A Special Message For Steve Weidner, City Manager in Group 51, Tulsa, OK

[GP51 Weidner's Bitch]

Originally Posted by X E-loser

I meant to write "more lucrative (less embarrassing) careers." I accidentally put my quotation mark in the wrong spot. Before working at ERAC, I sold radio ads for Clear Channel in Miami.

And I know that these cities/villages have come closer together, but it’s still the same hicks . . . they just live in closer proximity of each other. We don’t have oodles of people flooding in from outta state. Oklahoma has nothing to offer except for (yawn) the horizon. And the growth in-state doesn’t mean much, since that doesn’t make many jobs. Businesses create work, not an exodus of hayseeds from one pile of the stack to the other . . . especially in an economic freeze. So, while certain places are getting bigger, it basically amounts to beans. Just more poverty living closer together.

Back to ERAC. It sounds like this Weidner guy is your typical E-loser, and I’ve never even met him. This company pretty much has garbage working for them coast to coast. That’s one thing they’re consistent about. Shit, in my old group there was this wacko ARM that carried a fuckin' loaded pistol on him throughout the day. Crazy as a shit house rat. We've had people that failed drug tests . . . and then they are allowed to keep failing them b/c they're liked in the company or they’re screwing the right person. ERAC is, in my eyes, for those that cannot cut it elsewhere in Corporate America.

"ERAC is, in my eyes, for those that cannot cut it elsewhere in Corporate America" Well, I'm pretty damn sure I'd be able to cut it in corporate America. I'd love to get the chance, and I will if I ever get the hell out of Enterprise. However, I'm not going to work for Clear Channel. As you know, they'll fire you or lay you off or just eliminate your position based on the direction of the wind that day. They are a huge corporation much too big for their own good. Just ask Howard Stern about Clear Channel! I've got Sirius radio, and love listening to him uncensored now. He rips a new one into every major radio or telecommunications company out there (except for Sirius, of course, because they're paying him $500 million or more for his contract!).

Weidner is garbage? No, no. We all love Stevie Skippy Mullet boy. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have the latest round of postcards from Admin! I owe a lot to Steve!

Recently, I just moved back here. I’m a native Tulsan. I’d been working out in Ft. Lauderdale for the past three years. I was at ERAC for 14 months. It was a five-story Mercedes Benz dealership in downtown Ft. Laud. We had a BM an Assistant (me) and four MT. We also had three car preps and a driver. The average number of employees in each branch was b/w 6-7. Employees here would get eaten alive out there. I was writing b/w 30-35 contracts per day. That’s not including everyone else. The airport was even worse. Tulsa is DEFENATLY low stress when compared to other ERAC’s nationwide. And I know b/c I have friends that work in O.K.C and Kansas City.


Hummm,

6 employees x 30 contracts/day = 180 contracts per day x 3 days per rental (dealership low avg) = 540 rental days x 20.5 business days = 11,070 rental days/30 days in the month at 92% occupancy = 402 car fleet ...... (I call bull shit)

I will give you some props because dealerships and airports are shorter length rentals which is more work sensitive - if you really do clean your vehicles. In the big scheme of things on a car/employee basis it all about the same relative effort of work.. So, do not give us the you don't know how hard I worked story.

Originally Posted by Unregistered669

Recently, I just moved back here. I’m a native Tulsan. I’d been working out in Ft. Lauderdale for the past three years. I was at ERAC for 14 months. It was a five-story Mercedes Benz dealership in downtown Ft. Laud. We had a BM an Assistant (me) and four MT. We also had three car preps and a driver. The average number of employees in each branch was b/w 6-7. Employees here would get eaten alive out there. I was writing b/w 30-35 contracts per day. That’s not including everyone else. The airport was even worse. Tulsa is DEFENATLY low stress when compared to other ERAC’s nationwide. And I know b/c I have friends that work in O.K.C and Kansas City.


Hummm,

6 employees x 30 contracts/day = 180 contracts per day x 3 days per rental (dealership low avg) = 540 rental days x 20.5 business days = 11,070 rental days/30 days in the month at 92% occupancy = 402 car fleet ...... (I call bull shit)

I will give you some props because dealerships and airports are shorter length rentals which is more work sensitive - if you really do clean your vehicles. In the big scheme of things on a car/employee basis it all about the same relative effort of work.. So, do not give us the you don't know how hard I worked story.

Well, let’s not take everything we read so literal. My BM was essentially useless, so it was a good day for his slob ass to have written 5. PERSONALLY, yes, I did average of 30-35 per day. My EMPLOYEES averaged about 12-15 per day. AS AN OFFICE we’d write anywhere from 80-95 a day.

