Hertz reviews

-Constant micromanagement and pressure to sell useless extras -Upper management's idea of motivation is to get rid of commission, increase the price of the optional coverage and raise the raise the minimum sales goals -Upper management is ridiculously out of touch with counter sales; all they do is drive around in Tahoes and Cadillacs going to lunch with their buddies -Minimum 45 hours a week, which isn't bad until they make you work 6 days a week and make you come in late a few days -You are REQUIRED to wash cars in a shirt and tie -They cut hours all the time so you almost never have drivers available to pick anyone up. I worked in a store by myself 95% of the time -A lot of awkward situations with customers who cannot pass a credit check or who do not have enough money, you get a lot of sob stories about why you should help them out I honestly hated every second of this job, it is a poor work environment and everyone is in constant fear of being fired. There is NO motivation to do anything other than to simply not be terminated.

Management at the director level is largely stocked with 'yes' men (with some notable exceptions on the fleet side). There is a pervasive attitude that information is not to be shared. Worst is compensation, quite often monies are never awarded or the 'rules' are changed mid-month or quarter, for sales people this is devastating. Turn over is high and a lot of great talent is let go for avoidable reasons. The amount of support given is very inconsistent, certain regions are better than others and training is not offered to correct the problem. Goal setting is an 'on the fly' task that creates confusion on the part of sales people and anger with management. Because of Hertz being a public company, there is a great deal of pressure to put up great numbers, as there should be, however medium and long term goals are consistently abandoned and customers are lost because of short sighted reactions to meet the quarter's prescribed numbers.