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To Robert and his buddies :

All of you just need to let it go. None of you could make at ERAC and no one is blaming you. You look a little strange coming on a webiste and talking trash the way you do. None of you can prove what you say so go find a hobby and let Enterprise make billions like it would with or without you losers. ERAC is better off without you, have you not figured that out yet?

Cheers-- Group 32 BM

[One The Way]

Originally Posted by U624 EMPLOYEE

THEY ARE THE BIGGEST RECRUITER OF COLLEGE GRADUATES.............................

THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING!

THE REASON THEY HIRE SO MANY PEOPLE IS BECAUSE ALL THE PEOPLE FROM LAST YEAR QUIT! THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND COLLEGE STUDENTS.....

My manager asked me (rhetorically, I think) why ERAC were the biggest recruiter of college grads. My immediate answer was "low retention". Whoops, apparantly that was wrong and the correct answer is: "You guys go out there and create marketing opportunities to grow the business, thus making more jobs for the next generation." Oh, yeah, I forgot that bit. Whatever.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by One The Way

My manager asked me (rhetorically, I think) why ERAC were the biggest recruiter of college grads. My immediate answer was "low retention". Whoops, apparantly that was wrong and the correct answer is: "You guys go out there and create marketing opportunities to grow the business, thus making more jobs for the next generation." Oh, yeah, I forgot that bit. Whatever.

Low retention was still a great and correct answer. I can't believe your manager gave you such a bullshit answer to that question though, that's funny.

[ex cult member]

Originally Posted by New applicant#222

I give up you win. I was scheduled for my first interview but after reading this site I have been scared straight. I thought it would be a good idea to research the company for my interview so I checked out the wikipedia for Enterprise. I saw the link for failing enterprise and had to check it out. I have read the testimony of too many individuals for it to be a coincident. I feel bad having to tell my recruiter I am out, since she was very kind to me, but it seems I am making a smart decision. I guess I owe my thanks to the poor souls who sacrificed themselves before me.

Thank you for your honest words and advice.

A saved soul.

Hellelujah!! praise the lord. This website has saved one soul from ERAC hell!!

Admin........keep going I am behind you 100% and support your efforts to foil the E-vil that is ERAC!!

[voice of truth]

Originally Posted by Hacking It At ERAC

To Robert and his buddies :

All of you just need to let it go. None of you could make at ERAC and no one is blaming you. You look a little strange coming on a webiste and talking trash the way you do. None of you can prove what you say so go find a hobby and let Enterprise make billions like it would with or without you losers. ERAC is better off without you, have you not figured that out yet?

Cheers-- Group 32 BM

LMAO! You haven't proved what you said either. So coming from you ...your statement above is HILARIOUS!

i guess im gonna cancel my interview also, i started to research to prepare but after reading so much negative feedback, not just a couple but like 95% of the time not just from this site, i must reconsider my decision.

i have worked physically exhausting/demanding jobs in the past and if its gonna be the same or worst for a lousy salary with long hours from such a large company, i rather stay in my current job and just keep looking.

im usually not one to prejudge before i experience it firsthand but i cant get away from the negative criticisms and the comments of ppl defending ERAC with juvenile responses that only seem to attack others rather than give honest insightful details of their work life.

im sure there is the good and bad with ERAC but it seems the bad really outweighs the good.

[One The Way]

Originally Posted by Unregistered00000

im usually not one to prejudge before i experience it firsthand but i cant get away from the negative criticisms and the comments of ppl defending ERAC with juvenile responses that only seem to attack others rather than give honest insightful details of their work life.
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That's a very good point. It's always surprised me that the people who "can't hack it" and are "losers" are actually the ones that produce the most reasoned and comprehensive posts. On the other hand, the people who claim they make big bucks and are in a great career are the ones who produce the poorest responses.

Certainly in my branch there are some real dumbasses, people who have absolutely no ability to see another person's point of view. It was a real shock for me to come out of university and experience that kind of ignorance.

Originally Posted by Unregistered00000

i guess im gonna cancel my interview also, i started to research to prepare but after reading so much negative feedback, not just a couple but like 95% of the time not just from this site, i must reconsider my decision.

i have worked physically exhausting/demanding jobs in the past and if its gonna be the same or worst for a lousy salary with long hours from such a large company, i rather stay in my current job and just keep looking.

im usually not one to prejudge before i experience it firsthand but i cant get away from the negative criticisms and the comments of ppl defending ERAC with juvenile responses that only seem to attack others rather than give honest insightful details of their work life.

im sure there is the good and bad with ERAC but it seems the bad really outweighs the good.

