Great place to start but don't stay. - Anonymous employee LKQ Employee Review

2.0
Jun 18, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Employees are friendly, benefits ok

Cons

Leadership is out of touch with their employee's needs. Promises of raises, but never happens. They are able to keep individuals pay lower due to classifying employee's with lower paying positions; all the while demanding more work. Only sales and management get bonuses, support staff does not.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2025
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Pros

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

Cons

can be hard to work with other locations, processes are out of your control

1.0
Jun 26, 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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