Ryder System Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Ryder System full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good place to work. Lots of tenure at the higher levels in the company. Good pay for the industry. Strong industry presence. Good co-workers

Cons – High turnover at the rental counter. stressful industry, very time sensitive. Service shops could be more supportive of sales.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ryder System full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Employed over 10 yrs with company. Transportation company so no matter how bad economy gets, trucks are still needed to move product.

New business/clients provides above average stability

Supply chain side of business offers great exposure and experiences to different industries without having to switch jobs.

Very good corporate culture that values employee growth

Year end bonuses depending on the account performance & company performance

Cons – Sometimes there are very long hours & weekend work if you support a retail or start up account.

Pay raises are minimal.

Stability is dependent on client renewing contract.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ryder System full-time for less than a year

Pros – they offer great benefits, great pay. very safety oriented. they offer some sort of tuition assistance, and will contribute to your 401k even if you dont. awesome vacation time as well.

Cons – the only real con is that they do not have a tool allowance program, but at the competitive rates they pay it still works out. tuition reimbursement does not seem to be easily attainable for a general education, seems they only help out with courses directly related to your field of business and must be approved before you enroll in a course.

Advice to Senior Management – great job, only recommendation from me would be to be more flexible with the tuition assistance as it benefits both the employee and the company once the employee has completed a degree.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ryder System full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Ability to move up and promotion from within. Tuition reimbursement, ability to mange accounts without a lot of top down management.

Cons – Maintaining balance between work and home. Many times there can be times with days off whe you may have to still handle major issues that escalate. Balance of pay can be an issue certain Accounts have different pay scales for same position which is unfair.

Advice to Senior Management – Fair wage practices, and ability to keep employees by matching other company's wages.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Ryder System full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Ok benefit; although copays/deductibles are now pretty high
coworkers are great

Cons – Front line employees treated horribly
company drive to please stockholders means understaffed, micromanaged.
Impossible to do workload company demands.
NO job security. They will fire most convenient scapegoat to avoid dealing with systemic issues

Advice to Senior Management – Goals of lower costs;higher productivity admirable, but not achievable by micromanagement.
Face real problems-SMO is a mess. Polishing it doesnt work. Need to gut and start over-THAT would double productivity. Staff shops so people can actually get workload done. BOA is not valid in most shops.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ryder System full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You can get wide variety of knowledge

Cons – salary is less compared with other big companies and not eligible for bonus until certain level

Advice to Senior Management – nothing

Former Employee – worked at Ryder System full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Fair pay. We were off a day each for thankgiving and christmas.

Cons – Filthy driver facilities (restrooms and showers) at Ryder shops, which is where they force you to fuel the truck. Shops are under staffed, causing long waits at times to get repairs done. Drivers are a dime a dozen.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ryder System full-time

Pros – - A Fortune 500 company (well, in the 401-500 range)

Cons – - Career progression is not linked to ability or effort. Talented and hard working people may get stuck at the same level while the least intelligent and the least capable are often promoted (not all the time - there are also some very smart and talented people, especially at the highest levels).

Advice to Senior Management – Upper management should attempt to instill a culture where the most talented employees are identified, developed and promoted. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a smart person to recognize another one so this may not happen.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ryder System full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Large company with opportunities to transfer to other facilities. Good place to learn the business but be prepared to do much of the learning on your own.

Cons – Large company that doesn't know who's working for them. Surprised by the extent of the micro-managing that happens. HR department is used as a weapon.

Advice to Senior Management – Learn about the companies you invest in. You can't run everything like a trucking company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ryder System full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The office was close to my house and when I started we were able to work from home while on call and once a week.

Cons – My manager was verbally abusive on several occasions. It took four years for my salary to reach the level I was promised prior to starting on a contract to hire basis. The benefits brocure I was sent prior to hiring was out of date. The pension plan in that brocure had been discontinued.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend