Great starter job!! - Branch Manager Hertz Employee Review

5.0
4 Mar 2025
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Pros

I started working with Hertz out of College. Moved through the Manager Trainee program into a Branch Manager role. As a BM you have so much to manage and get exposed to a lot. Your're basically running a small business. I got experience with inside sales dealing with customers coming into local branch and selling insurance and upselling. Outside sales experience by meeting with local dealerships, body shops, and corporate accounts to secure new business. I also had to manage train and develop staff at two locations. Also got to mange a fleet of rentals of about +150 vehicles (maintenance, damage, logistics). This was by far the richest job experience I've ever had and the people the team was the best. This role is good for getting your feet wet. As a BM you get to drive the rentals for free, with free gas.

Cons

This job is extremely fast paced. I vividly recall opening our doors at 8am and being completely slammed until 2pm (not even taking a bathroom break). The days flew by. At my location we didn't have a vehicle prep so we had to clean all the cars ourselves.

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5.0
18 Jan 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
22 Jun 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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