Customer-Driven Business Becomes Strictly Balance Sheet Entity - Manager Hertz Employee Review

2.0
Feb 24, 2010
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Pros

There were very few boring times at Hertz Airport Locations. The challenges of the business made for fast-paced and diverse experiences almost every day. A great emphasis was placed on the quality of the service each customer received. Employees had a surprisingly strong sense of "WE" in the success or failure of the Operation. I considered it a great place to work (even when Ford owned it). Car, gas, insurance,

Cons

Long Hours, absolute flexibility of operations managers (time, job description, hours, etc.) which was exploited by post-2007 owners, move from car rental company to over-leveraged balance sheet driven entity.

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Cons

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Cons

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