Mike's Carwash reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(246 total reviews)

Mike Dahm

61% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Mike's Carwash has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 246 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mike's Carwash employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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246 reviews
1.0
Sep 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job. Associates are great to work with as well as the lower level management.

Cons

-terrible pay -horrendous work environment (heat, cold, chemicals) -the uniforms we wear are very outdated and we have to purchase everything ourselves -upper level management sucks(AD's and higher) -little to no motivation to continue working with the company -I've gotten one raise in 2 years ($0.20) -you can only move up within the company if you kiss butt and tell them you will be there for your whole life -no breaks -customers at most locations are very rude -"bonus" checks are a joke and usually nonexistent -hours we work are horrible (almost every weekend) -stores are short staffed because everyone quits, making people have to work that much harder -they offer tuition reimbursement which is great but I can't afford to pay for school in the first place because the pay is so low -I average 36 hours a week, yet live below the poverty line -they make changes such as price increases and expect the associates to deal with the ticked off customers -we line the owner's pockets so he can go live like a King while his workers live like peasants

2.0
Mar 1, 2024

Overworked and Used Too Often

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work for as an associate Great comraderie (for the most part) with the team Awesome tan lines (haha)

Cons

Very hot in the summer (up to 130° in the loader's area), especially with ambient temperatures. Upper level management is very scattered and seems not to truly care about the employees.

1.0
Dec 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-PTO/RDO -401k -Weekly company wide ticket raffles for various sports games -“Pizza party” level rewards -Paid training

Cons

-Upper management is overbearing and unknowledgeable of how to run a professional work environment. -Obsessed with perfection and you will be berated when you fall short. -Work life balance is an absolute joke if you're a manager because they will harass you on your days off about things they can just look up on camera, -They have completely removed school as a “leave of absence” reason, so if you leave and come back you will have to go through the rehire process. -Calling off even one time, they will write you up if you don’t have a doctors note for the missed shift. -Upper management is lazy and redundant, but likes to drive around to the locations and tell everyone off about everything they're doing “wrong” without anything constructive about the criticism. -Company demands that it’s associates stand outside constantly unless it’s BELOW 40 degrees or ABOVE 90 degrees or precipitating. -No breaks if you're not a minor because location managers (not all obviously) will abuse the law and make you stand and serve customers hand and foot for eight-nine straight hours if they can get away with it. All while they sit at their computer in a comfy office chair and do absolutely nothing. -Minorities are constantly given promotions and other such things over white male coworkers, but this is only because they need to make their company look more diverse than it really is. -Locations are chronically understaffed. -Customers are spoiled and company will roll over to perpetuate giving them the princess treatment constantly, regardless of how the customers treated staff.

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