Run..far far away... - Manager Sunbelt Rentals Employee Review

1.0
Jun 6, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some great folks

Cons

Leadership is a huge con. Good ol’ boy network, advancement based on who you know, not what you do. HR looks the other way. Safety is a complete joke, especially now with the current VP (look up his resume). Districts are pretty much making up their own rules to keep up with the pressure to “Make it Happen” (which translates to “money is the most important thing”). Also, be wary of ANY company who stalks their Glassdoor reviews and feels the need to rebut all the negatives. That should speak volumes in itself. Women are not treated well overall at this company. In some pockets around the company, depending on the management, they are. But overall, and especially in The Fort Mill office, they are not. Sunbelt needs to purge many VPs and upper management. They need to get organized (there is little organization, and they pride themselves on “decentralization”. In this case, it does NOT work). Sunbelt will NEVER be United Rentals, especially given their current state of disorganization and crappy culture.

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Sunbelt Rentals Response
5y
We are sorry that you had such a negative experience. To be clear, we respond to negative reviews so that we can gather the information we need to investigate concerns like those you expressed. We aren’t trying to rebut these claims, but learn from them. It’s our hope that in doing so, we improve. To that end, we hope you will consider contacting our HR Helpline at 866-573-6246 so we can get more information and look into the issues you raised here. Also, although you are described as a “former employee,” you might be encouraged to know that we recently launched a Diversity & Inclusion Task Force to focus on many of the equality issues your mentioned. Your input would be very helpful and we hope you consider calling even though we understand that you have moved on. In the meanwhile, thanks for your feedback and know that we wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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Pros

Good benefits, pay and voice is always heard.

Cons

Work life balance could be a little better.

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Sunbelt Rentals Response
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Thank you for this 5-star review! We appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to grow with us. Thank you for all you do!
2.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

The local teams doing the work in the branches are the only team members that make it a positive experience.

Cons

Senior field leadership and it's byzantine hierarchy is filled with matrixed leadership jobs for people who have been good soldiers with long tenure. They don't know anything about the actual work at the branch level or in the markets. Often they spend thousands at meetings in hotels and at bars in the evening which is extremely unprofessional. These same individuals press their political advantage to make sure the people they don't like get dismissed or marginalized and often move people into leadership to virtue signal DEI values. C-suite has been lost since 2021. Budget forecasting, fleet planning, and execution has been weak and lacks strong leadership position. Geographic territories don't make any sense and regions are oddly divided up based on tenure loyalties and not the needs of the business. Senior leadership can be counted on to work Tuesday - Thursday but have no problem asking front line employees to diminish their salary with 60 hour weeks, and pointless Saturday shifts.

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