And as for cleaning the cars, that’s a big 10-4! It was the fuckin’ biggest Benz dealership in South Florida for chrissakes! It wasn’t some rinky-dink, country-fried Benz dealership you’d find here. We had movie stars, athletes and musical performers coming in. Our AVERAGE customer was driving an E 350. That’s a 45-50k car! Once again, average. It was no thing to see a guy with a AMEX black card driving a SL600 (worth around 130k) or some plastic trophy wife pull up in an S65 (about 180k).

You think any of those people left our lot in a dirty ass shit-bucket or that they weren’t more demanding? And if the service manager saw something he didn’t like, you better believe he’d have my ARM or RRM on the phone, which led to me and my BM getting bitched out. One time my RRM screamed at us for an hour and a half. We had a contract with Benz to handle ALL their renting needs, which had strict stipulations. They sold us all their loaner cars. The smallest car allowed was a full-size and it HAD to have power options. Period. And it could only have a certain number of miles, as well, which made loading up on cars for the next day a pain. That account was ERAC’s pride and joy b/c the RVP knew Benz was his cash cow (behind the airport, of course). For a fee, our customers could drive Hummers, Jags, or Caddies. We sold lots of dub and had lots of up-grades. And our ESQi was high (not that I care) b/c we had plenty of clean cars and minimal wait time.

And the Benz is also a shit car, which means they break alot. So yeah, you can bet your ass we were as busy as bastards at my old branch.

As for working harder, well, it’s a busier area. South Florida is a tourist magnet. When it’s up to your balls in snow everywhere else, you can go there and hit the beach. That attracts people. During South Florida’s tourist season, you see a HUGE increase in population. Do you really find it hard to believe that branches in Ft. Lauderdale and South Miami could be busier than branches out here in the Mid-West? Shit, my old assistant manager was from San Francisco. He laughed at us for bitching about the job. The branch he transferred from had a close to four hundred cars . . . and it had a Nissan dealership as a satellite branch.

I think ERAC employees bust their ass, no matter where it is. I didn’t mean to come off like I Am Better. We all have hard-core work ethics that ERAC exploits. But, there are some areas that are busier. It’s not that you couldn’t handle it. Anyone can get used to hard work. But you would notice a difference if you where suddenly sent to a branch in my old area.

Originally Posted by GP51 Weidner's Bitch

"ERAC is, in my eyes, for those that cannot cut it elsewhere in Corporate America" Well, I'm pretty damn sure I'd be able to cut it in corporate America. I'd love to get the chance, and I will if I ever get the hell out of Enterprise. However, I'm not going to work for Clear Channel. As you know, they'll fire you or lay you off or just eliminate your position based on the direction of the wind that day. They are a huge corporation much too big for their own good. Just ask Howard Stern about Clear Channel! I've got Sirius radio, and love listening to him uncensored now. He rips a new one into every major radio or telecommunications company out there (except for Sirius, of course, because they're paying him $500 million or more for his contract!).

Weidner is garbage? No, no. We all love Stevie Skippy Mullet boy. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have the latest round of postcards from Admin! I owe a lot to Steve!

Sorry man, I didn’t mean for it to sound like you couldn’t cut it in the corporate world. I meant that only those who stay at ERAC and put up with the bullshit end up hanging around b/c they can’t cut it elsewhere in Corporate America. I left b/c I’ve got some balls and some concept of self-worth. Most people stay there b/c they don’t have that confidence. They just sit there and go “Well, this is as good as it gets.”

Ex-ERAC workers are highly coveted by pharmaceutical companies. I’m leaving for LA in two months to work for the marketing department of a reputable pharmaceutical company in LA. So, no, I didn’t mean for it to sound like you couldn’t hack it.

And I agree more than you could IMAGINE that Clear Channel sucks whale dick. That’s why I don’t work for those hustlers any longer. It was the first job I got when I moved to South Flo. I was there for over a year before my misery at ERAC began. They might be worse than Enterprise, if you can believe that. They might even have ERAC beat on the Bullshit-O-Meter. And you’re right; people at Clear Channel get canned left and right. They’d walk around on eggshells everyday. At Clear Channel I made more money (about 5k more a year) and worked less hours, but the firings and favoritism got to be old.

And I’ve heard Howard Stern’s outtakes about Clear Channel. I worked there when all that shit went down. He ripped those fucks a new ass numerous times, and they deserved it. I find it hilarious!! Someone could start a failing web-site about that Clear Channel, too.

Originally Posted by GP51 Weidner's Bitch

"ERAC is, in my eyes, for those that cannot cut it elsewhere in Corporate America" Well, I'm pretty damn sure I'd be able to cut it in corporate America. I'd love to get the chance, and I will if I ever get the hell out of Enterprise. However, I'm not going to work for Clear Channel. As you know, they'll fire you or lay you off or just eliminate your position based on the direction of the wind that day. They are a huge corporation much too big for their own good. Just ask Howard Stern about Clear Channel! I've got Sirius radio, and love listening to him uncensored now. He rips a new one into every major radio or telecommunications company out there (except for Sirius, of course, because they're paying him $500 million or more for his contract!).

