My Mental Health Drastically Improved After Leaving this Company - Anonymous Cintas Employee Review

2.0
Aug 28, 2020
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Pros

Health Benefits PTO The brand is looked at positively by outsiders

Cons

Location: If inhaling asbestos and working in an industrial town 20 miles from Chicago with no option of public transport sounds good, then this is the place for you. (Winters are fun) Management: Monkeys in suits would be a better option. The atmosphere is authoritarian with no team dynamics or modern leadership (good luck having an opinion or feedback taken seriously). CEO is an out-of-touch moron, only in a position because of nepotism. Other benefits: Outdated, don't even bring up work from home, it only took a pandemic to get them to move from this policy. No flexible hours, expensive cafeteria, bare minimum holidays, no summer hours, team/company events are a joke. Ridiculous business professional dress code (tie or jacket) when manual labor in the warehouse is sometimes a requirement for desk employees Facilities: One word: Gray. Dusty cubicles. Attached to a loud warehouse. Nothing gets you more depressed than walking into this place. Everything is outdated including the technology. Internal Growth: Cintas loves to tout how they promote from within. This is untrue, you will see new faces in the office constantly (mainly because of high turnover) and instead of promoting a long-term employee, they hire from outside. Culture: Work/life balance is non-existent. There is the classic "live to work" instead of "work to live" mindest. Probably because the majority of people working here are old. The company struggles to retain anyone 40 and under despite having a program dedicated to recruiting college students.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Interview process was night and day compared to prior location I had interviewed with. Great benefits, solid support, and an awesome culture. Leadership leads by example, setting the tone from the top (GM). Can't speak for other location, but I was fortunate to land at one of the best. No micromanagement! Professionalism and integrity are a must. Constant promotions.

Cons

No real downsides except for the Florida heat, with only a bit of corporate politics but nothing too crazy.

2.0
May 23, 2026
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Pros

The Commission is great. You can make good money in this place.

Cons

While the pay is good, the culture here is not. It is incredibly restrictive. It is very much a “Do what I want you to do, how I want you to do it, and when I want you to do it” management style. They constantly remind you of how much money you can make there which gets annoying after a while. The service team and the sales team are constantly at odds. Not just Cintas, but the industry in general is very sleazy, much like a car dealership. They screw over their smaller customers with enormous year over year price increases. I know a particular salesperson who is having a lot of success their who has no problem lying to his customers, and never answering their calls when the problems come. As long as he keeps the deals coming Cintas does not care. Corporate greed is on full display at Cintas. The Management Development program for college graduates seems like a great opportunity. If you are a young college graduate and you get the opportunity, I would recommend that.

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