It was a Joke - Management Trainee Hertz Employee Review

1.0
Sep 4, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Driving new cars Driving to drop cars off, gave you time to listen to music, be on your phone and relax, take a nap if you were traveling long distance The location I worked at was relatively slow so I was always playing games on my phone I only worked there for 6 weeks Weekends off because I was still a trainee Closed on Sundays and only open a few hours on Saturday Really good paid/closed holidays(Closed most holidays)

Cons

The pay. This was my first job out of college. They paid me 10 dollars an hour! A college graduate! They promised bonuses which I got but it was only 12 dollars which increased my pay by 1 cent an hour.. The office was really disgusting. Why will people pay good money for a rental car if the office where you rent it from looks like a shady business building with missing ceiling tiles, dirty wall, dirty carpet, and overall gross appearance. They tried really hard to make my position legitimate because I had a degree but the customer service rep that was supposedly under me ( because he did not have a degree) was making 10 dollars as well... Cleaning the cars in the115 degree Oklahoma heat and sweating in your dressy clothes. I felt like I was wasting my life every second I worked there. Recent college grads, its not worth it. I know time are hard and there are really no jobs, but you will be better off working somewhere else. For 10 bucks an hour, just work at Walmart.

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