Incredibly difficult work environment - Assistant Branch Manager Hertz Employee Review

2.0
Jun 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Mostly fun people who work in the branches. -Good discounts on car rentals. -Opportunities for advancement if you're willing to put in a lot of hours. -Good benefits, 401K, etc.

Cons

-ABSOLUTELY NO work/life balance -I was regularly working 55-60 hours a week. -I took a lunch break maybe once or twice a week. -Be prepared to have SIGNIFICANTLY more demand than supply. You WILL run out of cars and the upper management will do NOTHING to help you. -When you have no cars, your manager will still complain that your rentals are down. -They are buying other rental car companies and trying way too many new things. It is seriously hurting inventory which, in turn, seriously hurts morale. Be aware that some of the upper managers have been putting reviews on Glassdoor in order to bring some of the scores up. This is not necessarily a bad thing, just keep in mind that the view from the top is always better. And they don't have to face customers when they are pissed off because you don't have the car they reserved.

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Cons

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