a few pros but a very stressful job - Service Sales Representative Cintas Employee Review

2.0
Sep 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

pay is not bad. and you usually get a compressed work week.

Cons

Training is focused on handling customer objections (there is a lot of them because of how questionable a lot of policies are) there is no real set pricing structure so you can be left with 2 customers paying vastly different prices for the same product and services. Service "agreements" (they dont like to use the word contract because it sounds negative) are set at 60 months. That is right, if you are a new business starting up, which a lot are, you are locked in for the next 5 years, and they tell you you can cancel at anytime, but in reality the wording of the agreement is you can cancel at anytime "if we are not able to change why you are unhappy", so usually your left with a hefty buyout. there are loaders that load your stuff for you the next day, but routinely would provide you with not enough product, the wrong product, or product that smelled. Even if you catch the errors in the morning before you leave (usually around 5am-5:30am) you can still be caught having to run the product out on your own time, in your own vehicle either after you are done your day (maybe around 3 or 4pm) or the next day when you have another full day. KPI's are very unrealistic and a lot of times, out of your control anyways. Net adds fluctuates with the seasons, everyone goes up in the fall and down in the spring, but they still track your success based on that. And winters, at least in facility services in winter climates, really suck. Nothing like carrying 4 3x10 mats through an unpaved patch of sidewalk and falling. Oh and none of the service reps are ever happy here. It was always funny to get back from your day and see all the office staff laughing and eating food, while all the service reps looked miserable.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance, pay structure

Cons

None to add, if you have great management it’s great

2.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

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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