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Tidal Wave Auto Spa Reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(147 total reviews)
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Scott and Hope Blackstock

67% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Tidal Wave Auto Spa has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tidal Wave Auto Spa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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147 reviews
1.0
20 Mar 2026

Not what they say

Recommend
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Pros

Work outside in small teams. Decent 401k match. Customers are mostly cool.

Cons

Hard-selling is the name of the game in the carwash business, you get punished if your sales ratio is low. Insurance is incredibly expensive. Profit Share does not exist unless you are an extremely busy location. Financial data does not show true profitability. Micro-management to the extreme--such that there are more than a dozen different metrics to be evaluated on. Minimum of 4 audits per month. The pay structure is confusing to say the least. The vacation redemption is very restrictive. There is no upward mobility at all. Stay away unless you want to be a mechanic full time. They penalize you monetarily if you make an error on a damage claim or call for help on repairs, so you best do it yourself. Oh, and you also have to be your own landscaper or it costs you.

4.0
24 Jan 2026

Decent place

Recommend
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Pros

Great pay Knowledgeable managers Pretty fun to work at

Cons

Wayyyy too many direct managers Constant pay changes Camera people always watching Weather

3.0
17 Dec 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great work/home life balance. Paid overtime over 47 hours.

Cons

They want your employees stand outside with no heat for 8 hours in below 24 degrees. Even when there are no customers. Always changing upper management.

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Glassdoor has 152 Tidal Wave Auto Spa reviews submitted anonymously by Tidal Wave Auto Spa employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Tidal Wave Auto Spa is right for you.