TIRE KINGDOM Employer Reviews

rips off employees
rips off customers
atleast the ocala hwy 200 one does

You get paid commission on work u do. There is a lot of heavy lifting and putting things away.

Very long days at work. Learned a lot about basic automotive repair

Must be determined to work hard and to improve your knowledge.

I've done tires most of my life and when the manager of this location asked me to air up a tire that had been road flat and was dangerously damaged on the inside cause he didn't want to warranty it out,i refused and he had it in for me after that,he put air in the tire and walked off no sooner cause it blew out on the machine and i was let go shortly – more... after. – less

Long hours, never got to see my wife or siblings/parents. Pay was less than min wage before commission, not much better after your hourly and commission are taxed. Barely enough to pay the bills. But the worst part? The MANAGEMENT!!! My store manager was possibly the rudest and most hateful person i had ever met. Told me he was always right, i was always – more... wrong and my side of a story didn't matter, and that i have no rights as an employee. Worst treatment of employees i have ever seen, please don't even consider it. – less

good place to improve on customer handling skills. sold tires and servtce to customers. also picked up parts and rode customers home. had to work most weekends and nights not enough money for all that was expected.

good place to improve on customer handling skills. sold tires and servtce to customers. also picked up parts and rode customers home.

I had to work a lot of week ends and evenings, pay was not that great because tire sales drop off after February or March

I honestly have nothing good to say about this job except about how good my compensation was.

At Tire Kingdom, there is no such thing as a typical day in the office. The daily challenge of the "unknown" (what you will be required produce on any given day), is part of the excitement. But that excitement is often be met with the lows of frustration, from never being able to plan your day. Dealing with the challenge of not knowing what to expect – more... from day to day has taught me how to master improvisation. It has taught me how to access situations quickly, process the information and execute an effective plan of action within minutes. I believe that you're less likely to make costly mistakes, when you are proactive vs reactive.

Management need more training. Managers receive little to no training and are left far too often, on an island having to make decisions based off of instinct vs training. Decisions that could potentially cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars, should be made based off of training and a support system instead of a hypothesis.

The most enjoyable part of my position, is that it allows me the opportunity to provide someone with the chance to be successful in their career. Everyday, I am in the position to help someone establish and reach goals, as long as they're willing to invest in themselves. – less

1. Helping customers thorough out the day.

2. That you should be ready for any task that your faced with.

3. To have good management skills you must be a good listener.

4. I work well with my co workers.

5. The hardest part of the job is trying to explain something to someone that dont speak english.

6. Pay day

I loved working at tire kingdom. I had very productive days and a great schedule to accomodate my personal life.

This is by a long shot the worst company I ever worked for. I was fresh out of an Automotive Technician school went in for an interview on Tuesday... Everything seemed good, said he would get back to me soon. The manager called me on Thursday saying he wanted to hire me, that I should come in anywhere around 2-3 PM on Friday. When I get there Friday, – more... all of the management is no longer there at the store. The store manager, assistant manager, service advisor, and many of the techs are no longer at the store... transferred they say. First instinct was to run away, but I needed a job, and the new management seemed okay. I was hired at a rate lower than the current minimum wage + commission. Later I found out the meager rates they were paying to exploit technicians: $0.50 cents to perform a complete oil change service (tire rotation is free with every oil change), $0.25 cents to replace a tire, $7.00 to do a full alignment (they later cut this to $2.00). Two weeks after being hired by the shop, the district manager came for his first visit to the store to see his "newly installed" team. At first meeting and introduction, he decided to transfer me to another store that same day. Nevermind I was hired at a store 4 miles from my house, and he moved me 10 miles from my house, and I never recalled a "willing to travel" note on the application. I didn't want to cause problems so I went along. The labor was very hard, manageable for the average person used to doing tires and quick service, but slave labor considering the pay. There is a ton of politics and special treatment as far as the shifts worked, how the repair orders are handled, etc. Very infuriating... I'm guessing that is why they tend to transfer and break up the cliques in each store. Makes it super hard to make decent money even if you are an A+ level tech. Fast forward 2 months later, again upper management decided to break up the store I was working in and transferred, demoted, fired, or other the entire staff + store management. This time he moved me to a store 16 miles from my house. At that point I had seen enough... decided with my Auto degree and ASE certification to apply and and got a job at a dealership paying double. My final word of advice is this is slave labor and a terrible company to work for. Even if you are an entry level tech looking for a place to just start and get experience on your record, this isn't the place. It's not worth it. Go work in the air conditioning at your average retail store, or go work at a restaurant as a dishwasher if you have absolutely no skills, diplomas or certificates. At least the pay is whole lot better. This is the wrong place to look for a job , period. – less

I liked helping the customers. This is were I first discovered what it was about.

Great guest services and sales skills i would check in guest and communicate with techs to solve problem and then inform guest of needs and issues found

Good money but no time with family weekends, work every single weekend

Corporate culture ridiculous. They have a BAD rep in the industry, any industry. To make money you basically have rip off your customer(s) to sell anything batteries, tires, service and repairs are performed by mostly ignorant, illegitimate people.

I had a great experience at tire kingdom worked well with others and helping customers with service.

have no idea its been almost six years. it was a very busy auto shop from open to close. we were timed on jos to see ow long it took us