Busy, but interesting - Anonymous employee LKQ Employee Review

4.0
29 Jul 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

LKQ has positions for any skill or trade that a person has, from mechanics or computers to human relations and customer service. They are very good at taking your talents and putting them to the best use, and are usually more than willing to let you try your hand at a job that you haven't done before.

Cons

There is not a lot of communication between the higher-ups and the average workers. It seems sometimes that management and corporate does not realize just how important their workers are for the company. Most plants seem addicted to temp workers just for the sake of replacing them if they get flaky, which stresses current workers having to constantly retrain someone every few days. They are also very opposed to new ideas if they were not thought of by a higher-up, whether good or bad. If an idea is good enough, it is implemented, and the higher-up in charge of the person who originally came up with the idea gets the credit. Very shameful for a company half based on human relations. They also seem to be hell bent on buying other companies over improving their existing companies and making sure their current workers can afford their rent.

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5.0
3 Jun 2025
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Pros

My location works together very well, there are clear expectations, and yearly raises

Cons

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1.0
26 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is decent for those of us who have built a large enough customer base over the years.

Cons

Commission rate cuts the last five consecutive years. No path for advancement. Poor management. Since 2021, every change they have made that I have seen is designed to keep the stock price as high as possible - which has been stagnant for 10+ years. Customers and employees come last.

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