"Ball's in my court..."

[JGATZ]

Got an offer from Enterprise as a management trainee with a base salary of 32K. I am a psychology major and am not going on to graduate school at the moment. Currently, I am debating whether or not to find a business related job or one more closely related to my field. I haven't applied to many places and have no idea what I really want to do but was going to take the job for the time being. Any suggestions from current employees? From everyone I talked to, it sounded like people liked it there unless the double sided mirror on the wall had a gun barrel behind it... Nonetheless, I've only heard good things about the company until I stumbled on this site. I would be working in Chicagoland area at locations that include: Brookfield, Summit, Oakbrook, Midway Airport, Berwyn, etc.

Im telling you to look elsewhere. It starts out good but the hours suck and the money is not enough for what you will go through. Its a good first job, but dont get stuck in the lies that you are the next RVP for the company. It doenst happen. There are a few stories where people shoot right to the top, but you have to be the golden child and take it up the ass. If you can find another job go for that, use enterprise as a last resort.

im not a psych major but i did work for enterprise. look if you are going to take a job at enterprise, you might as well go stand around on lower wacker drive and ask people if they want hand jobs for 10 bucks. its not the most glamorous job in the world, but at least you dont have to pointlessly wear a suit, answer to idiots and apologize to the biggest pieces of shit of society. apparently you need an IQ of less then 12 to rent a car from enterprise. read in your old psych books about about going crazy, because you will. thats what happens when you work 60 hours a week and then get a check for 700 dollars. but no thank you or good job. as an added slap in the face, every other friday when you open your check and you try to hold back the tears in front of everyone else because you realize you have to choose between relaxing and going out for some beers with friends or paying your bills, and just as you are wondering how you are gonig to make that 700 dollars last for two weeks you area manager comes in the door with a smile from ear to ear because his commission check was off the charts because of all the work you did. does he thank you? no, he comes up and says "oh man, you want my job! i dont do shit and my check was like 5X what yours was" so in summation, turn the job down.

in all honesty, its not a bad first job. you will meet a lot of cool people and make a lot of friends. just be aware that you WILL be working at least 50 hours a week. your checks WILL be pathetic. you WILL ruin suits washing cars. and you WILL have to swallow your pride a lot. you will be working for people who are incompetent and you will be tired a lot. you will be working 3 saturdays out of a month often times. your life will become enterprise. and if you have not picked it up yet, the pay is an absolute slap in the face. you will not have a work/life balance even though enterprise will constantly and hypocritically talk about how important it is. only you can ultimately make that decision. and it is a thankless job as well.

Take this job, and other companies will try to fuck you on your starting salary........

Don;t listen to any of these people, I worked at some of those exact offices and had the time of my life after college. I've been promoted since then a couple times and now I'm making $45k - and I'm 23. I only go on this site to hopefully talk people like you out of falling for these BS sob stories from people who aren't willing to spend a year or two actually learning how to run a business rather than just bitch about how they "deserve more." You have to earn success at ERAC, just showing up every day won't cut it.

[machoman9]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Don;t listen to any of these people, I worked at some of those exact offices and had the time of my life after college. I've been promoted since then a couple times and now I'm making $45k - and I'm 23. I only go on this site to hopefully talk people like you out of falling for these BS sob stories from people who aren't willing to spend a year or two actually learning how to run a business rather than just bitch about how they "deserve more." You have to earn success at ERAC, just showing up every day won't cut it.

Earn success.......although I agree with you 100% on that statement, I do not agree with the fact that is how this company works. I would say go somewhere else, but do what you want. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

in all honesty, its not a bad first job. you will meet a lot of cool people and make a lot of friends. just be aware that you WILL be working at least 50 hours a week. your checks WILL be pathetic. you WILL ruin suits washing cars. and you WILL have to swallow your pride a lot. you will be working for people who are incompetent and you will be tired a lot. you will be working 3 saturdays out of a month often times. your life will become enterprise. and if you have not picked it up yet, the pay is an absolute slap in the face. you will not have a work/life balance even though enterprise will constantly and hypocritically talk about how important it is. only you can ultimately make that decision. and it is a thankless job as well.

Good post. I agree completely. Most first jobs aren't that great anyway. Besides, you're a psych major. If you're not going to grad school you'll get a lot of expereince in business with enterprise which will help for your next job. Don't plan on making it a career.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Don;t listen to any of these people, I worked at some of those exact offices and had the time of my life after college. I've been promoted since then a couple times and now I'm making $45k - and I'm 23. I only go on this site to hopefully talk people like you out of falling for these BS sob stories from people who aren't willing to spend a year or two actually learning how to run a business rather than just bitch about how they "deserve more." You have to earn success at ERAC, just showing up every day won't cut it.

fuck off clown
i spent more time @ erac than you have, an was a BM
i was more than willing to spend a year or two learning to run a business.
and lol at running your own business.
you don't run shit, everything is dictated to you from above
prices, the clothes you wear, the hours you keep, everything.
fucking sheep, go follow your sheperd andy talyor since you cannot think or reason for yourself

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Don;t listen to any of these people, I worked at some of those exact offices and had the time of my life after college. I've been promoted since then a couple times and now I'm making $45k - and I'm 23. I only go on this site to hopefully talk people like you out of falling for these BS sob stories from people who aren't willing to spend a year or two actually learning how to run a business rather than just bitch about how they "deserve more." You have to earn success at ERAC, just showing up every day won't cut it.

my ass you are 23 and started at those branches and are making 45K a year. i will guarantee you are lying. promoted a couple times my ass as well. becoming an MA is not a promotion. moving from one branch to the next as an assistant manager is not a promotion either. in the words of the enterprise leaders "that is not a promotion, its a trans-motion" the only way you are making 45K now is if you work somewhere else.