Ryder System Rental Accounts Manager reviews

Higher commissions mean hire rates, so we often lose deals to our competition's cheaper rates. Rates are not negotiable, unless it's for a big deal. Success depends on having strong people at the rental counter, in the front of the line positions. There is a lot of turn over there and the new people make major mistakes that make your hard work obsolete. You're asked to mentor the counter representatives, but you have no authority over them. So they are often not held accountable when they make the same mistakes that cause you to lose a customer.When there are no counter reps due to promotion or turnover, you're responsible for working the counter for weeks, sometimes months. You are still required to log 300 - 350 marketing calls monthly, which depending on your manager, will be highly scrutinized and tracked on a daily basis. You also have to maintain an Excel workbook detailing all the deals you quoted that week. It is all very time consuming and will have you working early in the morning, late in the evenings, and weekends. Your note has to be in the system 48 hours prior to the customer activating their account or you will not get credit. There is a lot of suspicious caution surrounding the 48 hour rule and if a manager thinks you tried to play with the system regardless of your intentions, you can be terminated. The commission auditing process is becoming more and more scrutinized, meaning they are making it more difficult for you to get paid for your work. They have a 1-800 national line that customers call and national representatives will download reservations to duplicate accounts that may not already have your notes in place. So you lose credit for your work. Lastly, it's a very fast paced position. It's easy to get burnt out and jaded if you don't have support from your manager and rental counter representatives.

Where do I start.....Management is heads and above the worst I've ever encountered. Middle management is a revolving door and to have a new manager for each year you are with the company is a regular occurrence. Poor selection process is where it starts(if you are a big enough sucker to relocate and take a low paying, lower management position(LRM or BRM) you are automatically looked at before other more qualified options), Ryder only considers past Ryder experience (anything you do prior to working there is not considered and as far as Ryder is concerned never happened). Ryder breeds managers not LEADERS! You will never be coached, encouraged or praised for good work. Managers don't lead by example they show up late and throw thier subordinates under the bus at every chance they get usually to save thier own jobs. Salaries for sales and management are far below industry standard and unless you are at Director level or above your ideas and thoughts don't matter. Directors are selfish and get to decide if other departments can consider you for promotions always putting their own immediate needs above yours and your future. Reductions in work force(RIFs) are a yearly occurrence which typically follow inept upper management over promising share holders on unattainable revenue and sales figures. Benefits(health) are awful and expensive. I only recommend Ryder to those who need something to hold them over until they find something better.