It was Ok at best - Manager Trainee Hertz Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro i can draw from Hertz is that you meet some good people

Cons

Employees who have been at a local office know all the regular customers that come in and buy insurance, therefore they help these customers and get the newer employees to help people who look broke. Everything is based off selling insurance on rental cars, if you dont sell theyll hire other people and slowly phase you out. Also they say you can get promoted quick, but the problem with that is you have to be top seller in your office every month and have to wait until another office is built which most of the time is in small towns no one wants to go to. Also you'll probably only start out at 10.50 a hour.

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5.0
Jan 18, 2026
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Pros

No micromagement , You earn incentives when customers forget to fill the gas , also when the car was damaged and they accept to pay , managers are nice , deal with Karen and difficult customers sometimes , rush hours where there is no room for cars but it is worth it

Cons

Fluctuate schedule you might work middle shift today , tomorrow you work early morning shift like 5AM and next day you work closing shift 1 to 9 PM. It is just bad for me because I just experienced personal household problem so I have only one car in the household so I had to leave

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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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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