Going Downhill...Wait Until Things Turn Around Before Considering Hertz - Recruiter Hertz Employee Review

2.0
Feb 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work when I first started; lots of change and energy in the air. Great opportunity to make an impact, grow skills, etc. Benefits were good, work-life balance was good when things were slow. AMAZING group of people at Hertz, part of the only reason I stayed as long as I did, many co-workers became my friends.

Cons

Constantly shuffling Senior Leadership gave no clear direction, choosing Estero as a location for Global HQ has been nothing short of a disaster and was clearly politically motivated (despite what anyone may tell you), "tight budgets" lead to zero work-life balance and 60 hour work weeks, hiring insane amounts of people with no clear direction, departments do not work together or back-stab each other to take credit. Too much focus on "share price" and "shareholder value" instead of focusing on the 500+ people who moved to Estero to work for the company. No open communication, lots of hush hush secrets all around. Biggest problem though, was legacy employees who moved down (or didn't move down and got to keep their jobs "remote") was the massive resistance to any change despite the fact it was a new location, new talent market, and new leadership; requiring me to relocate for my role but offering not even a single cent to help. I could go on, but those are the major points.

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Pros

Good management, supportive, good for entry level

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

It is possible to make a difference if you are determined enough. Many engineers work hard and most try.

Cons

The company has a ton of tech debt that it recognized, but is not being addressed. Management controls the time, scope and so quality is falling. The people they have hired lack fundamentals understanding of software development practices. The company often will make decisions to save small amounts of money with their facilities and tools they give to employees without understanding the opportunity cost that was lost. Overtime is required. You can't work here if you want to have a family or keep your family from hating you. Title inflation is real. Many people are actually performing one level down from their stated title and those that are not are only not failing due to putting in crazy hours. Middle management wont stickup for their people to ensure they are not burning out. They see it happening multiple times in front of them and they do nothing.

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