O'Reilly Auto Parts Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have worked with O'Reilly Auto Parts for more than two years. I spent my first 18 months learning the parts system and building customer relations while increasing my knowledge of automotive maintenance and repair. Since my promotion to Assistant Store Manager, I have been the leader in retail sales and established a loyal customer base while encouraging my team members to do the same."

"Would not recommend working here. There is no flexibility allowed on productivity. The warehouse manager is very arrogant and treats everyone as if they have no brains including his lower management team. The only way to get promoted is to be a yes man. Turnover is high because of the deception when they hire you."

"I have worked for O'Reilly's since early this year. I loved the job, and meeting the people and learning a lot about car parts. Quit because unequal opportunity and rudeness due to being a female."

"Worst company ever. They overwork everyone from the store manager up. They set unrealistic goals and expectations, do not supply you with the tools to succeed, and then hammer you for not getting things done. They are more concerned about their investors than anything else. Their people are just cogs in a machine, use them until they wear out and then find another."

"It's cool for part time."

"Poor upper management. Long hours averaging 60 hours per week. Alternating 5 and 6 day work week. Short staffed. Unrealistic expectations. Compensation not more than minimum wage if you calculate the hours worked at $40K Salary. Not time for family."

"Not a great place to work, for me anyway. Manager and DM not easy to get along with and they set people up to fail. Customers were the only good part of the job."

"This company is stuck in 2003. Companies down the street are paying 30% more for the same job and companies in KC, STL and Arkansas are paying 50% for the same position, but the cost of living in minimally higher. Employee Retention, would be a fantastic definition to look up and implement because cutting raises in half, cutting 2 of the 4 healthcare options and completely changing the 401k all in the same year are not good ways to motivate employees."

"Decent place to work. Pros outweigh the cons."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Allows some flexibility on how you get the job done."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show that you care more about customer service than policies."

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Lot's of sales pressure. You have to meet sales goals which isn't always in your control."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize good performance when you see it, people need to know they are doing a good job."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Its time consuming, glorified baby sitter, meet a lot of people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"never take the first deal if your worth more let someone know"

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"I feel like just the kiss asses make it up the coorperate ladder"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"less paper work , we have a lot of redundencey and out of date equipment. More focus on spiffs and retirement, health care, more power as a store manager. Run it like you own it. a better bonus structure would be great. When you have an awesome Internal Controllable Profit and make a cool 400k on top of last years sales it would be nice to get a check at the end of the year bigger than 800 bucks."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"I can choose what I am going to do. I have freedom."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be prepared to work 60 hour weeks on and off the job in order to be promoted."

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"little room for career advancement and I see little real world chane by working retail. also low compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"better training for store managers. I would also increase compensation for everyone."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"People you work directly with develop strong relationships with each other."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not expect this job to pay your bills unless you have a second income or climb to a store manager or elevated position."

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Upper management constantly micro-manages and looks for ways to cut costs, mostly by screwing the people that do the work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Meaningful training for employees, merit based pay rates, minimize micro-management."

"It was a great learning experience, but not compensated and limited to earnings."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Had fun working enviroment and tools to sale and provide for customer."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good company but not well compensated. An avg store manger earned under $40k and had alot of responsibility. Use your background to achievehigher starting pay because they will paint a great picture about comission but only select stores have the volume to give potential pay. It can be a good career if you dont mind starting less than $40k as a store manager and carrying the responsinilities"

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"Compensation!As a store manager,always were limited by using volume sales of store to lower your base pay from store to store since pay was commission based to keep you at certain level of pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Comission should be used as an incentive and not a crutch for advancement."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"I have a great and honest supervisor and the culture of the company is admirable."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are looking for an honest company to make a career in, you could do a lot worse."

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"I don't see a lot of opportunity available for me to pursue."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe there should be an easier entry instead of starting low on the totem pole."

What do you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"They are family focused and the work that I do is interesting."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great starting off point, but there are not a ton of opportunities for advancement. But a few years will look great on your resume."

What don't you like about working at O'Reilly Auto Parts?

"They have trouble only judging people on their work life and not things that are unrelated to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of the favoritism that is running ramped at O'Reilly. It feels like high school with the who is hanging out with who game."