vehicle technician

automotive technician

sales associate

lot attendant

receptionist

Destination Auto Group

Destination Auto Group is a wonderful place to work and full of **employees** who make it such a warm and welcoming  place to come to work everyday. Depending on what department you work in, the automotive industry has a lot of ups and downs but presents a lot of promising opportunity to excel and make strides in your career.

From a head office perspective, there were a lot of positives and perks. Very friendly people, lots of interactions with senior level management, opportunity to connect with everyone. Overall vibe is very corporate/professional culture (which is what the ownership strives for). 

Would love to have seen more of a personalized approach when it comes to creating open, trusting, flexible and understanding with their employees. Being more open to work-from-home culture (with certain roles) and understanding how this is more of a positive impact with their employees lives overall. At times it felt that from the top down, as much as they were kind, you genuinely didn’t feel like they would understand if you had a personal issue to deal with.

Additionally, I understand they like to refer to their employees as “associates” which I need to point out that it sounds so stale, makes everyone seem like they’re less-than and lower ranked.


Jobs were easy and straight forward. Sometimes can do jobs in your own pace but overall, your efforts and dedication aren’t acknowledged. If you’re looking to move up from a position, good luck. You would need to be on the higher-ups good side. There is some favouritism among the job if you’re looking to move up. The more harder you work, the less acknowledgment you get. During my time, I had a co worker who just hides and doesn’t do anything unless he’s called. Sometimes I don’t see him the whole day and only come out when there’s a task thats easy to manage. Sometimes the whole team is working on a task and that one person is nowhere to be found. This has been mentioned to the manager multiple times but nothing has been said or done. Career advancements are hard. Once you get a position, you’re likely going to be stuck there for a long time. HR is very late on their responses and almost feels like they’re ignoring your emails. Overall, easy job but if you want fair pay for the amount of work you do and advancing as an individual. I suggest applying somewhere else. You just feel like a worker here and not an actual person. 

As time goes on, the work begins to get extremely repetitive with little to no acknowledgement of your work from your peers. The work isn't hard but on the same merit is not easy as it takes a toll on your body after a while. A plethora of safety concerns that may raise red flags are ignored in search of work efficiency and saving a few bucks. Co-workers are very diverse and for the most part, are very pleasant to work with, as for the individuals that aren't the nicest you begin to see the poor management and serious power dynamic. If certain individuals dislike you as a person, disregarding your ability as a worker you will be pushed to quitting or laid off due to "the company entering a slow season". As for management, it is very hands-off which has its pros but is quickly outweighed by its cons. You will realize that to management you are simply a worker and nothing more. Your personal struggles and bouts will be disregarded or minimally acknowledged, all that management cares about is if you can work. To conclude, the work is repetitive but not hard, the coworkers in general are pleasant but the few unpleasant ones will outweigh your experience, management is horrendously poor overall, and the power dynamics will make or break your career here.

Management is absolutely horrible and the only redeeming quality of this place is the people you can meet.

Managers talk behind your back and complain about you without even attempting talking to you to correct your mistakes. You can try your best but you'll just be sucked like a leech, with a slight possibility of becoming their favorite, but that doesn't mean that you're gonna get rewarded for your hard work. 

The pay isn't enough, the cleaning and downtime is inmesurable and if you're seen standing around for TWO seconds, they'll grab you by the ear whenever they want (usually when it's too late) and accuse you of "standing around". And they do it so late you don't even remember you were standing around, and all you were doing *was looking for something to do*. 

The takeaway is: this place is not worth it. The benefits are not worth it, parking is not worth it (94$/month), it is just terrible. 
If you read this much, do yourself a favor and apply elsewhere.

Pros: coworkers, can listen to music, relatively chill, easy commute

Cons: everything mentioned, medical coverage, parking lot fee, organization, cleanliness, car bays are too narrow & you can scratch vehicles 

If you're looking to be an automotive sales associate, I would recommend you seek employment with a different auto group. 

Management's only concern appears to be making profit any way they can. They do not have their employees' best interests at heart. Any complaints or concerns to management will not be taken into consideration. If they find a way to cut costs they will do it, even if it affects the productivity of the staff. Management has a, "If you're not happy here, seek happiness elsewhere" attitude. In addition, their sales practices have become borderline unethical and reflect the old seedy reputation of car sales. 

The current sales managers don't have the knowledge or skills to help sales associates advance in their careers. They used to have a strong management team, but due to changes in senior management all of the competent managers have left. 

If a company is constantly hiring for the same position over and over again, it just shows you that they have high turnover.

From the terrible coffee to management, its just an awful place to work. It feels like high school all over again. Management and human resources get together in a tiny office to chit chat while they get upset if you socialize with others. They yell at you if you break social distancing rules (Ex: only 2 people in the break room at one time) but as stated above, they cluster into a small office and just talk. The pay is awful and there's no feeling that you're valued as an employee. Literally anywhere is better than here. HR is super uptight about dress code while ignoring it all together. You can't expect employees to respect your policies or you if you don't follow them yourself. Overall, all the issues are with management. Fellow co workers are great and very supportive but we all feel the same. Management can and should do a lot better. Toxic management leads to a toxic work environment.

Working at Destination Toyota Burnaby has been an incredibly rewarding experience. The management team here sets the standard for supportiveness, creating a positive working environment where employees feel valued and motivated.

Communication within the team is on point, there is a sense of unity and collaboration that enhances productivity and overall job satisfaction. Management is not only responsive but also proactive in addressing any concerns or needs that arise, making it easy for staff to feel heard and supported.

One of the standout aspects of working here is the strong communication between staff and management. There's a genuine effort to maintain open lines of communication, trust and mutual respect throughout the organization.

Overall, Destination Toyota Burnaby is a community where employees are empowered to succeed and grow their careers.

When I worked here, I knew what I had. I had a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging. I had some of the hardest times and the coworkers I had stood by me. I’ll never forget that. The work i did I knew was rewarding to know we worked together to achieve the highest levels of having fun while keeping customers happy. The owners of the company knew me by name and it truly made a difference when they would say hello and ask how I was doing even though I was working. Everyone has their own experience so to base yours off a negative review is selling yourself short. I truly miss being with Destination Auto Group. 

The good: mostly unsupervised work, can listen to music all day, most coworkers are friendly and low drama. The bad;
Low pay for industry standard, not recognized or rewarded for working hard. Paid the same regardless of seniority.  Have to pay for parking ($97 monthly!) that is basically canceling the amount of "bonus" we get, (suspiciously low this last year) 
Chronically understaffed, overworked, bad/low communication.. and no one is clean or tidy here, garbage, tires etc always overflowing, blocking doorways..

Commission Sales with the promise of earning a good living but management control and adjust to always keep your commissions low and in turn keep the company profits high to help them achieve bigger pay and bonuses. You are just another sales person to help company make huge profits while you can barely afford to live yet they want you to wear a suit! Perfect job for a 20-30 year old who lives at home and wants the glamour of selling cars until you figure out it’s all a scam! 

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