Inorganic Growth takes Priority - Anonymous employee LKQ Employee Review

2.0
27 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good employee discounts are good.

Cons

Company's energy is largely spent buying up other businesses instead of trying to improve products or services. Keystone is still butting heads with the mother ship LKQ as apposed to being fully rebranded some 7 years after acquisition. Paint distribution is a joke- no will to compete or even learn from the employees that have been in coatings for decades. Delivery vehicles are driven into the ground and well beyond employee safety. Culture is circa 1960's.

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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
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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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