Sales Manager's dropping like flies in the NW & CPG's!!!! - Sales Cintas Employee Review

2.0
Mar 4, 2011
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Pros

Company used to be a great place to start a sales career. Good training, opportunities and room for growth. Be ready to work hard, be micro managed and get crushed on the phones or during your cold calls. If you can make it through the first year and then make a PC you'll be in a great spot to have a great looking resume. Some decent partners on the operations/service side.

Cons

Sr. Sales Director and his other 2 directors are negatively impacting the region. Lost several experienced sales reps and some good sales managers recently. They are reducing several locations from 2 sales managers down to 1 (no more promotion opportunities). Others have left because the culture has changed so much in the last 6 months. Sr. Sales Director is all about the hustle and hitting activity numbers, has no people skills (probably why so many people have left in the last 3 months) and he lacks executive leadership skills. Tough to build a good sales culture when you can't relate to your front-line reps.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Interview process was night and day compared to prior location I had interviewed with. Great benefits, solid support, and an awesome culture. Leadership leads by example, setting the tone from the top (GM). Can't speak for other location, but I was fortunate to land at one of the best. No micromanagement! Professionalism and integrity are a must. Constant promotions.

Cons

No real downsides except for the Florida heat, with only a bit of corporate politics but nothing too crazy.

2.0
May 23, 2026
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Pros

The Commission is great. You can make good money in this place.

Cons

While the pay is good, the culture here is not. It is incredibly restrictive. It is very much a “Do what I want you to do, how I want you to do it, and when I want you to do it” management style. They constantly remind you of how much money you can make there which gets annoying after a while. The service team and the sales team are constantly at odds. Not just Cintas, but the industry in general is very sleazy, much like a car dealership. They screw over their smaller customers with enormous year over year price increases. I know a particular salesperson who is having a lot of success their who has no problem lying to his customers, and never answering their calls when the problems come. As long as he keeps the deals coming Cintas does not care. Corporate greed is on full display at Cintas. The Management Development program for college graduates seems like a great opportunity. If you are a young college graduate and you get the opportunity, I would recommend that.

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