Ryder System reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(3,222 total reviews)
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John J. Diez

71% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ryder System has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,222 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ryder System employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Aug 19, 2015

Resistant to change

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Pros

Very large company giving lots of opportunity for career growth and lateral movement. If you are looking to grow within the company and have a long-term career outlook, then Ryder can be very promising. Very strong attention to employee and customer safety. Very-well defined policies and procedures. Company offers lots of training opportunities. Some of the employee benefits are nice.

Cons

Ryder is not forward-looking in terms of technology adoption. Antiquated use of technology and systems are literally 20-years behind the times (just to mention one example: I observed a Y2K-type system failure in 2015 due to one of these systems - undoubtedly costing the company millions). Lack of integrated systems and technology contributes to a lot of frustration at administrative and mid-level management roles, and contributes to tremendous losses in productivity. Salaried staff literally has to make-up for inadequate tools (systems and technology) by putting-in extra hours at work. The joke is that if you work for Ryder you only have to work half-days (meaning 12-hours).

1.0
Aug 18, 2015

Company is falling apart

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Pros

WAS a great job 20 years ago, pay incentives, great salary,vacation...etc use to have great management team. now forget it, don't even think about getting into this industry way better ways to make a living.

Cons

all the accounts have a gimme gimme attitude, work harder faster while on the other side of there mouths safety safety..nobody cares anymore..they loose accounts, what seems like all the time now, then your stuck...oh well.

2.0
Aug 17, 2015
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Pros

Ryder works well on a resume for an entry level position. The pay is also not terrible. They provide a very professional work environment and up to date technology.

Cons

I've seen employees work 6am - all day - all night-they were there when I can back the next morning with the same clothes, unshaven-until 9pm the following night... As far as a work-life-personal health balance goes, there isn't one. They're expectations if you are salary, entry level logistics coordinator, working on a challenging account is that you stay anywhere from 50-90hrs in a week (non negotiable) with no lunch. They won't specifically tell you you can't take a lunch (that's illegal) but they will cater a small cheap unhealthy carb filled lunch and bring it to your desk. If you take an actual break you will be shunned for no less than 3 days. They also interrogate you when you get up to go to the restroom. The overtime pay actually decreases the more you accrue. (Roughly $6/hr once you've exceeded 50hrs.) The managers are unorganized. Some managers have no idea how to do what their employees are doing. So when someone calls in they are absolutely useless at taking the extra work load off their employees. And this may seem small but the inside of the building has no windows. It REALLY takes a toll on you not seeing the sun for months at a time. Consider that before taking this job. Oh and the snacks at the convenience area in the breakroom are expired.

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