales which makes no sense to me and we should get a 40% discount on all purchases versus a 20%

    4.9

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, June 2025

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  • Best thing

    Meeting new people.

    Worst thing

    Being miss informed about something.

    8.7

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    my team

    Worst thing

    mangers the people who run advance

    1.3

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Working with people

    Worst thing

    Rude customer and low hours

    9.0

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Interacting with the public, and my friendly coworkers.

    Worst thing

    Pay, the lack of flexibility in terms of hours and scheduling. Some of the staff is subpar.

    2.8

    Key carrier at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Lovable workforce, outstanding sign-on training

    Worst thing

    District management

    8.5

    Retail worker at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

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  • Best thing

    Laid back at times

    Worst thing

    Low pay and lack of training and things aren't done the best.

    2.8

    Retail worker at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Set schedule

    Worst thing

    Poor staffing, poor communication with management, heavy workload, no assistance

    8.2

    Commercial parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Great job pay is horrible

    Worst thing

    Horrible pay

    5.0

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, May 2025

  • Best thing

    occasional 40% discount and ease of getting yourself car parts

    Worst thing

    Customer service and the outdated unreliable computers

    4.4

    Sales associate at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Driving

    Worst thing

    They make you do things you weren’t hired to do

    1.4

    Commercial driver at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

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  • Best thing

    I get to drive around all day

    Worst thing

    Was promised full time driver position but then they stopped offering full time to drivers so now I don't get near the hours I need

    1.8

    Delivery driver at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Getting paid

    Worst thing

    Not getting paid

    8.6

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    happy customer

    Worst thing

    frustrated impatient customers

    2.6

    Supervisor at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Meeting the local shops and getting to work with cars.

    Worst thing

    I feel undervalued for what i do.

    8.5

    Sales associate at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Discounts

    Worst thing

    Dealing with know it all people who think you’re an idiot

    5.8

    Retail worker at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

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  • Best thing

    Free to do what i choose

    Worst thing

    People i work with

    6.6

    Commercial parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    The people- my customers mostly

    Worst thing

    High stress, heavy workload, not having time to take breaks, understaffed 90% of the time

    3.3

    Commercial parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Money in my wallet

    Worst thing

    Everything

    1.2

    Inside sales person at Advance Auto Parts, March 2025

  • Best thing

    I get to meet people who understand the same things I do

    Worst thing

    The amount of stress it puts you under is quite a bit, as you need to get to the right place for the right time with everything.

    5.5

    Delivery driver at Advance Auto Parts, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Co workers

    Worst thing

    The manager doesn’t know how to do their job and rely’s on everyone else to do it for them

    3.3

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, March 2025

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  • Best thing

    It’s get slow sometimes

    Worst thing

    Stress

    2.0

    Sales person at Advance Auto Parts, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Getting to assist both retail and commercial customers with assistance and knowledge towards repairs.

    Worst thing

    Drive to/from, communication of “team”, pay and scheduling inconsistencies.

    5.3

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Mon- friday

    Worst thing

    Work untill completion, completion can change one hour before your done for the day.

    5.1

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    My general manager, the support I get from most of my coworkers

    Worst thing

    My commercial manager, competitive mindset needed to do well, getting hours based on performance, boring most days because we are waiting on customers to come in.

    7.2

    Sales person at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    My team that we have now

    Worst thing

    Corporate doesn't understand nor care about what there employees deal with only about there money are store is really old and it needs a complete make over and better software and computers and phones

    8.1

    Commercial parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    Finding parts that no-one else can

    Worst thing

    Lack of pay for knowledge and they don't promote within the store you work at

    8.4

    Sales specialist at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The customers and a few coworkers

    Worst thing

    My boss

    1.4

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people, the environment is great.

    Worst thing

    Wages are low for the area

    6.5

    General manager at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people, not very challenging, not strenuous

    Worst thing

    Doing upper pay grade employees jobs and not getting a raise or promotion
    Not enough hours
    Should not have performance marks for not meeting certain sales goals percenages. (Sign ups, protection plans, add ons, and featured items)

    8.4

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Learning about cars

    Worst thing

    Low pay, inept upper management

    2.6

    General manager at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    Interacting with different people

    Worst thing

    How busy it can get at times or the lack of understanding people that comes in

    6.8

    Sales associate at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Staying active all day.

    Worst thing

    No breaks, barely any time to use the restroom, constantly working other peoples jobs: commercial, delivery, retail parts pro, etc., with lack of compensation for doing so. I was underpaid and our store was understaffed. It was a nightmare being tasked with so many different things everyday, when other employees would sit around and do nothing; being the absolute work horse of this store and quite literally taking toll on my mental and physical health.

    1.0

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Talking about cars mostly is the only good thing about it

    Worst thing

    People that makes drama but when we needed something for the store it will take them a couple months just to get and there is no cameras where I work

    1.5

    Sales person at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Get to learn about car parts and what they do

    Worst thing

    Pay is not enough to live off of and you do more and not paid enough for you do or sacrifice

    2.4

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    No managers bother me

    Worst thing

    Either we get overtime or we get less hours sometims

    9.5

    Employee at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    Nice customers

    Worst thing

    Stressful coworkers my boss making me do his job while he does nothing

    2.5

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Easy to do, close to home

    Worst thing

    Right hand doesn't talk to the left

    3.5

    Commercial parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    My coworkers

    Worst thing

    Pay and a lot of red tape

    2.3

    General manager at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Banter with co-workers

    Worst thing

    Forced to wear multiple hats, and hands are frequently added. I’m often stretched thin while management sits at the front counter doing nothing. I’m expected to do something one time, but not another. I’m often treated like I’m an idiot when I ask for help or suggestions.

    2.0

    Sales person at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The people I work with.

    Worst thing

    Having to work during the summer in the heat.

    9.4

    Warehouse distribution associate at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    A lot of interaction with frequent customers and great access to parts and services

    Worst thing

    Lack of staffing, uptight strict district management, lack of flexibility when sick or need time off.

    5.5

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Being outside and no one on my back!

    Worst thing

    The pay!!!!!!

    4.2

    Delivery at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    That I get to move up in the company and I have a great GM and DM

    Worst thing

    That there is never enough employees and they never stay stay cause they actually have to work

    6.5

    Retail parts pro at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Helping customers

    Worst thing

    Underpaid promise you a raise and never give you one even it you work over time, manager will give customers employe discounts and takes money from registers then blame you for shortages when you close the store

    1.0

    Key holder at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025

  • Best thing

    close to home

    Worst thing

    the pay caps out at a very low rate

    1.9

    Inventory specialist at Advance Auto Parts, January 2025