That's the same way that I feel. Except I went through the 2 interviews, and have been offered the job. The recruiter initially called me and offered me the job, and I told her I'd give her an answer in a couple of days. Well, a couple of days went by, and she called me back. By this time I had pretty much talked myself that the answer was going to be "no," but I decided I'd sleep on it a little more. I told her I had another interview that following Monday, and that I'd call her on Thursday and give her an actual response.

I'm not one against hard work or hours, but I am against unethical practices. I've read too many comments on the internet (this site, and others) to even think about accepting their job offer. I'm sure I'll get a nice sales pitch again when I tell the recruiter that I'm going to decline the offer. I always thought it was funny how during my original job interviews, the interviewers were trying to sell me the company instead of me trying to sell myself.

[bill_and_paystub]

"I always thought it was funny how during my original job interviews, the interviewers were trying to sell me the company instead of me trying to sell myself."

Very good observation. They are not focused on you selling yourself because all they really need is a warm body to push buttons and put their happy face on for customers 50 hours a week. What skills you do or do not possess do not ultimately matter to them. And they seem to try to sell you on the "dream" early and often, in order to somehow pass this off as a legitimate college graduate's job and to hopefully minimize the "why am I putting up with all this shit?" questions you would be asking yourself within a few months.

[AlmostDuped]

I have been lurking at this site for months now, and I think this threat needs to be bumped back to the top. This is so valuable for anybody thinking at all of working for Enterprise. It actually saved me from making the worst decision of my life and working for this company.

I had graduated college and was staying at my apartment through the term of my lease. I was in east-central Illinois and was looking for work in northern Illinois, since my wife and I were going to live up north while she completed school. It's hard to look for a job/interview when you're about two and a half hours away from where you'll be working in two months. Well imagine my delight when I got a call from Enterprise saying that I had a phone interview to setup. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my Political Science degree and I wasn't having a lot of luck, so I was ecstatic.

I had the phone interview and it went well, so I had a second interview schedule shortly after in Rockford/Loves Park. I was going to be up north at the time anyway, so I figured that would work perfectly. It's that interview where some red flags started to come up. I interviewed with Tom Krauel, who was a nice enough guy, even if I didn't think his idea of tossing around the football was as fun as he did. The guy just seemed...I don't know, kind of brain dead. Like he was devoid of any characteristics that would make him individual or unique. He just seemed like some kind of quasi-business robot. Not to mention the guys in the office, who seemed like walking death. The guy who just got back from the training session in Iowa seemed the worst, like he was just realizing what he got into.

Anyway, I decided to do some heavier research after this second interview, where I found this site and this thread. I was petrified and didn't know what in the hell to do. I had my third interview scheduled in Bloomington and didn't want to go through this hell, but at the same time, I needed a job. So I decided to interview and see what happened further. Bottom line, Doug Kooken is a carny. He'll lie right to your face, but unlike a carny, he'd be dumb enough to not know he's lying. Here's an example: Kooken told me that I would be an hourly employee, and shortly after, said not to focus on the hourly wage because that wouldn't look that good or be an accurate representation of my pay.

I knew right there I couldn't work for Enterprise, but the fact remained that I didn't have a job. I tentatively accepted, though Doug didn't know about the tentative part. I moved up north in August and began a HEAVY job search there, desperate not to start at Enterprise. I pushed back my start at Enterprise and travel to Iowa for training two weeks, citing "troubles with moving". Of course, that was no problem for Enterprise...they would be happy enough sucking the life out of you now or later, though I'm sure now is preferred.

With great luck, I came into a temporary position that is now looking like it will become permanent. But I didn't care about temporary or permanent or anything like that. I just knew that I had a job that wasn't washing cars and conning decent people out of their own hard-earned money. I quickly accepted my new job and e-mailed the Enterprise folks, who were disappointed and shocked that I wouldn't be working for them.

I never worked for Enterprise and don't have the stories of most, but it's clear to see that everything you read here is true. They give you ridiculously bad money for long hours (they claim 49-52 hours a week in the interviews, which seems unlikely). They will lie to your face and dismiss any criticism as nonsense. It isn't worth $10.50 an hour to work 60+ hour work weeks and take shit from customers who have been conned by Enterprise as only Enterprise can do. Just ask the right questions in your interview and you will see the same things I saw. This thread saved my life, and I am infinitely glad for it. I just hope others can be kept from making the same mistakes.