Pros
If the idea worked, it would have been really cool. It makes sense and it felt like everything was in place for them to succeed.
Cons
In the past 12 months, everything has basically gone to hell. And then this week they fired the CMO. She was one of the best and smartest people in the company. It seemed liked something they didn't think through. I honestly don't know if they fired her because she was one of the few women leaders in the company and supported the team and actually cared and spoke about how the policies they changed daily might impact the customers. She was also one of the few people who actually built a functional department and was actually good at what she did. The issues with Flexcar are not marketing, but operations, tech and finance. Karthik (a hedge fund guy who is the acting CEO and makes all the decisions) doesn't understand what it takes to build a company. Maybe he just wants us all to quit? There were very limited raises last year and no one will give a straight answer on bonuses this year eventhough everyone has been busting their butts and trying to step up to every challenge and change of direction. Also: Requires 4 days in the office. Horrible communication. Wasted so much money on the wrong things Weird relationship with Avis Don't think they value their employees Terrible place for women Terrible place to be a customer -- cars are unsafe, they take advantage of people who have no other options and they change policies everyday in ways that benefit them but are really bad for the customers.
