Is Herc Rentals a good company to work for?

Herc Rentals has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 685 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Herc Rentals to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Herc Rentals have been left by employees working as Pro Sales Associate , ProSales Associate and Territory Sales Representative .

Does Herc Rentals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Herc Rentals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Herc Rentals. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Herc Rentals?

72% of Herc Rentals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Herc Rentals 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Herc Rentals?

Territory Sales Representative (54) , Sales Representative (29) , Branch Manager (27) , Pro Sales Associate (27) , ProSales Associate (19) , Sales Coordinator (18) , Mechanic (16) , Coordinator (13) , Sales Associate (13) , Sales (12) , Outside Sales Representative (11) , Sales and Operations Coordinator (11) , Analyst (9) , Manager (9) , Field Service Technician (8)

What are the pros of working at Herc Rentals according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and the company takes care of their employees kind of.." ((in 56 reviews)); "The pay is good and their is room for growth." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great people to work with at locations/branches" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great team to assist with any needs" ((in 16 reviews)); "They take care of their employees and they give everyone a chance at employment." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Herc Rentals according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management will break you, Heard horror stories from other branches." ((in 32 reviews)); "And bad training" ((in 17 reviews)); "Heavy handed upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours and must be on call on weekends" ((in 17 reviews)); "No work life balance in position" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Herc Rentals layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Herc Rentals layoffs and their outlook for job security at Herc Rentals in 2026.

What Herc Rentals locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Charlotte , Orlando , Chicago , Houston , Seattle , Atlanta , Fort Myers , Bonita Springs , Baton Rouge , Dallas

Herc Rentals reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(668 total reviews)

Larry Silber

80% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Herc Rentals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 668 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Herc Rentals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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668 reviews

1.0

Dec 27, 2020

Horrible Culture

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money is good but not worth the unnecessary stress

Cons

Upper management is lost, they say yes to your face but make sure it doesn’t happen behind the scenes. It’s part of a good ole boy club and you won’t be let it. They slander you (management) and make it impossible to do your job by overwhelming you with more and more reports. Be ready to be micromanaged like never before.

4.0

Oct 14, 2020

Inevitable Growth, Great Networking Oppurtunities

Sales operations coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you come to work to work - upper management will do everything in their power to move you into a position that you want or that they feel fits you best and that you would likely thrive in. Great pay, great hours (sometimes makes it difficult for a work/life balance), and great benefits. Because branches have to reach out to each other concerning equipment, customers, and more - there are many opportunities to meet new people in other positions and learn more about what career path you'd like to follow. In the short amount of time I have been here - I've already met the CEO twice and the COO once; Upper management genuinely tries to make an appearance and converse with you on a personal level to see what your needs are or what they can do to improve the company/workplace.

Cons

Learning programs, dispatch programs, and other programs used for internal operations could be better organized. Coming onboard can be a little overwhelming because of how disorganized it feels but if you're resourceful and ask the right questions it can be rewarding. Local/traditional branches only have anywhere from 4-12 employees - so you have to be prepared to learn everyone's habits and mannerisms so that you can work alongside each other for at least five days a week for ten to twelve hours at a time. Herc is growing and you have to be patient and want to grow with the company; This means sticking through the rough days where a loyal customer has to go to a competitor because Herc did not have the correct/amount of equipment needed for their job.

1.0

Feb 1, 2020

Not a Good Company to Grow Professionally

Fsc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is very laid back and in you can get by if you do a very minimum amount of work

Cons

HR is not going to help you resolve any of the issues, If you have good ideas, management probably will reject it because they don't wanna be taking extra steps Pay is too low Unskilled, uneducated, old-fashioned management Big time favoritism in the company, basically no way for promotion unless management likes you YOUR PERFORMANCE IS GOING TO BE MEASURED BY AMOUNT OF HOURS YOU SIT ON THE CHAIR, NOT ACTUAL OUTCOMES high-performance people are leaving because of no growth

Herc Rentals Response

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Thank you for your thoughts... I am sorry that you feel this way currently. I am here to chat if you would like to have a discussion. Email me to set up a time so that I can do what I can to help make this a better experience. Thomas.wirtz@hercrentals.com

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