It's once again Bahamas time!

[GP51 Weidner's Bitch]

I just checked my email at work, and it looks as if I haven't checked it in a long time! Anyway, about two or three pages in, there was a message from recruiting announcing that it's cruise time once again. For any employee that gets someone referred and hired in the next two months, they will enjoy a nice cruise or Bahamas trip or some damn shit, paid for by the company. They recommend that any time you are at a restaurant or something and get good service, hand the server your business card and ask if they'd like a career opportunity away from the food industry.

Now, as appealing as this vacation on Enterprise's dime is, I just cannot bring myself to recruiting anybody to this company. I compare this to when Homer Simpson sold his soul to the devil - for a donut. Sure, he enjoyed the donut for the three seconds he ate it, but it was hell after that. I'd feel guilty as hell if somebody I referred got hired. I might as well shoot them, because their family is never going to know them the same way again, and they'll very rarely get to see them from day one on the job! Nope, tell you what recruiters - I'll hand out failingenterprise.com business cards instead. Sound like a plan?

Can we get buisness cards? we need them you know!

[Captain Fucking Bleedgreen]

Originally Posted by GP51 Weidner's Bitch

I just checked my email at work, and it looks as if I haven't checked it in a long time! Anyway, about two or three pages in, there was a message from recruiting announcing that it's cruise time once again. For any employee that gets someone referred and hired in the next two months, they will enjoy a nice cruise or Bahamas trip or some damn shit, paid for by the company. They recommend that any time you are at a restaurant or something and get good service, hand the server your business card and ask if they'd like a career opportunity away from the food industry.

Now, as appealing as this vacation on Enterprise's dime is, I just cannot bring myself to recruiting anybody to this company. I compare this to when Homer Simpson sold his soul to the devil - for a donut. Sure, he enjoyed the donut for the three seconds he ate it, but it was hell after that. I'd feel guilty as hell if somebody I referred got hired. I might as well shoot them, because their family is never going to know them the same way again, and they'll very rarely get to see them from day one on the job! Nope, tell you what recruiters - I'll hand out failingenterprise.com business cards instead. Sound like a plan?

Funny, I've referred more than one person but the conversation always begins with, "the hours are shit and they will work you like you've never been worked." It's usually followed by more disclaimers about how it is in rental and how this may just be a stepping stone to something else, but I'll help them if they want a job now and don't mind working crazy hours. My prophecies have come true for all but one of my hires, one is still with ERAC years later...the rest fell off the boat in less than a year as anticipated.

After sleeping over it last night, I came to the relize that I was all WRONG!
Enterprise rent a car is a great place to work! Where else can you make "six figures in six years"? The job will teach you how to become A leader, sell, run your own fortune five company with a fleet of 85 cars, and become RVP in around 25 years.

Can I have my thousand dollar employee referal bonus
now please?
The only thing Enterprise is going to teach you to do is: Become a taxi cab driver later in life, start your own car wash service, or gaurantees that you will be able to memorize the suicide hotline phone number!

[Captain Fucking Bleedgreen]

Originally Posted by claremore soldier

After sleeping over it last night, I came to the relize that I was all WRONG!
Enterprise rent a car is a great place to work! Where else can you make "six figures in six years"? The job will teach you how to become A leader, sell, run your own fortune five company with a fleet of 85 cars, and become RVP in around 25 years.

Can I have my thousand dollar employee referal bonus
now please?
The only thing Enterprise is going to teach you to do is: Become a taxi cab driver later in life, start your own car wash service, or gaurantees that you will be able to memorize the suicide hotline phone number!

Oh and I told all of them I got a hefty bonus before I got them an interview. I wouldn't feel good about it if I didn't. But I knew all of them personally, I probably wouldn't tell someone I referred from the dry cleaner or something.

[playerchick]

Originally Posted by GP51 Weidner's Bitch

I just checked my email at work, and it looks as if I haven't checked it in a long time! Anyway, about two or three pages in, there was a message from recruiting announcing that it's cruise time once again. For any employee that gets someone referred and hired in the next two months, they will enjoy a nice cruise or Bahamas trip or some damn shit, paid for by the company. They recommend that any time you are at a restaurant or something and get good service, hand the server your business card and ask if they'd like a career opportunity away from the food industry.

Now, as appealing as this vacation on Enterprise's dime is, I just cannot bring myself to recruiting anybody to this company. I compare this to when Homer Simpson sold his soul to the devil - for a donut. Sure, he enjoyed the donut for the three seconds he ate it, but it was hell after that. I'd feel guilty as hell if somebody I referred got hired. I might as well shoot them, because their family is never going to know them the same way again, and they'll very rarely get to see them from day one on the job! Nope, tell you what recruiters - I'll hand out failingenterprise.com business cards instead. Sound like a plan?

To a brand new MT, that may sound like a great deal. But you actually don't find the details until its time to get on the plane. In 2004, 51DD had this contest and this is how it rolled out : you leave after work thursday afternoon, travel all night thursday to get there, you are only there friday and saturday ( keep in mind that you are surrounded by your HRM and RVP everywhere you go ) and you travel back all day sunday. Needless to say, you are expected to be at work bright and early monday morning. So you only get one day off ( friday ) and that is counted against your vacation days !!!! How is that a great vacation?

[GP51 Weidner's Bitch]

Originally Posted by playerchick

To a brand new MT, that may sound like a great deal. But you actually don't find the details until its time to get on the plane. In 2004, 51DD had this contest and this is how it rolled out : you leave after work thursday afternoon, travel all night thursday to get there, you are only there friday and saturday ( keep in mind that you are surrounded by your HRM and RVP everywhere you go ) and you travel back all day sunday. Needless to say, you are expected to be at work bright and early monday morning. So you only get one day off ( friday ) and that is counted against your vacation days !!!! How is that a great vacation?

Doesn't sound too great, but I'm fairly certain the time off does not count against your vacation days. You are still paid, though.

[aara01]

I've had a couple of friends of mine ask about a referal...
No way in he11 that I'm going to refer them. Instead, I just tell them the truth and then refer them to http://www.failingenterprise.com

BTW: I did refer a guy I really hate to the green machine.

[Captain Fucking Bleedgreen]

Originally Posted by aara01

I've had a couple of friends of mine ask about a referal...
No way in he11 that I'm going to refer them. Instead, I just tell them the truth and then refer them to http://www.failingenterprise.com

BTW: I did refer a guy I really hate to the green machine.

it's not that bad. It's a job.

I love your user name. I think I'll change mine to aapt11, aara35 or aa0110. That's original, I like it...nice work. Gotta love Ralph.

[Iloveemily]

It's not that bad??? Do you not have a life outside of the office? I'm scared for you!