WARNING: WHY YOU ARE REALLY F*CKED

A lot of meaningless shit on this site. You can say all you want about how the company sucks, you work long hours, etc and most of it is true.

but.........here is why you are really fucked

Add up what you would make (if you are on commission) without FLIP. FLIP is going to die. Detroit is raising the prices of their cars. One of the major reasons ERAC is buying National/Alamo is to try to further leverage their relationships with Detroit to demand lower prices but Detroit isn't going to bite. Why sell cars to rental car companies for $100 profit, maybe even a loss...just cut production and sell cars profitably. The rental companies have to buy from you and Detroit is starting to realize this - as the industry has grown rental companies need Detroit just as bad as Detroit needs them. Once ERAC has to concentrate solely on making OP things are going to fall apart. Too much giving in to Insurance Companies on rate to battle competition. It will kill them. ERAC has been competing solely on price for a long time - they talk about customer service but you yourself know how great it really it. Airports, local markets all the same - ERAC is the "lowest cost" because it doesn't have value added services (loyalty programs, express check-in, speciality vehicles). ERAC will keep it's marketshare but profit will plunge. Don't worry - the company will still make money ("corp overhead" can be whatever they ened) but you the assistant manager, branch managers, ARM's, will be screwed.

Look at your pay plan. It is based on the prior 12 month performance. How much of that estimated pay from the last year is from flip. What will flip be the next 12 months. You will never make what you are promised. Good luck bringing OP up 50 only to see Flip fall 100! You will always lose. Per unit analysis profit is after everyone has been paid. The AM gets 2-4%, BM gets 4-7%, ARM gets 4%, admin people get .03-.05%. That still leaves over 75% going to big management.

Look at how much of your pay is based on the used car market - something you can't control no matter how good you are. This is going to bite you all in the ass. If you don't think flip is going to change ask yourself where the compact cars are. You are being forced to rent pricier cars at compact rates. You can't afford to carry luxury vehicles anymore. The Mercedes dealerships are getting killed - "don't worry about making OP these managers were told, you'll make big flip" - but it never materalizes. Get out now while you can. ERAC is a decent company in the training and sales experience it gives you and makes you very marketable to other companies. You can get paid what you are worth and get paid off what you can control. Why have your pay determined by FLIP or the lack thereof

If detroit cuts production there will be less cars and more demand for used cars when erac sell them

That just means rates will go up for everyone, people are going to need to rent cars regardless. Hertz and Avis pay allot more then ERAC does for thier cars so if prices on cars go way up thier rates will go up and ERAC can follow while still having the lowest rate. You can compensate for low flip if your ADR goes up 5 dollars a car.

I agree the car industry is changing. Just look at the local dealerships by 5702 in Harrisburg---Sutliff Capital Ford-OUT OF BUSINESS--oh and guess who was across the street from them---5763--OUCH that has got to hurt--i feel bad for those poor Managers and Assistant at that place. I am sure the area managers will have some short of spin for them but the bottom line is they are SCREWED--and probably will make more money working at Walmart. Also, Brenner DODGE and KIA went out---I am so glad I remember picking up NCS from those bastards and always getting the biggest run around. So that will destroy 5702. I am pretty sure FORD will not make it and will end up going out of business for good---think of all those ford dealerships out there that will KILL enterprise. The car companies realize they are loosing money selling to rental companies so most have stopped. Look at the cars Eprise has---A BUNCH OF KIAS---what crap cars they are. Again, Enterprise focused on lowest cost and when you do that you will loose---Hertz has GPS, Sirrius and much nicer cars--Hell you can RENT a NISSAN 350Z from Hertz now.

Originally Posted by niceguy

I agree the car industry is changing. Just look at the local dealerships by 5702 in Harrisburg---Sutliff Capital Ford-OUT OF BUSINESS--oh and guess who was across the street from them---5763--OUCH that has got to hurt--i feel bad for those poor Managers and Assistant at that place. I am sure the area managers will have some short of spin for them but the bottom line is they are SCREWED--and probably will make more money working at Walmart. Also, Brenner DODGE and KIA went out---I am so glad I remember picking up NCS from those bastards and always getting the biggest run around. So that will destroy 5702. I am pretty sure FORD will not make it and will end up going out of business for good---think of all those ford dealerships out there that will KILL enterprise. The car companies realize they are loosing money selling to rental companies so most have stopped. Look at the cars Eprise has---A BUNCH OF KIAS---what crap cars they are. Again, Enterprise focused on lowest cost and when you do that you will loose---Hertz has GPS, Sirrius and much nicer cars--Hell you can RENT a NISSAN 350Z from Hertz now.

Hertz copied the MT program right outta the ERAC playbook!

dude. all the real companies that let thier people rent whatever on the companies tab direct them to places like Hertz and Avis. ERAC is so old fashioned and shitty. the cars suck and the managers and trainees are getting worse and worse. if you haven't left yet you better do it before you are stuck in a big pile of SH*T.

Yes that is true - My new job (which pays more than double what I made as an AM at ERAC and much better benefits) rents excclusively from Avis.

Just got back from a business trip, driving around in a hot H3 w/ Navi...of course I expensed it, also got the free upgrade :)

No real companies let their employees rent from ERAC. Unlike ERAC; other companies care about their employees!

real companies NEVER let you rent from ERAC - the cars suck - you never get what you were promised - the cars smell like chronic (from the area managers and car preps smokin so much weed)

when your rental is paid for by your employer why would you take 15 minutes longer to get a shittier car that some drug dealer or pimp just had