Poorly run company, out of sync with the industry. Great benefits and great region level staff. - Anonymous employee Hertz Employee Review

2.0
Feb 22, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has several great benefits that include cars, free gas, discounts, great health care and some interesting new businesses.

Cons

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.

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Pros

Great place to work in tandem with other professionals in your trade, always had a feeling of "family" working alongside my peers. We come together when times are tough, this is very rewarding,

Cons

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2.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

It is possible to make a difference if you are determined enough. Many engineers work hard and most try.

Cons

The company has a ton of tech debt that it recognized, but is not being addressed. Management controls the time, scope and so quality is falling. The people they have hired lack fundamentals understanding of software development practices. The company often will make decisions to save small amounts of money with their facilities and tools they give to employees without understanding the opportunity cost that was lost. Overtime is required. You can't work here if you want to have a family or keep your family from hating you. Title inflation is real. Many people are actually performing one level down from their stated title and those that are not are only not failing due to putting in crazy hours. Middle management wont stickup for their people to ensure they are not burning out. They see it happening multiple times in front of them and they do nothing.

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