Wanting to work for Infiniti

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Fire0nic3FX

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Been keeping this to myself for a while now. I applied for 4 different job positions at different Infiniti dealers and hoping to hear back from them. I work at my parents factory right now helping with their deliveries and managing other things at the factory and make good money from it. But I want to do something else that I thought would be great. Yeah I'm in college and my goal is to be somewhere in computer engineering, but I also want to find a job away from my parents place and that is to work for Infiniti. I really love the brand as you can tell and I just see it as an opportunity to be one with these cars because they are effing awesome lol.

One thing that really pushed me towards wanting to do it is people at the dealership service keep telling me I should apply for a job somewhere at Infiniti because of my knowledge of these cars inside and out. They couldn't figure out why I know a lot about these cars. And the truth is I just love them!!

I'm not looking for this to be a career or make any money but just a chance to be part of something cool for now. I'll continue my college education and go into engineering as planned because that's my dream.

Now all I do is play the waiting game and hope I hear back from someone at the dealerships I applied to. Wish me luck guys!!
 
tryna git dat diskount.

Don't we have a few members that work at Infiniti that you could use as a reference?
 
Kenny use to work for them and I think we have some parts guys that work there on here also.

I'm looking into sales or service but really want to go into sales.
 
Fire0nic3FX said:
Kenny use to work for them and I think we have some parts guys that work there on here also.

I'm looking into sales or service but really want to go into sales.
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Well, good luck!
My friend started as a cashier, 5-6 months later she asked if she could try the sales floor and boom she's now a Sales Associate.
She likes it more because there's lots of competition.
 
Good luck with that Aaron follow your dreams. I always believe that you should do the things that you really want to do and you will enjoy life to it's fullest.
 
Thank you!

To be honest I go to the Infiniti dealers all the time and the staff and workers don't look too happy to be there. And I'm thinking to myself and wondering if they realize how lucky they are to be in a place like that and thinking I wish I could do what they are doing.
 
Worked at a lot of car dealerships. I can tell you right now, sales associate jobs are actually pretty bad. If it weren't for the money working as a lot attendant is wayyy better... Lol.

The thing about sales is you are driven to perform, which is great until people start stabbing you in the back and stealing your deals. And then of course there is the dealership that pays you commission based on PROFIT on each car.

So they take bullshit amounts of money off each car and add it to the cost of the car which lowers the profits margins and therefore they pay you even less.
 
I feel like sales could suck. They want to make money so the dealership will always pressure you. Then I'm sure people are dicks all the time because they feel like sales people are trying to screw them. Should be better at Infiniti I would hope. I think the best way to get into it would be to make customers happy as much as possible so they will return or recommend you to others.
 
yeah I was gonna say stay away from dealership sales. Try to do something more so in corporate or be a service rep (but I hear they make shit pay) but you would I'm sure love to do their kind of work.

that would be awesome if you got involved more with Infiniti Aaron!

meme405, quick question, if you get a suppliers discount, they say they never can go any lower than suppliers discount or family employer discount, etc, is that true or not...always wondered.
 
After spending many many years in retail I can tell you that a sales associate position is a tough one, no matter how talented, how motivated one is, eventually it becomes the most unpleasant part of working for any retailer or car dealership. Retail is tough and in majority of cases those people have to not only deal with the general public, which can be wether a pleasure to deal with or the most hated part of your day. Also managers they work for, are often people who have no clue on how to motivate their team members or have expectation based on not experience but something they learnt from books. However it is a good way to start and work on your own skills and see how far you can be pushed until it's time to find a career that is both rewarding and motivating.

With that said!

Good Luck and keep us posted! :)
Fire0nic3FX said:
Thank you!

To be honest I go to the Infiniti dealers all the time and the staff and workers don't look too happy to be there. And I'm thinking to myself and wondering if they realize how lucky they are to be in a place like that and thinking I wish I could do what they are doing.
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jdTrader said:
meme405, quick question, if you get a suppliers discount, they say they never can go any lower than suppliers discount or family employer discount, etc, is that true or not...always wondered.
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Bogus, dealers can sell the cars for whatever they want. And dealers are always making money even at the employee price.

At the particular dealerships I have worked at the owner needs to be involved to even be able to drop the car below a certain profitability threshold. I also know that they kinda did some stuff that treaded a very fine legal line. For example they would report many vehicles sold to employees at near full MSRP and reimburse those employees in other ways in order to save money in some places.

EDIT: You have to understand that every vehicle on a particular lot is actually owned by that dealership, as far as "Nissan/Infiniti" and banks, lenders, and insurers are considered that car belongs to the dealership. they can give it away for all those groups care because they will still get paid in full for it.
 
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Good luck Aaron. At the end of the day regardless of what people say, there is no such thing as a perfect job. It is all relative to one engaged on it. If you ask me, this is how I define what a perfect job is:

A person who loves to go diving and spends $$$ to go recreational or pro scuba diving. If one day he lands himself a job as a Dive Master. He got himself a perfect job. Another person who grows up addicted to playing basketball and lands himself in Pro Basketball got himself a perfect job. I once commented to a friend that he must have a great job travelling around the world and earning tons of money. I was surprised with his answer. He said it is just a job. And he was not trying to be modest by saying "just". He clearly hates his job.

Go for it if you love to do it!
 
go for it op..it'll be a good learning experience.. after college, i too sold cars and was a sales associate for toyota.. after 2 years, i worked for a bank.. then one day, going to work, i saw a small plane landing at a local airport.. quit my job that next week and took up aviation.. pay is not that good now unless i go outside the states.. but at the end of the day, i love what i do and wouldn't trade my job for anything else.. good luck to you..
 
meme405 said:
Bogus, dealers can sell the cars for whatever they want. And dealers are always making money even at the employee price.

At the particular dealerships I have worked at the owner needs to be involved to even be able to drop the car below a certain profitability threshold. I also know that they kinda did some stuff that treaded a very fine legal line. For example they would report many vehicles sold to employees at near full MSRP and reimburse those employees in other ways in order to save money in some places.

EDIT: You have to understand that every vehicle on a particular lot is actually owned by that dealership, as far as "Nissan/Infiniti" and banks, lenders, and insurers are considered that car belongs to the dealership. they can give it away for all those groups care because they will still get paid in full for it.
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Have you worked at a dealership to even have credibility in that sense? The times have changed drastically at the dealership but again it is dependent on location. In the NY area where Aaron lives and I live and worked for 8 years with Infiniti it is one of the most aggressive markets. You can go ahead and try and maybe you'll enjoy it, maybe not. The persistent ones to never stop learning will move forward.
 
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