Pros
They provide a very basic model of how account management and sales work in the business world for recent graduates and do have a program in place to foster internal growth. If a Location Manager position or higher is achieved, Hertz provides unlimited use of company cars anywhere in the country for business and personal use. Insurance and gas are included with this perk. A competitive salary and good benefit structure is awarded to those who work through the Management Training Program.
Cons
The hours front-line managers are expected to work are often outside the realm of possibility. Some weeks, no exaggeration, I worked upwards of 65 hours, including Saturdays. Managers are expected to keep costs down by decreasing overtime in branches open for 11 hours a day with a skeleton staff. Any type of feedback is perceived as insubordinate behavior. In the industry, there is a very thin margin of profitability and costs are incurred that are outside of the control of management, (i.e. vehicle damage, rising depreciation cost, etc.). In the eyes of management, there is no reson for a loss.