Good experience but low pay - Management Trainee Hertz Employee Review

2.0
7 Jun 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you dig there are some pros to the job. Hertz is a fortune 500 company. You get the experience for working for a fortune 500 company as a manager trainee. You will learn many different sales and customer service techniques, while learning how to successfully manage a fleet of vehicles. You get paid every week. Another pro would be the numerous discounts you can receive from working there. If you stay long enough, you will gain good benefits as well.

Cons

The pay freaking sucks. We know it is an entry level position but don't pay us like high school students. You must have a college degree to work there so the pay should be increased. To make up for the terrible pay you have to work long hours every week just to try to get by. You will end up working 55-60 hours per week. If you don't have a porter you will end up cleaning out the cars. Unrealistic sales goals for some branches is another problem.

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5.0
13 Apr 2026
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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

The current economic and geopolitical spectrum have been proving a challenge to this industry as a whole, thankfully we are a resilient outfit with the best people at the helm.

2.0
22 Jun 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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