United Rentals reviews

4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(2,445 total reviews)
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Matthew Flannery

93% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

United Rentals has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The United Rentals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Mar 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good people, the oppertunity to get to understand the business from the ground up all aspects of thr rental business

Cons

downsizing is the biggest problem i see, they also have changed the insurance they had in the past which has been unfortunate

4.0
Jan 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

United Rentals is viewed by my customers as the leader in the industry. It is a very professional company considering the types of customers we work with.

Cons

They are very generous when it comes to benefits, but I feel they lowball the base salary and do not give Outside Sales Representatives a fair commission percentage on rentals. I say this because they require a Bachelors degree and outside sales experience. The base is not in line with other companies in similar lines of business and do not make up for the extra night and weekend hours required to be successful. The company posts rates in our computers that are not in line with the market rates. We are paid on a sliding scale commission that is reduced if we are forced to lower the rates below those posted in the computer. In order to get any rentals out of the yard in this economy, we are forced to lower rates and therefore, will never get a full commission. They should either go all commission and raise the rates to a flat rate or double the base salary and keep the sliding scale. I do not fell fairly compensated for the amount of hours I work and the experience and skills that I bring to the company.

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