O'Reilly Automotive to buy CSK

“We really aren't at a point where we would be able to determine what the combined companies will look like”

Parent of Checker Auto purchased for $1 billion; future for store brands, employees yet to be decided Betty Beard The Arizona Republic Apr. via Arizona Republic

[CSK Employee]

Hey O'Reilly guys, corporate that is. Should us CSK employees pack our bags and start moving on? Address your new employees in a timely manner or the ship jumping will commence. We like our jobs and most of us that have been with CSK for a while now are suddenly facing a bleak future if your intentions are to "clean house". Make your intentions clear please.

[Happy Customer of Oreilly]

CSK has crummy stores.. I think that O'Reilly's should liquidate the whole company. K.

[bf is employee O Reillys]

I think this is great news, according to my boyfriend O'Reilly's is not looking to clean house, of course it's probably not keeping everyone but the majority of the employee's don't need to worry, there are going to be alot of changes to come :)

[Oreilly Man]

bf is employee O Reillys wrote:

I think this is great news, according to my boyfriend O'Reilly's is not looking to clean house, of course it's probably not keeping everyone but the majority of the employee's don't need to worry, there are going to be alot of changes to come :)

In the past O'reilly's has not cleaned house, but has welcomed all.

[EIGHT yrs csk]

CSK has been run like crap as long as I have been aquired .Flush upper managmentand lets get back to selling parts .

[went through buyout]

if you do your job you should not have to worry, oreillys takes care of there people, i went through buyout when at bumper to bumper they were fair and want to keep quality people!

[CSK Employee]

I have heard nothing but good things to come from oreillys.Ive been with CSK for 10 years and work in the wholesale department.I love what i do and hope we get more parts to sell rather than candy bars and scooters.

[went through buyout]

yeah hopfully it stays that way we don't have candy bars or scooters (or shootgun shells) have coke machine (have to put money in no cooler) so it should be good as long as they stay on corse!

[bob]

csk treats the associates like dirt i hope O'Reilly is better

[Csk needs more parts]

I have been with CSK for 5 years. I hope that O'reilly comes in and gives us more parts!!! I am tired of doing endless amount of stock withdrawals and stock reductions on auto parts. I am sending parts out and getting toys and air freshner displays back in return!!! Another thing, I am tired of getting over lapping products! I really don't need 4 different brands of floor jacks and fifty different brands of flashlights. I need parts dammit!!! We are supposed to be Checker auto parts...not Checker auto mart!!!

[Oreilly Store Manager]

I think that you will all be happy with the Oreilly way of doing things. You don't have to worry about your jobs, unless you are a theif or lazy.

[bob]

O'Reilly better do something soon as they may walk in to csk stores only to find no employees
they are mistreating employees and we are fed up
i hav put thenm on notice i am leaving and i may be seeking legal council to go after csk
housr are being slashed and unreasonable demands are being made on sales and we are told to use high presure sales tactics
if a customer says no that should end it

[christy csk employee]

Times are tuff for all . I hope that Orilleys does good things for Csk and I am looking forward to seeing what are company in capable of. I have worked for csk for over 7 years on both sides. I don't think they are treating us any different than before. I believe if you are doing your job the best you can you will have nothing to worry about. So lets see what will happen in the months to come in the mean time go team !!!!

[Scott 12 year Oreilly -56]

Oreillys wants strong stores and good employees, They do treat their employees good. They wont clean a store out of employees but they dont want bad attitude employees, just like any business.

[10 yr OReilly Mgr]

If you like selling auto parts, like helping people and have a good work ethic, O'Reilly Auto Parts WILL have a place for you! We look forward to meeting you, as we are usually called upon to assist our new Team Members with the transistion.

[10 yr OReilly Mgr]

If you'd like to know how O'Reilly handles acquisitions, look-up and call some of the stores in the N.W. part of your state (Eau Claire, Rice Lake, Spooner). They were formerly Bumper-to-Bumper. I am a store mgr and I made 2 trips up there during the changeover...we were very well received! Hang in there!!!

[oreilly dist mgr 14yr emp]

O'Reilly is a great company to work for the transition may be tough at first but hang in because you will find that you will be rewarded by working hard & growing your market share.
If you need help there are hundreds of excited
O'reilly employees that would love to assist.

[BREMERTON WA]

Okay so CSK hasn't been doin so well on the hard parts in some stores. I also agree that my store needs more hard parts It seems that the stores are not set up quite as good as they could but that can change. Oreilly,s is huge. This is going to open up alot of doors and areas of getting parts. We should be able to go onto a parts network that strecthes from one side of the nation to the other. I am really looking forward to the change over and am in great expectations about what wll happen. Remember those of you who have many years of experience that you are as important to Oreilly,s as they are to you. They have purchased a buisness not just parts and buildings and you are a major part of that buisness. Looking forward to many years of working with you all.

[Sam]

I have been with CSK for 10 years now. I have seen alot of stuff that we don't need.
I have customs asking me for stuff that we do not have or we can not get. Part of that is because we have other things instand.
Want I would to see in our store is more farm type stuff. And more hard parts.
I have seen same changes being made already.

I live in Idaho

[Telmark]

O'Reilly needs to dump the PC nonsense if they want this outfit to survive. People want good parts, good service, and good prices without the PC hiring practices that CSK has been forcing on their customers for the last 10 years or so.