Please Can I talk with someone who has some common sence!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Winter is rough to wash cars, but summer can be worse, in some places. If your a guy, you get the "pleasure" of going out behind the office and washing cars in a long-sleeve, cotton white shirt with a tie, usually with little or no shade and on hot concrete/asphalt. Ladies have it a bit better, since they can wear more of a variety, but you can get to smelling NASTY after just washing one or two cars in the summer. Not to mention the fact that you can get too hot, dehydrated, etc. In other words, its bad if you have a busy day in the summer and all your drivers are out on runs.

And yes, I am much happier in my new job(s). I do two, like you. I have a government job during the day (killer benefits/retirement) and still hold a retail job in the evenings/weekends for extra cash. Both of these jobs combined don't equal the hours and the stress I was under at ERAC. Its an experience for anybody, that is for sure, but it certainly takes a "special" kind of person to want to do it for a career. Of course the biggest factor is your Area Manager/Branch Manger. If these two are good, it can be a good experience. If you have an inept AM that never helps your branch, and a branch manager who doesn't back up employees and treats them like shit, then you can have a really shit experience. The straw that broke the camels back for me was my "new" manager was a real dick, but I requested time off, and the DAY BEFORE I was supposed to leave, the BM called my Area Manager who had gave some new hire the Fri-Mon. off a couple days ago at another office, and therefore I couldn't go on my vacation, even though I had it planned out weeks in advance. After that I said FUCK Enterprise, if I'm not worth the time to even get my vacation time straight, then I was tired of wasting my time. I had another job fall into place a couple weeks later and dropped a 2 week notice on my BMs desk.

At least in the wintertime I could just lie to customers and say the hose is frozen. Washing cars in 100+ degree heat was one of the worst parts of the job. Other times of the year I liked washing cars, it meant less phones I had to pickup

Hey Angela,
The fact that you said you do not like or want to go out and party/drink with your co-workers will hurt you if you go to ERAC. There will be several functions after work that will require your attendance (ie, Happy Hours, Area Meetings, etc) but also your Branch (Team) will also hold "meetings after work"?? where you will go to a bar and eat, drink etc. If you don't attend these meetings you will not be seen as part of the team. Also, most of the other after work meetings are mandatory.
No one factors those into your pay or hours as well when you end up staying out until 10:00pm at an area meeting but technically it is still work.
Good Luck!

Originally Posted by Franki Carbone

I'm calling a spade a spade
this "angela" is a perfect fit for erac
she seems bimboish enough to scam her way above (with bosses/service shop studs)
her intelligence is subpar, "sence" and "muchly" lolollolllollollloll
if i'd guess, proly got a 2 yr degree in Arts of some sort
proly has average/below average gpa.
the perfect fit, she could honestly become bm within a year.
i'd take the job if i were you.
I'll know you'll refute this with bullshit accolades, but i'm not buying it.
right on the money IMO

Dude a spade is a spade . I bet she is probably some ERAC recruiter trying to show a green light of hope for the company in this website. No one is that stupid. If she really wanted to hear something positive about the company she could go to the branch. I'm sure there are 20 within a half hour away. She can't be this dumb.

How about that myspace facebook Angela??
Hook us up!!!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Dude a spade is a spade . I bet she is probably some ERAC recruiter trying to show a green light of hope for the company in this website. No one is that stupid. If she really wanted to hear something positive about the company she could go to the branch. I'm sure there are 20 within a half hour away. She can't be this dumb.

LOL
...there you go...happy.

Actualy there is an Erac very close by I will be bringing my resume to, thanks for asking.

This place breeds negativity, say what you will about me, I came here for advice, not a hazing. I think this website was a good idea at first, but look what kind of attention it's attracting, how sad.

Thanks to the individuals who gave good advice, to the others...get your heads outta your ass, and grow up.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL
...there you go...happy.

Actualy there is an Erac very close by I will be bringing my resume to, thanks for asking.

This place breeds negativity, say what you will about me, I came here for advice, not a hazing. I think this website was a good idea at first, but look what kind of attention it's attracting, how sad.

Thanks to the individuals who gave good advice, to the others...get your heads outta your ass, and grow up.

Just remember those words when after several months of working for ERAC you feel the same exact way that just about everybody else on this site does. You asked for advise and we all gave you straight forward, tell it like it is advise and you still ignore us. Good luck. Let us know when you put your notice in.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL
...there you go...happy.

Actualy there is an Erac very close by I will be bringing my resume to, thanks for asking.

This place breeds negativity, say what you will about me, I came here for advice, not a hazing. I think this website was a good idea at first, but look what kind of attention it's attracting, how sad.

Thanks to the individuals who gave good advice, to the others...get your heads outta your ass, and grow up.

Right....go clean my car

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL
...there you go...happy.

Actualy there is an Erac very close by I will be bringing my resume to, thanks for asking.

This place breeds negativity, say what you will about me, I came here for advice, not a hazing. I think this website was a good idea at first, but look what kind of attention it's attracting, how sad.

Thanks to the individuals who gave good advice, to the others...get your heads outta your ass, and grow up.

Like I said you are an ERAC recruiter nothing more. I don't believe anything you wrote. No one is that stupid.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How about that myspace facebook Angela??
Hook us up!!!

What say is a facebook man? Are you soliciting child pornography on your failing enterprise myspace?

Doug

Angela, I just want to say that not all ERACers are having a bad experience. I have been with the company for almost 1 1/2 years and was promoted to assistant manager after only ten months. When I first started, I washed A LOT of cars, however, the more you learn and the higher position you are, you will hardly wash a car. As for meetings, in my group, if you are hourly (MT or MA) you get paid for going to meetings (not happy hours). I have never felt pressured to go to happy hours even though we only have them about twice a month. I work a lot of hours and put in a lot of dedication. I have moved up the ladder faster than most because my hard work DID NOT go unnoticed. You reap what you sow. ERAC is not for everyone. However, so far in my experience, I'm glad I am with this company. I would suggest you go and actually speak to someone in an ERAC office about the job than trusting some of these point-of-views on this site. Don't forget, a lot of the people on this site are ex-emloyees who are angry. There are many of us who choose to stay because we like what we do and can hack it.