Sunbelt Rentals reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,496 total reviews)
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Brendan Horgan

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Sunbelt Rentals has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sunbelt Rentals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Nov 25, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The men and women that you work with on a day to day basis. NOT upper management, but the people who actually make the business work. The work boots on the ground people. They are all good hard working people. That's the only thing that keeps you going is your relationship with your fellow workers. This is a cash heavy and extremely lucrative business. Don't expect the company to share any of the record profits with you though. They will tell you that you have an opportunity to earn profit share, but they have made so hard to achieve that it rarely happens. They will also tell you that they love to promote from within, but this is also not true anymore. I believed when I started working here that I would retire from this company, but now I can't see myself staying here unless attitudes towards employees change. Some much has changed for the worse over the last several years, that I don't even recognize this company any more.

Cons

The company has one value, make money for upper managemant and the overseas investors. You are expected to work 50+ hours a week for a 40 hour paycheck. It didn't used to be this way. You are routinely "reminded" by upper management that you are lucky to have a job. The Sunbelt catch phrase is "you are always interviewing for your job". Nice, isn't it? The career path at Sunbelt = the good old boys network. If you're planning on trying to advance and build a career with this company, you better hope district and VP level management likes you and that you can get into their good graces. If they don't, you'll never get a fair opportunity to advance. A college degree, experience and/or hard work won't get you anywhere with this company, unless your part of the cool kids. They don't care about you, they will tell you they do, but they don't. I've seen many well qualified men and women get passed over, because they didn't set at the right table during lunch.

2.0
Oct 1, 2024

Layoffs to pay for CEO raise

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hours and benefits are good.

Cons

CEO got a 7 million dollar raise and the same month they laid off 400 employees. SUS Then they can't figure out why morale is bad.

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Sunbelt Rentals Response
1y
Tough decisions have been made recently as we optimize our operations to ensure we can best support our customers. We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best in your future endeavors
2.0
Jul 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company has ok pay, good time off, and benefits. Always work to be done, so job security is very promising.

Cons

A lot of lower management seems to be out of touch or just doesn't care. They are more worried about saving every penny they can to increase their profit share instead of buying proper equipment that would keep us from being exposed to harsh conditions and chemicals. Certain special tools won't be purchased for machine maintenance so in return techs have to buy the tools out of pocket to avoid hostilities from management and outside sales reps because the equipment can not make money if its down. Certain employees won't do all of their job which in turn forces another employee to pick up the others slack while still having to do their own job while management turns away and ignores the issue. Some employees are close friends with managers and use that to make themselves look higher on the pole and treat coworkers unfairly as far as being unprofessional and creating a false sense of power. As it all comes down to what PC you work at! Some are better than others.

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Sunbelt Rentals Response
2y
Thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear about your experience. We take our commitment to safety very seriously and it seems your experience does not align with our core values. Please call our HR department at 866-573-6246 so we can discuss your concerns. Thank you for all you do!
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