Weidner is garbage? No, no. We all love Stevie Skippy Mullet boy. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have the latest round of postcards from Admin! I owe a lot to Steve!

Also, just to clear it up before it you responed to it: I'm NOT saying you don't have balls or self-esteem. I'm sure the only reason you haven't left is for one reason: BILLS!! That was why I stayed.

[GP51 Weidner's Bitch]

Originally Posted by X E-Loser

Also, just to clear it up before it you responed to it: I'm NOT saying you don't have balls or self-esteem. I'm sure the only reason you haven't left is for one reason: BILLS!! That was why I stayed.

You got it, BILLS!

Thanks for all of your postings, though. They're very well-thought-out and generally fun to read. Good luck at your new position.

Oh, and I didn't think you were trying to insult me or say I couldn't hack it. I know I can hack it out there - just trying to convince someone of that when you resume says "Enterprise" is the tough part. Usually, I'm sure, the resume just goes straight to the shredder.

Originally Posted by GP51 Weidner's Bitch

You got it, BILLS!

Thanks for all of your postings, though. They're very well-thought-out and generally fun to read. Good luck at your new position.

Oh, and I didn't think you were trying to insult me or say I couldn't hack it. I know I can hack it out there - just trying to convince someone of that when you resume says "Enterprise" is the tough part. Usually, I'm sure, the resume just goes straight to the shredder.

Actually, that's not so. I used to think that, until I picked up the RVP for GlasckoSmithKiline, GSK. Those guys rake in a TON of cash . . . duh. I'm sure you know, but if you don't, they are a huge drug company (the legal kind, of course.)

Anyway, he was telling me that they hire us by the droves b/c they know how ERAC works its employees . . . like chimps.

My old girlriend works for Aventis. She had two ex-erac employees in her training class! In Corporate America, ERAC does have some what of a reputation. However, it's not like working for Ogilvy and Mather or NASA.

Your ERAC experience will get you lots of notice in the Sales/Marketing/PR side of the work force, if that's what you wanna do.

And a little lying never hurt. If your an MT, tell prospective employers you're an MA . . . or an assistant. If you've got friends higher up in the company that will vouche for you, that's even better. I was an Assistant, but I told companies that I was a BM. My good friend is an ARM, so he backed me on that. And the head of HR was also a good pal that had no qualms stretching the truth.

GET OUT OF THAT SHIT HOLE!!!! When I'm filthy rich, I'm gonna take a pic of my cock and mail it to Andy Taylor. Actually, I might do that anyway.

[GP51 Weidner's Bitch]

Originally Posted by X E-Loser

Actually, that's not so. I used to think that, until I picked up the RVP for GlasckoSmithKiline, GSK. Those guys rake in a TON of cash . . . duh. I'm sure you know, but if you don't, they are a huge drug company (the legal kind, of course.)

Anyway, he was telling me that they hire us by the droves b/c they know how ERAC works its employees . . . like chimps.

My old girlriend works for Aventis. She had two ex-erac employees in her training class! In Corporate America, ERAC does have some what of a reputation. However, it's not like working for Ogilvy and Mather or NASA.

Your ERAC experience will get you lots of notice in the Sales/Marketing/PR side of the work force, if that's what you wanna do.

And a little lying never hurt. If your an MT, tell prospective employers you're an MA . . . or an assistant. If you've got friends higher up in the company that will vouche for you, that's even better. I was an Assistant, but I told companies that I was a BM. My good friend is an ARM, so he backed me on that. And the head of HR was also a good pal that had no qualms stretching the truth.

GET OUT OF THAT SHIT HOLE!!!! When I'm filthy rich, I'm gonna take a pic of my cock and mail it to Andy Taylor. Actually, I might do that anyway.

I think I'll tell them in an interview that I was a city manager. Hell, they'll probably believe me, because anybody lower than that would not be able to leave the branch for an interview!

You're gonna take a picture of your cock, and mail it to Andy. He'd probably save it and make it his wallpaper on his computer. Then, from the same machine, he'd send out his global emails talking about Enterprise values.

Oh, and "GET OUT OF THAT SHIT HOLE!!!!" I'm reminded of that South Park episode where Lemiwinks was crawling through the insides of Mr. Slave (classic episode!). Everyone on this site would be the frogs or other dead animals spirits guiding the way, and I'm Lemiwinks. Right about now, I figure I'm somewhere near the large intestine, working my way toward the light.

I just hope Mcdonalds will hire me after this nightmare!