Company going downhill fast with no hope for improvement - Management Trainee Hertz Employee Review

1.0
May 7, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Freedom to not be in an office all day, ability to drive all different types of cars and test out their features, interacting with people from all over the globe and working with certain people whom have become good friends.

Cons

Where do I start.... very low pay for the amount of work the company expects us to do while not giving us the tools to complete those tasks, no help with fleet needs when reservations continually add (company allows for reservations to be booked with 0 notice for cars a location doesn't have available), very bad work/ life balance, schedules are +50 hours 6 days a week, easy to get burned out but management doesn't care and will rarely (if ever) week a weekend to lessen that load, expected to clean cars in business attire, very little support when dealing with difficult customers and some offices are deplorable yet company does nothing to spruce up the work place to make it more presentable. This job used to better when monthly commissions were paid out based on ability to sell but they replaced that with write ups for not selling while doing nothing to make up the difference in hourly pay. Zero opportunities for upward mobility unless you're willing to inflate numbers with unethical business practices.

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5.0
Jan 18, 2026
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Pros

No micromagement , You earn incentives when customers forget to fill the gas , also when the car was damaged and they accept to pay , managers are nice , deal with Karen and difficult customers sometimes , rush hours where there is no room for cars but it is worth it

Cons

Fluctuate schedule you might work middle shift today , tomorrow you work early morning shift like 5AM and next day you work closing shift 1 to 9 PM. It is just bad for me because I just experienced personal household problem so I have only one car in the household so I had to leave

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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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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