Q&A With TrueCar Employees
TrueCar employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at TrueCar
Hard work but also rewarding.
TrueCar has been a fantastic place to grow and flourish as an employee and individual - I have never been bored and am constantly challenged with new and interesting problems to solve
TrueCar treats its people with respect and consideration, though I believe sometimes it is more political that I'd like.
Review from HR Dept
I have had a positive experience at TrueCar and have been provided with opportunities for professional development and career growth. I have never had a manager who has provided me with such actionable feedback and support. This was lacking in previous organizations I worked at.
Review from HR Dept
I am able to show up at work feeling whole and authentic in my core values and expectations from my experience in the TrueCar workforce.
Review from HR Dept
What it's like to work at TrueCar
- TrueCar employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
- Employees at TrueCar report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 88% of TrueCar employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- TrueCar employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 95% of TrueCar employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- TrueCar employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 80% of TrueCar employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With TrueCar Employees
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What makes you most happy at TrueCar?
Always being presented opportunities to learn and grow in my career.
Making the company a success
Pleasant coworkers, interesting problems to solve for the most part, although always living so deep in the car selling/buying world is dry.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at TrueCar?
Top Employee Response
There's a level of trust and understanding that we are all on the same team. If you succeed, I succeed. If you fail, I fail.
Generally good environment. There's your usual fringe-case bad apples, but that's not neccesarily indicative of the greater work environment
People
What is the best part about your compensation package at TrueCar?
Top Employee Response
Overall benefits are quite good. Dependents used to be 100% covered, now there's a co-pay, but still manageable.
Competitive salary with quarterly bonuses. Also, 100% of medical premiums paid and unlimited PTO.
Benefits are great
What are some of the best things about your team at TrueCar?
Top Employee Response
Hard working and passionate
My team is one of the main motivators of the job. Being accountable to deliver good work for them, and overall good chemistry.
What do you like best about the leadership team at TrueCar?
CEO is doing an excellent job of mending all the issues that sent our stock price down (our current stock price reflects his performance).
The new executive team has really pushed the company into a better operating mode.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at TrueCar?
Not hard at all!
What's the company culture like at TrueCar?
Incredible culture and people and TrueCar! Autonomous environment to maximize output!
What benefits does TrueCar provide?
TrueCar pays 100% of medical, dental and vision for the employee. There is also a 401k match, equity, gym membership and flexible PTO.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at TrueCar?
Immediate team and coworkers are great.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at TrueCar?
It's not a service that people get excited about, especially since we have 2 customer bases (consumers and dealers).
What does the leadership team at TrueCar need to get better at?
Leadership is neither amazing nor horrible. Just average, which in many contexts, isn't the result you're looking for.
How many phone interviews did you have before being hired as a Client Success Manager? How many weeks did the process take?
How are the benefits at TrueCar for employees in Product?
TrueCar's Product team rates their overall benefits an A+ and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 100% of TrueCar employees in Product say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Product also get Unlimited of paid vacation.
How's career growth and advancement at TrueCar?
38% of the same employees also feel like TrueCar is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at TrueCar.
How are the managers at TrueCar?
TrueCar employees rate their manager an A- or 81/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (86%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at TrueCar?
TrueCar employees rates their pay and overall compensation an A+ or 88/100. 84% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 83% of employees get raises every year.
How are the benefits at TrueCar for employees in HR?
100% of TrueCar employees in HR say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in HR also get Unlimited of paid vacation.
How are the benefits at TrueCar for employees in Engineering?
88% of TrueCar employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get Unlimited of paid vacation.






