No Work Life Balance, Cultish - Inside Sales Representative United Rentals Employee Review

1.0
8 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hourly pay is much better than similar positions at other companies.

Cons

It is frowned upon to ~only work 40 hours a week. Everyone is expected to work overtime. That is until they "accidentally" overhire, reduce your hours, and consistently hang your job over your head. Benefits suck. You can accrue a max of 10 days paid vacation but this is essentially impossible unless you work every single day without ever taking one of those accrued days. You can only accrue 6 sick days. Accrual rate is insanely slow. Benefits do not improve until you've been with the company for 5 years and even then they're still terrible. It's a man's world. Male counterparts who clearly have no idea what they're doing have repeatedly been chosen over me and other female colleagues for progressively responsible duties that we then have to assist them with. I am spoken down to daily by men who clearly think I'm just a dumb woman. Plenty of racist and sexist comments as everyone in my office clearly loves Trump. Insulting and condescending sales competitions where you can earn a free lunch while the salesmen will get thousands in commissions on your sales. Very cult like corporate culture where everyone's life is expected to revolve completely around united rentals. These people truly believe they work for the best company in the world because they don't know anything else. Sterile, uninviting office in too close quarters. Knocking elbows with the person next to me. Very loud and unproductive environment. Slow and outdated technology. Internet speeds would have been decent in 2008. There are plenty of opportunities for advancement which was a big reason for me taking the job, but now that I've seen firsthand what these roles are like I have no desire to pursue any of them.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Excellent benefits and a plethora of tools ans support. Company truck for sales reps at $75 per pay period. It’s a very well known company so you get a lot of business from national accounts. If you can get your foot in the door, it’s an experience that’s worth it. No regrets.

Cons

Due to their size and like so many publicly traded companies, there is a huge disconnect on the expectations. My manager did his best but you could tell his bosses were asking for unachievable results. My sales manager was clueless at her role and no sales experience to lead a team. Things she would ask from us were counter productive. Not anything I couldn’t deal with.

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