Car Keys Express reviews

3.1

33% would recommend to a friend

(188 total reviews)

Mark Lanwehr

36% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Car Keys Express has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Car Keys Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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188 reviews
1.0
Jan 29, 2019

Like a sick social experiment.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people

Cons

Upper Management Vacation Location CEO Paid time off Benefits No one is focused

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Car Keys Express Response
7y
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3.0
Jan 16, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Independence/ corporate support/ schedule flexibility/ no commission cap/ decent benefits/ company vehicle

Cons

A lot of markets in the USA are being over run with independent companies under cutting Cke’s price points. Base Pay at that point does not offer a suitable living wage. Constant change in operations management has daily SOPS leaving employees confused as to what is needed to achieve a high rate of success. The job is awesome but imho this should be converted into a franchise.

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7y
Hello and thanks for visiting the Car Keys Express Glassdoor page. A detailed response is coming soon, so please check back in the near future. In the meantime, be sure to read our replies to reviews as well as positive reviews. Also, to get a better understanding of the whole story, feel free to reach out to our “news” webpage, and contact our recruiters (because we’re growing, we’re always hiring) or human resources department, and they’ll tell you about all the exciting opportunities at our fast-growing company!
2.0
Jan 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, trust, training, coworkers and support.

Cons

Over saturated market. You'll know how to make keys and program remotes, but nothing technical. In my area, 84043, there are 3 million residents statewide. The amount of dealerships per resident is oversaturated of those in the market to buy a vehicle with a complete set of keys. Unless I was a consumer willing to buy 2 or more cars per month from each dealership, the dealer will probably stress more about turning profit and staying in business than generating repeat business simply by offering a complete set of keys. Even if they did, it wouldn't be often enough. That leaves you with a key here and there, for each dealership and every person in your route. To start, plant a lot of seeds and do as many favors until you crack and realize, you can't make a living on favors, hopes and wishes. Your pay is based on how much you can produce. If your client only needs 2 keys per stop each week, with the unlikely expectation of complete lot coverage, hope to gain 8 or more dealerships to cover everyday.. A challenge all in itself. Especially when a dealer needs you to be a locksmith, when you're anything but. There's more to it than copying keys and programming remotes, but we get that the price we offer and what we do is based on volume. Sadly, savings is not the only driving point to what sells. Not the latest and best of programming equipment. You're limited as to what you can do. Inventory audits daily compared to their system record.

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7y
Hello and thanks for visiting the Car Keys Express Glassdoor page. A detailed response is coming soon, so please check back in the near future. In the meantime, be sure to read our replies to reviews as well as positive reviews. Also, to get a better understanding of the whole story, feel free to reach out to our “news” webpage, and contact our recruiters (because we’re growing, we’re always hiring) or human resources department, and they’ll tell you about all the exciting opportunities at our fast-growing company!
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